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Ken · October 17th, 2004, 08:13 PM

Hi all.

Today this pc started being unable to download alot of web pages, getting that "cannot be displayed" thing.Then other times it will download the same pages.
When it does download a page sometimes it is fast other times slow... painfully slow.
The isp said my firewall was causing a problem. Why all of a sudden now? I never touched the firewall.
When I disable the firewall it still does the same thing.
I did a spyware check, found nothing.
I'm on cable. Running XP.
Any ideas?

Ken

TDPRI · October 17th, 2004, 11:31 PM

I would guess that today and today only there are some network problems at your ISP and either they don't know it yet or they don't want to admit it until they hear it from a few dozen more users.

You internet connection... at the ISP... sounds like it is just a bit flakey today.

That's the nature of the medium sometimes.

Paul Green

moonshiner · October 18th, 2004, 09:22 AM

Unfortunately, the problem could be many many many different things... With XP... if you have SP2, the personal firewall is automatically turned on for you... If you updated your own firewall, the config may have changed... Your isp's primary DNS server might be down or bogged down... The target sites you wish to go to might also be down... If you have a dial up, it's not considered a reliable connection, your ISP's remote access server might be giving you wrong configuration information... There are so many different variables... I would suggest these any time things are flakey...

#1 - Reboot (typical microsoft problem solver [this coming from a network admin])

#2 - Reconnect your machine...

#3 - Wait a day... there might be come scheduled or unscheduled maintenance which is causing the slow down.. If it's more than 24 hrs... call and complain..

There are a number of different tools that are built into Windows to help out... and without getting into a computer lesson, as their info is redily available in the help files... you can use commands like:

Ping - tests basic connectivity
Tracert - Check the paths to a destination
Pathping - Checks the connectivity to every path to the destination
Nslookup - Checks to see if the DNS server which performs name resolution for you has the proper info...

This may be more confusing than necessary.. but if you the steps listed above, things may work out...

Moonshiner
A+, Net+, CTT+,
MCP, MCDST, MCSA
MCSE, MCDBA, MCT

Ken · October 18th, 2004, 08:18 PM

Thanks for the replies guys.

Paul, I think you were right, the ISP seemed to be slowed for some reason, but today is quite fast. Either the tech didn't know, or was not saying.
He told me about "Blaster" and how because I didn't have SP2, I probably had it.
I ran a check and found "java/byteverify" which has to now be dealt with .
The internet is a dangerous place... one day you feel secure, the next a nervous wreck! I wish the bright minds would put their energies into creating programs for the good of people instead of messing everyone up.
Anyways , enough already... thanks for the replies.
Ken

October 17th, 2004, 08:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
Ken Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Milky Way Age: 39 Posts: 258	Page cannot be displayed Hi all. Today this pc started being unable to download alot of web pages, getting that "cannot be displayed" thing.Then other times it will download the same pages. When it does download a page sometimes it is fast other times slow... painfully slow. The isp said my firewall was causing a problem. Why all of a sudden now? I never touched the firewall. When I disable the firewall it still does the same thing. I did a spyware check, found nothing. I'm on cable. Running XP. Any ideas? Ken

October 17th, 2004, 11:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
TDPRI Administrator Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: TDPRILAND Posts: 5,399 36 Photos	I would guess that today and today only there are some network problems at your ISP and either they don't know it yet or they don't want to admit it until they hear it from a few dozen more users. You internet connection... at the ISP... sounds like it is just a bit flakey today. That's the nature of the medium sometimes. Paul Green

October 18th, 2004, 09:22 AM	#3 (permalink)
moonshiner Friend of Leo's Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Milyucky, Whiskonsin Posts: 2,145	Unfortunately, the problem could be many many many different things... With XP... if you have SP2, the personal firewall is automatically turned on for you... If you updated your own firewall, the config may have changed... Your isp's primary DNS server might be down or bogged down... The target sites you wish to go to might also be down... If you have a dial up, it's not considered a reliable connection, your ISP's remote access server might be giving you wrong configuration information... There are so many different variables... I would suggest these any time things are flakey... #1 - Reboot (typical microsoft problem solver [this coming from a network admin]) #2 - Reconnect your machine... #3 - Wait a day... there might be come scheduled or unscheduled maintenance which is causing the slow down.. If it's more than 24 hrs... call and complain.. There are a number of different tools that are built into Windows to help out... and without getting into a computer lesson, as their info is redily available in the help files... you can use commands like: Ping - tests basic connectivity Tracert - Check the paths to a destination Pathping - Checks the connectivity to every path to the destination Nslookup - Checks to see if the DNS server which performs name resolution for you has the proper info... This may be more confusing than necessary.. but if you the steps listed above, things may work out... Moonshiner A+, Net+, CTT+, MCP, MCDST, MCSA MCSE, MCDBA, MCT

October 18th, 2004, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
Ken Banned Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: North Milky Way Age: 39 Posts: 258	Thanks for the replies guys. Paul, I think you were right, the ISP seemed to be slowed for some reason, but today is quite fast. Either the tech didn't know, or was not saying. He told me about "Blaster" and how because I didn't have SP2, I probably had it. I ran a check and found "java/byteverify" which has to now be dealt with . The internet is a dangerous place... one day you feel secure, the next a nervous wreck! I wish the bright minds would put their energies into creating programs for the good of people instead of messing everyone up. Anyways , enough already... thanks for the replies. Ken