Can't Access Certain Web Sites

[DangerMan]

I can't access certain web sites from my home computer - a dell 8250
running Windows XP and connecting to the net via Verizon DSL. The
sites in question are:

http://washingtonpost.com

http://www.washingtonpost.com

http://tvplex.go.com/buenavista/ebertandroeper/today.html

I hooked up my old computer to the same DSL modem and connection and
was able to access the sites in question without a problem. (That
computer is running Windows 98.)

On my regular computer, I tried both IE6 and Netscape (4.8) -- neither
can access the sites above.

Any suggestions -- this is driving me crazy since the Washington Post
is (or was) my home page.

David Jacobson
Arlington, VA

 

[roger]

Hi dangerman,

You've checked the configuration settings in IE? Go to Control Panel >
Internet Options > Security Tab, check predetermined settings, in the
Advanced Options tab, restore predetermined values, in the Pirvacy
tab, the slider in the middle level.

Good luck.

 

[Someone in the Pentagon]

David, make sure you accept all cookies. I block 95% of
cookies to my machine, and I can not access the washington
post any more because they require you to accept cookies
from thier web site.....

 

[DangerMan]

Thanks, Someone. It turned out to be something else - a small. buried
"Host" file was corrupt. As soon as I changed the name of the
directory where this host file was located, everything suddenly
worked.