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Post #44,129 by wharris2 7/1/02 4:42:05 PM Reply	Still getting a "Connection refused" from home This is long past the time a new DNS entry should have propogated. Famous last RPG quotes: "I'll just shoot this fireball down the dungeon passageway..."
Post #44,130 by Ashton 7/1/02 4:51:19 PM Reply	Sure.. it's not buried in hosts? (dup entry, say)
Post #44,215 by wharris2 7/2/02 10:02:11 AM Reply	Haven't touched my hosts file Although it isn't inconceivable that Windows XP is "helpfully" adding stuff to the hosts file without me knowing it. Famous last RPG quotes: "I'll just shoot this fireball down the dungeon passageway..."
Post #44,280 by Ashton 7/2/02 5:13:49 PM Reply	From previous ugly experience I'd suggest you peruse it for a zIWE ancient lookup - now killing the connection. Happened to a couple of us - and Gawd Knoze WHAT XP might imagine it should do: M$ can't.. Luck. Ashton
Post #44,298 by wharris2 7/2/02 9:30:11 PM Reply	That sneaky little b*stard I don't know if it was Windows XP, some spyware thingie, some "helpful" utility, but you were right - there was an entry for z.iwethey there. Famous last RPG quotes: "I'll just shoot this fireball down the dungeon passageway..."

What's with Earthlink and zIWETHEY? - (wharris2) - (9) - May 15, 2002, 01:30:30 PM EDT

How long has it been happening? - (Silverlock) - (2) - May 15, 2002, 03:18:25 PM EDT

It's been two or three weeks - (wharris2) - (1) - May 16, 2002, 10:15:40 AM EDT

This machine changed its IP address... - (Yendor) - May 16, 2002, 10:29:44 AM EDT

major Cable and Wireless outage - (boxley) - May 15, 2002, 03:21:16 PM EDT

Still getting a "Connection refused" from home - (wharris2) - (4) - July 1, 2002, 04:42:05 PM EDT

Sure.. it's not buried in hosts? (dup entry, say) -NT - (Ashton) - (3) - July 1, 2002, 04:51:19 PM EDT

Haven't touched my hosts file - (wharris2) - (2) - July 2, 2002, 10:02:11 AM EDT

From previous ugly experience - (Ashton) - (1) - July 2, 2002, 05:13:49 PM EDT

That sneaky little b*stard - (wharris2) - July 2, 2002, 09:30:11 PM EDT

You are so wrong philosophers weep at the sound of your voice.
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