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XP Laptop with Service Pack 2 cannot connect on Port 80

  • 02-12-2004 12:12pm
    #1
    niallo32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭


    XP Laptop, Service pack 2, Windows firewall is off - makes no difference if I turn it on and specify Internet on port 80 as an exception .
    Can send/receive data from the Network - shared drives/Printers etc
    Can nslookup, tracert & ping to any website
    Cannot telnet on port 80 to any website - error - 'Could not open connection to host on port 80. Connection failed'
    Mozilla, Internet Explorer & netscape will not connect to Internet
    Norton Internet Security was installed, I've since uninstalled
    Same IP & Internet settings as the other five pc's in the Workgroup - all others can connect on port 80 fine
    No spyware or viruses on the laptop

    Anyone got any ideas how to resolve??

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    ARGINITE
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,719 ✭✭✭ARGINITE


    where are you trying to connect to the internet from?
    i.e work,college.


  • #3
    helpdogscat
    Closed Accounts Posts: 42 ✭helpdogscat


    could be corrupt winsock settings in the reg

    export these 2 from a working machine and import them on the bad one


    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/services/Winsock
    HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/services/Winsock2


  • #4
    LoLth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,339 ✭✭✭✭LoLth


    Is the firewall completely disabled?

    You can disable it on one connection (eg LAN) but not another (internet).

    network connections, your internet connection, right click > properties, advanced (iirc).

    reinstall TCP/IP may be an option.
    Not straight forward in XP
    start >> run >> cmd, OK >> in dos prompt type in

    netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

    where resetlog.txt is any filename you want for your log file.


  • #5
    niallo32
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 622 ✭✭✭niallo32


    I tried exporting those registry keys from a working XP laptop but it made no difference.

    I also ran the netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt command and it made no difference - still cannot connect to the net or telnet on Port 80

    Is an XP reinstall my only option??


  • #6
    Chalk
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,317 ✭✭✭Chalk


    try dialling up to the internet as a test.
    if you stil cant get a website then try removing EVERY bit of software from your pc
    can you system restore to before sp2?

    if still nothing working id be going for a reinstall, itll take about an hour rather than troubleshooting for days.


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