Re: Cannot browse local or remote sites with any browser, FTP and email works fine

Hi, thank you for responding.
You asked some very good questions about my system and I'll try to
answer them. however, I included a link in my original post with a
cross posting where I go into much more detail about my system and the
measures I have take.
I apologize if I didn't make that more evident.

The status at present has not changed, except that I discovered that I
can connect to the web using :
1) A mac I have on the same network
2) The same computer using an alternate boot
3) the same computer using a different "User"
4) the same computer in Safe Mode

This tells me my http problems are not caused by my modem (a Comcast
broadband Scientific Atlanta)

In addition, I can do pretty much everything aside from connecting to
web pages:
1) I can ftp
2) I can ping both using an IP address and a domain name (tried yahoo)
3) I can send and receive email

I CANNOT:
browse the web using either a
1) domain name
2) IP address
3) local IP address (apache server)
4) or using http://localhost

I scanned for viruses using McAfee and I used the microsoft Antispyware
program plus the usual adware and spyware utilities.
I also used (in safe mode) several online port checkers and virus
checkers.

I'll respond in more detail in the body of the post, otherwise I invite
everyone kind enough to want to help to click on the link in the OP to
see more details that could be important.
My hope is that someone that had the same problem or read about it can
point me in the right direction.

Thank you

Answers to specific questions:

Q=> See if you can ping using an IP name, like "ping www.yahoo.com".
If it
> reports that the host cannot be found, could be a DNS problem. Look at your
> LAN connectoid's TCP/IP properties in Network applet in Control Panel.

### Yes I can ping both Yahoo and its IP address successfully. Also my
cable modem works in other configurations. it only craps out under a
specific user

Q=> What happens when you use an IP address in the URL to a site
instead of an
> IP name?
### The same happens. No joy.

Q=> Are you using a NAT router?
Frankly I am not aware if I do or don't. I have a Dlink wireless with
the configuration you describe. I will look into it, but again, it
works well if I login as administrator or I am in safe mode. It should
not affect the router.

Q=> Have you tried using msconfig.exe to disable startup programs,
reboot, and
> seeing what happens then? Have you tried rebooting into Safe Mode?

No and Yes. Now that you mention it, a start up program may very well
be the problem. I'll check. Safe mode works great. So that could be it.
However, I have very few strt up programs (I like to invoke programs
myself and keep hte start ups to a minimum. So I doubt it will be that.

Q= > Have you done any tweaking of the TCP properties?
No and I don't use accellerators

Q=Have you totally disabled your anti-virus program?
Yes, several times, as well as the firewall. No joy.

Q=We
> don't even know if you are using a wired or wireless network or combo of
> both, and if you did the necessary security setup of wireless to prevent an
> outside from using, abusing, or altering your wireless network

My computer is more secure than fort knox. I run all sorts of port
tracers and went through the log of the firewall.
This particolar boot that is having problems is my staging and
production machine. In the other post I put all the specification, but
I did forget to mention that I run a wireless router but I am plugged
in.


Thank you again for all the help.

.

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