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slyedog

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have two computers cabled up for a network.the pc is the server and the laptop is on the other end. the server can open
all url,s. but on the laptop certain url,s willnot open. namely ebay and a couple of dress designers url,s. tried three
different network cards on the laptop. no difference. we use DSL connection for the internet. any help appreciated. slyedog
 

Soybomb

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More info please, os on the laptop, can you ping the sites, do the names resolve on the laptop, can you view them by IP address?
 

slyedog

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know very little abt networking. running win xp pro on both machines.when i put the url in, it just spins until it times out
 

chipy

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ok try this:

i don't think it is an dns problem if you can view other sites. but maybe i'm wrong.

the site may not be up and running. to find out, try the following:
first click start, run, and type "cmd"
type "ping www.TheNameOfTheUrl.com" w/o the quotes
if it says "0% loss", then the webserver for that url is up and running. no problem there.

otherwise i don't have a clue... good luck!

chipy
 
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is it always the same url's that won't open on the laptop? do they open sometimes but not others, or do they never open?