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From: Richard Fish <bigfish@××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] How to troubleshoot ISP connection
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:20:03
Message-Id: 7573e9640610291212r5c9ed909rc1edb031f62f4027@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] How to troubleshoot ISP connection by Mick
1 On 10/29/06, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote:
2 > My friends WinXP does not seem to have such problems. He can connect to
3 > www.britishairways.com and this has confused me and perplexed me a lot.
4 > What's with his Windoze machine that allows him to connect to websites that I
5 > cannot?
6
7 My first guess is that the ISP is using a proxy setup that is making
8 it difficult for you to connect. Your friends WinXP is probably
9 automatically detecting the proxy and using it. Try playing with the
10 proxy settings in $browser.
11
12 -Richard
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