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| stevewak Tl Posts: 2 USA | Posted - 3/30/2002 10:44:49 AM    I cannot conenct to some web sites using the www format. EX. www.microsoft.com will not get me there. I get a message that says I can't connect - maybe the server is down. If I use the IP address instead of the host name, it will connect me. This happens to a lot, but not all, of the sites I like to connect to. Very frustrating.I've contacted Microsoft, UsRobotics and my ISP. Nobody has ever heard of such a problem. I have found a site in Australia that will translate the host name into the IP address. But, after the initial connection, I frequently cannot explore the site because any insite link will begin with www. and I won't be able to move. Any help would be appreciated! |
| charles Tl Posts: 5879 USA | Posted - 3/30/2002 11:29:41 AM What OS are you using. |
| stevewak Tl Posts: 2 USA | Posted - 3/30/2002 1:12:58 PM I'm using Windows XP Home. I upgraded last week. Prior to that I was using Windows 98. Same problem with both OS. My daughter's PC uses the same phone line and ISP and does NOT have this problem. |
| nokomis Tl Posts: 12 | Posted - 3/31/2002 2:36:51 AM Are you using ZoneAlarm? Seems to have trouble with XP. There is a newer version out, ZAP 3.091. Otherwise try Sygate Free or Outpost Free. |
| nokomis Tl Posts: 12 | Posted - 3/31/2002 2:37:05 AM Edited by - Nokomis on 3/31/02 2:38:55 AM |
| Troubled_user Tl Posts: 263 USA | Posted - 4/2/2002 7:49:09 AM this seems to be a problem with your ISP. Try "borrowing" an ISP from a friend and seeing whether that works.
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