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Internet => Web Browsing & Email => Topic started by: sonicview66 on February 12, 2009, 02:28:35 PM
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As I am new to this Forum I hope you will understand if I am not posting this thread in the right place. My concerns are as my subject matter indicates, When I try to connect to a particular web address, I receive the above message. This happens on both IE7 and Firefox. I run Windows Vista Home Premium. I use AVG Free Antivirus version 8 and use the Windows Vista Firewall. My ISP is AOL and they provide a Netgear router. I am able to connect to all other sites except those starting with www.snipurl.com/ I followed the thread on MTU and settings are 1492 Local Area Connection and 1492 Local Area Connection 2. I have also printed out all the other ipconfiguration details should anyone need to know what they are. I would be grateful if anyone can offer any assistance on this matter, bearing in mind that I am at beginner level. Frustrated Silver Surfer.
Look forward to the replies.
Sonicview66
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Hi and welcome.
I suspect that this is a firewall issue. Do you by any chance get the same result with tinyurl, e.g. http://tinyurl.com/ocix ?
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Sonicview, When I selected your link I get a message asking if I want to allow it to read my clipboard.
My reply to that is "Most definitely not"
So it would not surprise me in the least if it's not a blocking setting that is stopping you from at least accessing that particular site.
For some strange reason since entering that site I am now unable to alter my text without it deleting the next letter. Same as in word when the over-type function is turned on.
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OF - did you accidentally hit your Insert key on the keyboard perchance?
After checking what was on my clipboard I decided to allow it, and the site appears to just paste any text into the URL box. For example if you copy a url, then go to snipurl.com, it'll paste it for you.
So I don't THINK that's going to break the site even if a firewall is preventing clipboard access. Don't know what it is that's causing your error though.
Does http://www.snipurl.com/ on its own work?
Also, can you describe the error, perhaps take a screenshot of it, as I'm unsure in what context the error is occurring :)
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Lets see if the problem is still happening with my typing.
Although I have just replied to another post without any problem.
(That was typed and altered without any problem)
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I have just tried the original link again and now I will try and alter some text.
(Nope problem does not seem to be happening again)
Warning - while you were typing a new reply has been posted. You may wish to review your post.
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Chris.
Anything is possible, but I did actually think of that at the time.
Am going to try that now.
Yes that seems to have been the problem.
I must have hit the wrong key which I use to change over the KVM switch.
Sorry for any possible false alarm. :-[