Connection to certain sites refused

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G. Fidias

I noticerd that I cannot connect to weather.com
I performed a trace --> no response from server (pinged all intermediate
nodes just fine).
The other two computers in my small LAN have no problem connecting - and
they connect using my internet connection...
Haven't had any trouble browsing other sites (till now...)
Seems as if the weather channel has locked me out for some reason.
Any suggestions?
gfidias
 
Hi G. Fidias :-)
I noticerd that I cannot connect to weather.com
I performed a trace --> no response from server (pinged all
intermediate nodes just fine).
The other two computers in my small LAN have no problem connecting -
and they connect using my internet connection...
Haven't had any trouble browsing other sites (till now...)
Seems as if the weather channel has locked me out for some reason.
Any suggestions?

Try the following and see if it helps:


On your desktop right click the Internet Explorer Icon
then:

1 Click on the advanced tab at the top
2 Scroll down to Java
3 If you have Java Sun listed---Check that box
4 Under Microsoft VM check off the 3 boxes

or........................

Problems accessing secure sites/ cannot install 128 bit encryption
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers2.htm#secure_sites

You cannot open a new Internet Explorer window or nothing occurs after you
click a link
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;281679

How to Troubleshoot Script Errors in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;308260

or.............

Register these files:

1. Click on Start -- Run
2. Type Regsvr32 softpub.dll
3. Click OK
and .....

Courtesy of Ramesh -

Click Start, Run and type this command

REGSVR32 JSCRIPT

or........

JavaScript not working. Test your JS here to see if it is working properly:

http://www.fjsmjs.com/OE/nolinks.htm
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/IEFAQ.htm Tips #21 & 46
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers2.htm#hyperlinks
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers.htm#new_window

also.......

Where to get the JAVA VM
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/?gssnb=1
or
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/answers_9.htm#java

You can try updating your scripting engine. The latest scripting engine can
be found at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

For 2000 and XP go to
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7e4b-4622-86eb-95a22b832caa&DisplayLang=en

and ..........

Also....

Courtesy of Jim Byrd:

Be aware, however, that after Dec 31, 2007, MS will apparently no longer be
distributing Java or providing any support for Java including security
fixes. See here:
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/
so you might want to start thinking about the future.

There is good information concerning all aspects of the Java situation here:
http://www.javatester.org/installing.html

Both Java VM's can co-exist on your machine quite nicely. Just select which
one you want to use in Tools|Internet Options|Advanced and restart all IE
browsers. Here, courtesy of Michel Gallant, MVP Security, is a tiny utility
which allows you to toggle and view status of your current
Java VM vendor associated with IE:
http://www.jensign.com/JavaScience/SelectIEJVM/index.html

This site provides you with the information on how to upgrade and install
the Sun Java, and other important information.
http://www.tomdeleo.com/AOLJVM/new_sun_jre.htm
and
http://www.javatester.org/

You can get the Sun Java J2SE RunTimes or SDK here:
http://java.sun.com/downloads/index.html
(all versions - select using the dropdown)

Sun also offers an automatic download and install of the 1.4 Java plug-in
here:
http://java.sun.com/getjava/download.html

For the MS Java VM, you may need to install v.3805 or v.3809 prior to
upgrading to v. 3810 if you didn't previous have MS Java v. 3805 or 3809
installed.

If your OS is Win2000 SP2, SP3 but NOT SP4 then you can download and install
the MS Java VM v. 3809 from here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m..._510A502BA8F9B6F19230BB2BCCE87D5474AC9DCD.exe
or here:
http://www.biologylab.awlonline.com...icrosoft.Q810030_W2K_SP4_5849/Q810030_W2K.exe

For Win2000 SP4, you'll need to re-install v.3805, from here:
http://www.download.support.safetec.net/msjavx86/msjavx86.exe
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/msjavx86.exe

For all other OS's:

Download and install the MS Java VM v. 3809 from one of the links here:
http://ftp.idilis.ro/windows/sp/jvm98/msjavwu.exe, or here:
http://secinfo.huji.ac.il/patches/Win-xp/msjavwu.exe

Then upgrade to v. 3810:

For all OS's except Win2kSP4 obtain v. 3810 here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631 ,or here:
http://download.windowsupdate.com/m...l/MSJavWU_8073687b82d41db93f4c2a04af2b34d.exe

For Win2k - SP2, SP3 - you can also obtain v. 3810 from Microsoft here:
http://download.microsoft.com/downl...-9b18-423356321682/Q816093_W2K_SP4_X86_EN.exe

For Win2kSP4, to get 3810 from Microsoft you now have to get Q816093 from
Windows Update Catalog - use the entry for Windows 2000 SP4 (this seems to
be the only Win2k option that has it) and then find 816093 in the list. You
can find directions for using the Windows Update Catalog functions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;323166. (I am
informed by Torgeir Bakken, MVP, that if you rename the downloaded file from
here:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail.php3?fid=1050022631
to msjavwu.exe It will then also work for SP4.)

A note from Mitch Gallant:

"One note about the JVM Selector utility: If/when you install a new
version of Sun J2SE, you need to manually select to have Sun JVM as default
JVM for IE (in install), or after install via the JavaPlugin control panel.
This generates the necessary win32 registry entries, which must be present
for the utility to know about JavaPlugin. After that, the utility should
work properly."

MSJVM Transition FAQ
http://www.microsoft.com/mscorp/java/faq.asp

or.....................

Do you have the JavaScript plug-in installed?
http://java.sun.com/webapps/download/AutoDL?BundleId=9567

or...........

You might also try installing the Windows Script 5.6 for Windows 2000 and XP
if you have not already done so. The install includes a new jscript.dl
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...43-7E4B-4622-86EB-95A22B832CAA&displaylang=en

or..............

1. You might want to refresh your scripting engine:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/nhp/default.asp?contentid=28001169
or
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/downloads/list/webdev.asp

Sometimes there's a corrupt file in the cache and one must go to Tools |
Internet Options and click Delete Files.

Start>Run>Regsvr32 vbscript.dll

Start>Run>Regsvr32 jscript.dll

(WinXP users who have problems with 2a and 2b, see
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/answers_9.htm)

or ..............

Re-register all DLLs listed in
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=281679

See also
Error Message When You Browse the Web: An Error Has Occurred in the Script
on This Page
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=306831
Scripting Errors When You View Web Pages in Internet Explorer after
Installing Office 2003
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=822521

5a. IE Tools>Internet Options>Advanced>Browsing>Enable third-party browser
extensions (uncheck & reboot).

5b. Find the hijacker that caused 5a to be checked (or if none were checked,
check for hijackware anyway):

Dealing with Hijackware
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://www.mvps.org/inetexplorer/Darnit.htm

Archive: Java 2 SDK, Standard Edition (J2SE), v 1.4.1_01
http://java.sun.com/products/archive/j2se/1.4.1_01/

Msjava.dll - Explorer caused an exception c0010000X in module
This problem can occur if the Microsoft Java Virtual Machine (VM) is
damaged. To work around this problem, install a new copy of the
Java VM from the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/java/
or
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=232803

also......

It may, however, be Shockwave Flash related, try the following:
There is a FAQ about the SWF plugin there.
http://candystand.com/contactus/contact.aspx?m=/contactus/contact_us&cat1=254&cat2=256


If these steps do not resolve your problem, please post back to this thread
with the details and any error messages.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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Thanks for your reply but I' m afraid I' ve still got a problem.
- My system is WinXP proSP1
- ADSL connection. Two more computers (also winXP) in the LAN connect
through mine. They have no problem browsing the site I cannot.
- 128-bit cipher strength
- Both Java VM's installed correctly
- dll's registered corectly
- scripting engine installed
- there is adware/spyware protection and I perform regular scannings using
several programs
- Norton Internet Security 2005 installed with parental control disabled.
Appropriate rules applied to permit IE to function correctly.
Everything works fine but the specific site - www.weather.com - won't let me
in. The fact is that tracing this address shows that all nodes respond
promptly except for the last, the weather channel itself.
I wouldn't make such a fuss about it but several programs use this address
to display the weather on the desktop.
 
Hi G. Fidias :-)

In view of the information you have provided, and that all else is working
properly, and it is the only site you can not access properly, then I have
to suggest that it is the site itself, and not IE that is causing the
problem. You should contact the webmaster by their e-mail and advise them
of this problem. There are several others in this and other newsgroups who
have also posted similar problems with the weather.com site. There is
something in the makeup of the website that needs to be adjusted to
accommodate the XP and the SP2. The webmaster should be made aware of this
so they can make necessary changes.

Hope this helps

Jan :)
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that's why they're so contagious.

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Problem solved :)
It was the hosts file. I had already checked it for any entries matching
weather.com and there was none so I (erroneously) dismissed this file as a
cause of trouble. Finding no other solution I decided to rename the hosts
file and everything was fixed.
The rationale: Seems that there are other servers involved while loading the
weather.com page (for example you get a cookie from 'Avenue A, Inc' and
'DoubleClick'). I use Spybot Search and Destroy which adds several entries
to the hosts file to prevent access to malicious sites. It would seem
probable that blocking these sites prevented the main page to be loaded too.
Thought I should inform everyone.
gfidias
 
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