I have seen strange instances where one computer was unable to access one 
site and nothing I could do about it would work, but I must admit, it is 
strange. I'd lean toward firewall, antivirus, or security settings.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Martin McCormick" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: strange computer problem


> Butch Bussen writes:
>> Yep, tried that, I'll double check and try again.  Oddly enough, it
>> works on my other computers.
>
> That sure sounds firewallish to me. Do an nslookup on
> the site and then a traceroute to that address from the computer
> that has the problem and see if traceroute even gets to your
> router.
>
> It could be that the firewall on that one computer got shut to
> that address or that network. If there is no firewall, something
> is sure acting like a firewall. Routers can do that but you said
> that other computers on the same router worked.
>
> If you do have a firewall, temporarily turn it off and
> see if the problem goes away. If it does, turn it back on and
> then open the ports you need to that address.
>
> Martin McCormick WB5AGZ  Stillwater, OK
> Systems Engineer
> OSU Information Technology Department Telecommunications Services Group