rycanada's endless connection saga

[IronWolf]

Can you try the nslookup another time or two and see if it eventually resolves the domain name? I tried one off that DNS server and it timed out the first time, but worked on the second one.

 

[Ry]

You're right. It's giving me 65.127.163.19 for En World.

But then again, don't we know that it's not a DNS problem, since I can't get it by typing in the IP address?

 

[Ry]

Here's my IPConfig/all

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>ipconfig /all

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MIDGEY
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No

Ethernet adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : USB Wireless 802.11 b/g Adaptor
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-14-A5-BC-78-B1
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 64.71.255.198

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>

 

[IronWolf]

You're right. It's giving me 65.127.163.19 for En World.

But then again, don't we know that it's not a DNS problem, since I can't get it by typing in the IP address?

Oh! I thought earlier after someone asked if you could connect via IP that had worked. My fault, I must have mis-read that post.

I am still glad we checked the nslookup (and thanks for posting the ipconfig), since I am not quite sure what is happening, it's good to make sure we are working from the same set of assumptions...

So, in summary - it seems we can ping, tracert and lookup the www.enworld.org hostname with no issues. Using any browser on your system though results in a could not connect to server error. You have no proxy settings set for your browsers. In addition to multiple browsers you tried it without the router in place. To successfully connect you use bypasser.info.

Is that an accurate summary?

Try this. Open a command prompt and type in:

telnet www.enworld.org 80

That should connect to a blank command window. If it does, type:

GET

You won't see your typing, then hit enter. Does it scroll a whole of lot of text by?

 

[Ry]

Results:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>telnet www.enworld.org 80
Connecting To www.enworld.org...Could not open connection to the host, on port 8
0: Connect failed

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>telnet 65.127.163.19 80
Connecting To 65.127.163.19...Could not open connection to the host, on port 80:
Connect failed

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>

C:\Documents and Settings\Ryan Stoughton>

 

[Ry]

So I can ping but not connect. Are we totally sure that Cyberstreet isn't blocking my IP? Because that would be mean.

 

[IronWolf]

Do you have a personal firewall installed on your PC? Is the Windows XP firewall enabled?

 

[Ry]

Do you have a personal firewall installed on your PC? Is the Windows XP firewall enabled?

No firewall, windows one disabled (did this a while ago, but I just checked now to make sure). Recently did a scan for all viruses via trend micro housecall too.

 

[LightPhoenix]

Sorry to disappear! Started my grad research, and the first week was a little hectic.

This is the only website that you've had a problem with, correct? Can you connect to www.cyberstreet.com? Though I'm sure Morrus would have said something, I'd like to definitively rule out ENWorld as being the cause.

I know this is a dumb question, but you've tried deleting your cookies and your cache, right?

Also, I don't know if you've tried this or not, but can you boot your computer in Safe Mode With Networking, and try to connect to enworld.org? If that works, chances are it's a program on your computer that's interfering, though I don't really know why a program would want to do that.

 

[Ry]

No, can't get to Cyberstreet or Circvsmaximvs, which I also tried. Same messages.