Can you send me a copy of your host file. It would be almost impossible to direct every website to your loopback address (127.0.0.1). David Weaver I have a map of the United States...actual size. It says, "Scale: 1 mile = 1 mile." I spent last summer folding it. I also have a full-size map of the world. I hardly ever unroll it. -- Steven Wright -----Original Message----- From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of taanzaa Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 8:20 PM To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Unable to connect to sites on the internet I couldn't help but to try this advice you gave to the person who's question you were addressing. I tried typing this address into the IE address bar and it took me to a cannot open page. Due to my host file redirecting everything to localhost 127.0.0. --- "David J. Weaver" <weaverdj@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Try typing in 206.16.0.148 into your IE address bar > and hitting enter. It > should bring you to cnet.com. let me know what > happens. > > David Weaver > > I installed a skylight in my apartment...The people > who live above me are > furious! -- Steven Wright > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:pctechtalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of > Spider > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 4:40 PM > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Unable to connect to > sites on the internet > > > > I shut the computer down all the way and then waited > 5 minutes, worked fine > then? Tried restarting a few times but got nowhere > with that. Would that be > in my ISP or my system? Also Thank you for your > input :-) > > Spider > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: David J. Weaver > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2002 9:41 AM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Unable to connect to > sites on the internet > > > > sounds like a bad DNS server from your ISP. > > David Weaver > > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > To access our Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/