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by k_grg

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All of my network PCs have the same configuration and all were working great, until yesterday. The problem is some of my user can't browse IE5. Everytime they try to surf, IE5 times-out. We are using Proxy Server which is control by our parent company. When I ping (ie. microsost.com), it times out. My client PCs includes WIN98, WIN NT, and member server. What can I do to take care of this issue?

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by steveh

Assuming that some setting in proxy didn't change, I would say that something is wrong with your ISP. Try Pinging your proxy server from some PC on the network. If you can ping proxy, check with your ISP.

Hope this helps. Good luck!!

by pvp

Check that IE didn't lose the proxy settings! It does that on occasion, and you'll have to go back into Tools->Internet Options->Lan Settings and check Use Proxy again. The name of the proxy server and ports should be OK, but IE mysteriously losesthe checkmark.

by pc_tony

Hey there ...
A couple of questions ... Are you behind a firewall ??? If so has it been updated/changed ?? I had this problem with my network the problem was not documented anywhere in the Knowledge Base.. The way i cured it was to edit the routing table on the Gateway/Proxy Server ...
Check the routing table on the Proxy Svr first and make sure that it is not looping and there for stopping outgoing packets leaving the network ?? If this is ok check the firewall - If you can !! The mostcommon problem is the routing table mysteriously has an entry added such as - all packets bound for the "outside world" are routed to another internal address ie 127.0.0.0 (which is the microsoft loopback address) my exchange svr had this problem too, it had the following entry - 193.33.22.45 - 127.0.0.0 ..... 193.33.22.45 (is my router) as you can see this just loops all packets.

Hope this some how helps !!

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