can anyone help with an internet problem?

johnnywinternoshow · 05.25.2006, 07:40 PM

I've been having trouble for the last 2 weeks or so with certain websites and webpages. Examples of this are dimeadozen.org, midwest.org.uk, myspleen.net and some pages on ebay, I've tried them in college and they all load up fine there. I've looked this up on google and the only advice i could find was to run "netsh winsock reset" and reset the computer, but that doesnt seem to help.

When i try to look at these pages the little green progress bar moves extremely slowly to the second bar and then i get a "page cannot be found" error message.

I'm on a 2mb connection using ie6

I'm asking here cus i already asked on computer geek forums and no1 replied

Kim C Not G · 05.25.2006, 08:01 PM

Call your provider and if you have a router have them reset it from the other end.

terminal pharmacy · 05.25.2006, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by johnnywinternoshow

I've been having trouble for the last 2 weeks or so with certain websites and webpages. Examples of this are dimeadozen.org, midwest.org.uk, myspleen.net and some pages on ebay, I've tried them in college and they all load up fine there. I've looked this up on google and the only advice i could find was to run "netsh winsock reset" and reset the computer, but that doesnt seem to help.

When i try to look at these pages the little green progress bar moves extremely slowly to the second bar and then i get a "page cannot be found" error message.

I'm on a 2mb connection using ie6

I'm asking here cus i already asked on computer geek forums and no1 replied

try firefox rather than ie6. ie is a piece of shite browser with backdoors easily open for hackers. try opera, also a good browser. try anything but ie then see your service prov

candymoan · 05.26.2006, 02:59 AM

winsock problems indicate a corruption.. i'd agree with terminal pharmacy, try installing firefox.. simply typing "firefox" on google will set you up..
after you install firefox, you should be surfing those sites without a problem..

always make backups.. sometimes these problems become untreatable, and the only option you'd have then would be wiping the system..

hope that works...

fishmonkey · 05.26.2006, 04:19 AM

is a load of shite

IS YR ONLY MAN!

alyasa · 05.26.2006, 04:20 AM

maybe you can run netstat -a in a command prompt box and see if there are any open connections to your PC from outside... If so, try running ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew. If it doesn't work, disconnect, turn off your modem for 10 seconds, turn it back on, reconnect and run ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew... hope that helps...

johnnywinternoshow · 05.26.2006, 08:24 AM

ii dunno, I don't really like firefox all that much. Thanks alyasa, i'll try that

Inhuman · 05.26.2006, 08:38 AM

I think that ie seems super polluted with spyware, ads, popups, etc... and I usually like a really clean browser interference. I use Firefox on both my linux and windows systems.

alyasa · 05.26.2006, 08:52 AM

firefox all the way.

johnnywinternoshow · 05.26.2006, 02:16 PM

ok, i did all that ipconfig stuff, no luck. D/led firefox and the same sites still don't load. My guess is a virus or something, anyone know if viruses can knock out some pages on ur comp?

truncated · 05.26.2006, 02:18 PM

I had the same problem once, but I'll be damned if I can remember how I fixed it.

I'm sure that was infinitely helpful.

05.25.2006, 07:40 PM	#1
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	I've been having trouble for the last 2 weeks or so with certain websites and webpages. Examples of this are dimeadozen.org, midwest.org.uk, myspleen.net and some pages on ebay, I've tried them in college and they all load up fine there. I've looked this up on google and the only advice i could find was to run "netsh winsock reset" and reset the computer, but that doesnt seem to help. When i try to look at these pages the little green progress bar moves extremely slowly to the second bar and then i get a "page cannot be found" error message. I'm on a 2mb connection using ie6 I'm asking here cus i already asked on computer geek forums and no1 replied
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05.25.2006, 08:01 PM	#2
Kim C Not G bad moon rising Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 109	Call your provider and if you have a router have them reset it from the other end.
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05.26.2006, 02:59 AM	#4
candymoan the end of the ugly Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: istanbul Posts: 855	winsock problems indicate a corruption.. i'd agree with terminal pharmacy, try installing firefox.. simply typing "firefox" on google will set you up.. after you install firefox, you should be surfing those sites without a problem.. always make backups.. sometimes these problems become untreatable, and the only option you'd have then would be wiping the system.. hope that works... __________________ /* nothing here...
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05.26.2006, 04:19 AM	#5
fishmonkey invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,670	is a load of shite IS YR ONLY MAN! __________________ "Pescescimmia ha grandi bulbi oculari blu, ognuno attaccato su un lato della sua testa, in modo tale da risucire a guardare indietro senza girare la sua testa pesciosa"
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05.26.2006, 04:20 AM	#6
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	maybe you can run netstat -a in a command prompt box and see if there are any open connections to your PC from outside... If so, try running ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew. If it doesn't work, disconnect, turn off your modem for 10 seconds, turn it back on, reconnect and run ipconfig /release, then ipconfig /renew... hope that helps... __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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05.26.2006, 08:24 AM	#7
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	ii dunno, I don't really like firefox all that much. Thanks alyasa, i'll try that
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05.26.2006, 08:38 AM	#8
Inhuman invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 5,807	I think that ie seems super polluted with spyware, ads, popups, etc... and I usually like a really clean browser interference. I use Firefox on both my linux and windows systems. __________________ Inhuman no longer dwells on here. http://about.me/robinbastien
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05.26.2006, 08:52 AM	#9
alyasa invito al cielo Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,791	firefox all the way. __________________ Sab Kuch Tick Tock Hai
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05.26.2006, 02:16 PM	#10
johnnywinternoshow the end of the ugly Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belfast Posts: 1,006	ok, i did all that ipconfig stuff, no luck. D/led firefox and the same sites still don't load. My guess is a virus or something, anyone know if viruses can knock out some pages on ur comp?
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05.26.2006, 02:18 PM	#11
truncated invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 3,607	I had the same problem once, but I'll be damned if I can remember how I fixed it. I'm sure that was infinitely helpful.
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