Guy & Gals I did SOMEthing to my system a long while ago that has resulted in my inability to connect to certain clusters. For example: I can connect to KE9KE in both DXB and DXTelnet using the same ip numbers and login commands. I cannot connect to W9NIU in DXB but can using DXTelnet again using the same ip numbers and login commands.
I thought that it was possibly my ZoneAlarm Firewall but I disabled it for a test with no change in results. When this first started I was running Win98SE. I now am running XP and the problem continued. I then installed DXB on another computer with the EXACT same results. I put a unmodified Host File, absolutely clean, from the DXB disk into the appropriate directories. Still no change in results. W9NIU is NOT the only cluster that this problem occurs with. Many other clusters exhibit the same problem, they fail to connect using DXB but connect instantly when I use DXTelnet on the same computer. In the DXB Host file I can find NO differences between the ip numbers at all. All my computers are connected to the inet via a router/LAN system to a high speed connection. I have no problem with any other type of connection. I have been working on this for months and just can not find any common denominator/link that would give me a clue. ------------------------------------------------------------ Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. ------------------------------------------------------------ Bill H. in Chicagoland [EMAIL PROTECTED]
