Can't access parts of some websites - IE locks up!

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On some sites when I try to access some links of it it locks up.
eg. 1. www.yahoo.com (selecting the MAIl ICON)
2. www.bom.gov.au (selecting the display for satelite images)

Is there a trace or some debug tool that I can use to see what the link is
trying to do? I believe that it is a Group Policy setting but don't know
which one (ones??)

HELP...
 
It works fine on another server. The MAIL button takes me to
http://mail.yahoo.com/?.intl=us .
I guess my problem is that what code is running behind the MAIL button to
determine what software I am running is prevented from read the registory??

What do you think? How can I make it work?
 
Ron Rose said:
On some sites when I try to access some links of it it locks up.
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Try to refine the problem description?
E.g. we can't tell from this if you can even find the address
of the site.

eg. 1. www.yahoo.com (selecting the MAIl ICON)
2. www.bom.gov.au (selecting the display for satelite images)
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Does this mean you are trying to go here directly e.g. via a Favorite?

http://www.bom.gov.au/weather/satellite/

In that case one possibility is that your DNS is the problem.

FWIW when I first tried the lookup with nslookup it timed out.
tracert took a long time getting started but eventually found the
address and then nslookup was able to return this:

<example>
Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www-cluster.bom.gov.au
Address: 134.178.63.140
Aliases: www.bom.gov.au
</example>


Notice the server name you are trying to use is an alias for the real name.
It seems that some DNS don't hold onto aliases as much as they
may do real names and that may be causing performance problems
with them. If you have consistent problems with that lookup you
might have to add a temporary override into your HOSTS file to avoid
such delays.

Is there a trace or some debug tool that I can use to see what the link is
trying to do?
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Which OS? For packet capture XP Pro provides netcap (from the
Support Tools). Other OS can use Ethereal for both capture and
formatting.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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