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Hall
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Germantown, OH

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Re: Web/HTTP access doesn't work, PING does

said by nwrickert:

What happens when you try to access a page in the browser? Does it time out, or is there some sort of error?
Firefox says:

Connection Interrupted, The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading. The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection.

IE says:

Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage

(and has the button that runs the network diagnostic wizard)

Google Chrome says:

The webpage is not available. The webpage at »www.yahoo.com/ might be temporarily down.....

ERR 101 (net::ERR_CONNECTION_RESET): Unknown error

nwrickert
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Does this happen quickly, or after a delay?

I'm inclined to agree that it is a winsock problem. However, line problems could also be involved.

If there are line errors, ping would work because it uses short packets, while browsing fails because it uses longer packets. You can test by using long packets with ping, or by seeing whether other computers work fine on the same ISP connection.

Hall
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Germantown, OH

Hall

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said by nwrickert:

However, line problems could also be involved.
Line problems aren't likely the cause. He described what was happening with the laptop at his house and the exact same thing occurs at my house.

Will try the 'reset' option now.
Hall

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said by Hall:

Will try the 'reset' option now.
Didn't fix the problem....

auggy
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Can you restart the computer in "Safe Mode with Networking" and see if the same problem exists?

sonofjay
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Anything in the event log? Any repeating entries every few seconds? Any Mention of True Vector Service?

can you telnet to port 80 anywhere?

i.e. telnet www.google.com 80

Do you know if FTP is blocked as well?

Hall
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said by auggy:

Can you restart the computer in "Safe Mode with Networking" and see if the same problem exists?
Interesting.... Browser access works in Safe Mode.

nwrickert
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Is it possible that your software firewall is forcibly closing connections?

auggy
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Can you try a "clean boot" of XP:

»support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

Clean booting may not stop all third party software that loads at startup.
Frohike7
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join:2000-07-23
Waxahachie, TX

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said by Hall:

said by auggy:

Can you restart the computer in "Safe Mode with Networking" and see if the same problem exists?
Interesting.... Browser access works in Safe Mode.
You have either security software or spyware blocking the connection.

Hall
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said by auggy:

Can you try a "clean boot" of XP:

»support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

Clean booting may not stop all third party software that loads at startup.
Tried that.... Disabled everything as instructed in the KB article, rebooted and walked away. When I returned, the yellow shield balloon was telling me there were updates available .... Windows Update had internet access. Tried IE, FF, and Chrome, no access. Ping still works and DNS is working. Hmmm...

Still trying
Hall

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said by Frohike7:

You have either security software or spyware blocking the connection.
Still running like just posted above.....

AVG is uninstalled. Windows Defender is uninstalled. Windows Firewall is turned OFF.

Still no web browser access.
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said by sonofjay:

Any repeating entries every few seconds? Any Mention of True Vector Service?
No mention of "True Vector Service".
said by sonofjay:

can you telnet to port 80 anywhere? i.e. telnet www.google.com 80
Could not open connection to host on port 80: Connect failed
said by sonofjay:

Do you know if FTP is blocked as well?
It appears to be. No access through a browser nor via the command line.

ftp: connect: unknown error number