Re: the connection was refused when attempting to connect www.anysite.com

Hi Keejan :-)

Try the following and see if it helps:

Cannot browse certain websites
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/10082

or..

Go to the following and open with Notepad,
C:\WINDOWS\HOSTS (the one with no extension (not the .SAM one)
then delete any listing reference for the site you are trying to open.
Then Save and close.

If you have Zone Alarm, you might also check the Trusted area there too:
http://castlecops.com/postt79691.html

and...

Clear your TIF and History completely:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/delcache.htm

Check your Cookies folder and delete any cookies that relate to the
sites in question.

Check your C:\Windows\Hosts file as per this article:
Problems Using Internet Explorer with Incorrect Hosts File
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q219843

also..... try adding the site to your Trusted Zone.

Tools>Internet Options>Privacy tab
Click Sites.
Enter your the site you want to access and click Always Allow:

...and add it to your Trusted Zone:

Tools>Internet Options>Security tab
Click the green Trusted Sites in the window
Click the Sites button.
Enter your the site you want to access and click Add
Ok out and close IE

also...

Try renaming the hosts file.  There may be something in your Hosts file that
is blocking these sites and preventing them from being loaded.

HOSTS Files:
http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.zip
or
http://accs-net.com/hosts/get_hosts.html

How Do I Use the HOST File?
http://www.accs-net.com/hosts/how_to_use_hosts.html

How to Edit HOST File:
http://www.lithiumdata.com/QandA/hosts.htm

How to check HOSTS file

Windows/host (it will not have an extension, and if there is more than one,
choose the one that says Application in a column to the right) . Right click
on it and select Open with.....when the window opens, scroll down the list
to Notepad.  Once it opens in Notepad, scoll down the list to see if that
site is in the list.  If so, DO NOT delete it, just go to the very front of
the line to the left and enter # in front of the line so that it looks
similar to the one below, as the entries with # in front will be ignored.

# Entries with other comments are searchable via Google.

Then click the save button and close. Then try the site again.

Hope this helps.

Jan :)
MS MVP/Windows - Internet Explorer
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.... 
Hi,
i cannot connect to 2 websites.
All other sites and email are going well.

How to test what is wrong?


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