On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 07:32, Edward wrote: > Chadley Wilson wrote: > > G'day to all > > > > The weirdest thing ever. > > I can go to any website I want, but if I go to www.absadirect.co.za > > which is an on-line banking site, I get an error saying host could not > > be found. If I try on my other fedora PC it also doesn't work. > > Since I am behind a proxy I have tried logging in as a different user > > and it still returns the same error. > > > > But if I go on my windows XPlease it works perfectly! :-/ > > > > Is it possible that I could have a virus blocking me from the website. > > A virus,,,,, Linux, mmmm! > > Nope - I guarantee you it's not that. > > Is the XP box behind a proxy as well? Can you go directly (i.e. > circumvent the proxy)? Yes behind the same proxy and firewall using the same user name and passwd. > > Reason I ask is because online banking is very sensitive to proxies and > fireballs sometimes. I speak from experience as I have two customers who > cannot access online banking when their Norton Internet Security is enabled. > What makes it a funny problem is it was working on thursday and I haven't made any changes to this box? > Regards, > Ed. -- Chadley - Linux Rocks Welcome to my world. ****************************************************************** This mail is free for distribution. You are free to - delete it - resend it - use it in anyway that makes you happy. I am not responsible for it or its content due to ignorance. Enjoy the adventures of Linux *******************************************************************
