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I can't view certain sites

  • 05-06-2005 12:34pm
    #1
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭


    I just can't view some sites on my laptop, for example: www.hotornot.com and geocities sites.
    I just get "The connection was refused when attempting to contact...." If I try to ping it I get "Destination host unreachable". It works fine on my other computer so there must be something on my laptop that is blocking certain sites but I have no idea what it could be? The first thing I thought of checking was the hosts file but thats empty. Any ideas?


Comments

  • #2
    ^whitey^
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 843 ✭✭✭^whitey^


    Check the DNS settings to see if they match your computer.


  • #3
    Mutant_Fruit
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,943 ✭✭✭Mutant_Fruit


    go to your browser, and type in http://66.151.156.188

    Thats the IP for hotornot. If you can't connect to that, there is filtering of some sort taking place on your connection blocking you. If you can connect to that, then its a DNS problem.


  • #4
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    I can't connect to that. I don't think it's DNS because I can connect from another computer on the same LAN.


  • #5
    CyberGhost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭CyberGhost


    do you have any filtering program? what kind of firewall do you have installed?


  • #6
    NotMe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,287 ✭✭✭NotMe


    Oh I found it. Peer guardian. I didn't even know I still had it installed and it wasn't showing up in task manager for some reason. :rolleyes:


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