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Cannot connect specific website
I'm using Firefox browser with a Lenovo IdeaPad W8.1 64bits. I can navigate WWW but there are a website, only one, that I cannot connect with. Other computers using the same network can connect with this website. My computer is a dual boot system. If I start Ubuntu then I can connect also without problems. I have disabled the firewall but the problem is the same. Using IE is not solution. I've tried to reset hosts file according to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/972034 but I cannot change the name "hosts" to "hosts.old" with administrative privileges because I receive a message that the file is opened by WRSVC even if the browser is closed.
I appreciate any suggestions.
I appreciate any suggestions.
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Do you get an error message?
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ping the website from that system and a known-good system; do the IP addresses match or are they different?The IP addresses match. When I ping the address, the answer is "Request timed out" even with the computer that connects right. Both computers shows the same address and the same answer. It I use Firefox I cannot connect with my computer but I can do it with the other computer. It is right that I cannot ping the site but I can navigate the site with my browser? or this is a symptom that something is wrong?
have you tried to access with IE or chrome?I've tried IE but the result is the same
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what happens when it does fail? does it say the page cannot be displayed or something similar?Only the browser says "Waiting for [website address]"
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I've realized that a Firefox plugin (NoScript) may be interfering. I've disabled that plugin. I can connect with the site very slowly and sometimes the connection falls. Then I've reseted the HOSTS file in Windows Safe mode. Now I can connect without problems.
Thanks for letting us know that resetting the hosts file solved the problem. I wasn't sure if it would, so that's good to know! Regards, Joe
have you tried to access with IE or chrome?