Could it possibly be a proxy setting pointed to your webserver? I can see your problem happening the way you describe it, with all local sites working fine, if the bypass proxy for local servers option was checked.
-----Original Message----- From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Bill Kampmeyer Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 11:16 AM To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] DNS and internet resolution...anyone seen this? In addition to Bob's great advice check for a hosts file. BK On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Bob Schmidt <rschm...@d94.org> wrote: > The few times I had symptoms like that I had to run a winsock reset to get > the machine working again. I could run dos tools all day long but as soon > as I tried to use IE or Firefox, nothing would work. > > From a command prompt, type "netsh winsock reset" and then reboot. > > Info from NETSH Help > > Remarks: Resets Winsock Catalog to a clean state. > All Winsock Layered Service Providers which were previously > installed must be reinstalled. > This command does not affect Winsock Name Space Provider entries. > > -----Original Message----- > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Chris Janssen > Sent: Friday, September 17, 2010 10:32 AM > To: tech-geeks@tech-geeks.org > Subject: [tech-geeks] DNS and internet resolution...anyone seen this? > > I've got an issue on one machine that is about to drive me crazy. We've had > some issues with connections, dns, etc, but are working through those. > However, even when everything is running well everywhere else, I have a > machine that when you do an nslookup it resolves just fine (beautifully in > fact) however when I try and go to any EXTERNAL webpage, it simply wants to > point back to the main webserver. I'm so confused on this one. Anyone seen > anything like this or have any ideas? > > Thanks, > Chris > > > Chris Janssen > JH/HS Principal/Technology Coordinator > Spoon River Valley Schools > London Mills, IL 61544 > cjans...@spoon-river.k12.il.us > Phone: (309) 778-2201 > Fax: (309) 778-2655 > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > This email communication and its attachments, if any, may contain > CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION WHICH MAY ALSO BE LEGALLY PRIVILEGED and is intended > only for the use of the recipient(s) identified above. The unauthorized > review, use, dissemination, distribution, downloading, or copying of this > communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have > received this communication in error, please immediately notify the listed > sender by reply email, and delete and otherwise destroy all copies > of the communication and all attachments to the communication. > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
