Background: State agency utilizing a NT only network, client machines mostly 95 a few 2000 pro using IE5.5 and Netscape 6.x browsers. We access the internet through a main state agency (we have a Cisco 2500 router that connects to the main state system).
now the issue: I have some users who must go to www.hud.gov in order to enter isses in a secure area within the site. On one day, my investigators were able to get to www.hud.gov and to the proper pages within that site using their windows 95 machines. The very next morning, when they tried to connect, they received the following error “connection refused when attempting to contact host” or “host not found.” One time while I was attempting to get there on a win95 machine, I noticed in the lower left corner of the browser that it said connecting to site “www.www.hud.gov.org” then I received the connection refused error. On a side note, windows 2000 pro or NT 4.0 server or workstation are able to get to the site just fine. Any computer outside the state network can get there also (regardless of os). Tech support at the main state IS agecy says upgrade my operating system – they don’t know what could be wrong. HELP!
