Re: "Page Cannot Be Displayed" Error

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From: Phillip0614 (Phillip0614_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/02/04 

Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 16:17:01 -0700

I've already tried the ones that I am capable of trying. My roommate won't let me actually sit down at the router.

"PA Bear" wrote:

> See replies to your identical post on 01 Aug-04: http://snipurl.com/86v2
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE)
>
> Phillip0614 wrote:
> > I am a student going to a university, and I share an apartment with a
> > friend from my hometown. Last year, we decided to split the cost of a
> > DSL connection and my roommate, Jeff, bought a router to connect to the
> > DSL modem and plug our connections into the router.
> >
> > It worked perfectly for several months, but early this year, at an
> > apparently random moment, it ceased giving me access to certain websites
> > and programs. For example, I am no longer able to use my webcam or
> > enable voice-chatting software in messaging programs, unable to use
> > file-sharing programs, cannot connect to the streaming broadcasts at
> > live365.com, can't log on to the Battle.Net servers used for
> > Warcraft/Starcraft, and am unable to access the following website, which
> > is absolutely vital to my university life:
> >
> > https://gssun2.cc.georgiasouthern.edu:4567/pls/PROD/twbkwbis.P_GenMenu?name=homepage
> >
> > He recently bought a new router to test it, and the same problem
> > occurred; however, when I plug my connection directly into the DSL modem
> > rather than through the router, everything works perfectly. Neither of
> > us are able to figure out what could be causing this problem, and we
> > haven't any idea how to go about solving it. As per a previous
> > suggestion, I've tried using a different cable and an "ipconfig /
> > flushdns" command, but neither has fixed it. I have tried using Netscape
> > Communicator and Mozilla Firefox, and neither of those browsers work, so
> > it cannot be an issue of improper IE settings.
> >
> > Later today, I believe we are going to try turning off the firewall on
> > the router to see if that does anything.
> >
> > Can anyone here please give me some help or suggestions on what could be
> > causing this seemingly bizarre problem and what can be done to fix it?
> > If it helps at all, I'm using Windows XP, and am fully updated with all
> > critical updates and service packs.
>
>

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