Re: Logos/buttons show as plain boxes

From: Fred Ma (fma_at_doe.carleton.ca)
Date: 05/26/04 

Date: Wed, 26 May 2004 04:02:51 -0400

From: "Robert Aldwinckle" <robald@techemail.com> wrote:
>
> However, I have just realized that we haven't discussed what happens
> if you disallow the prompt. Try that please and report what happens.

Well....here it is, after much trial and error.

Launching new window with about:blank, then entering in library site
--------------------------------------------------------------------
 - No problem if another window is already opened on the library site
 - Boxes otherwise, until 3-4 tries have been made in going to
   about:blank and back to library site
 - Fine thereafter

Splitting off a new window with Ctrl-N
--------------------------------------
 - Always works fine

Pressing Reload
---------------
 - Always shows boxes
 - Regardless of whether I work offline or not
 - Regardless of whether another window is opened to the same page

>From a "boxy" rendering, going to about:blank and back to library site
----------------------------------------------------------------------
 - Always fine
 - Regardless of whether I'm offline or online, and regardless of
   whether I allow/deny reconnection (in the case of offline)
 - Regardless of whether I press "Back" or paste the address in
 - But pressing reload afterward still generates the boxy rendering

None of this is affected by the screen resolution, or whether I'm
logging in through remote desktop vs. being right at the console.

I also tried netscape communicator 4.61, and it didn't have the same
problem with logos showing as boxes.

> If you have any way of tracing the requests which are being sent
> as a result of letting IE connect instead I think it could be interesting.
> If your Win2K is a server product you may have netmon which
> could do it for you; otherwise the only (freeware) tool I am aware of
> is Ethereal.
>
> A poor alternative which might still show you something (e.g. unexpected
> site name) would be
>
> netstat -a -p tcp 3
>
> (The 3 establishes a three second loop rate. Press Ctrl-c to end it.)

I used the Kerio personal firewall to monitor the remote connections.
It seems to display similar information, and it showed now suspicious
connections.

> Sorry for not being clear in my instructions. I was expecting you
> to replace the Ctrl-N with these two new steps and of course be
> offline when you are doing them. The idea is that if you get a prompt
> to connect by opening a window with About:Blank we will have exposed
> more clearly that something is intercepting the open window function.
> We would not expect you to get a prompt by actually going to the Library
> page because you are browsing offline and the page is fully cached.

It looks like that's not the case, since opening about:blank doesn't
ask for a reconnection. It seems only reload asks for a
reconnection.

Regarding tracing the requests, I think I have to let this one go.
I've got a deadline that's coming at me like a speeding train. I
appreciate the time you've put into providing advice on tracking this
down. Thanks.

Fred

P.S. It's really odd, but the microsoft server isn't showing any of
the most recent posts. Only google groups is.

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