> -----Original Message-----
> From: cygwin-owner On Behalf Of alanmjones
> Sent: 29 March 2004 23:49
> Dave Korn wrote:
> =>
> => Have you got personal firewall software running on the
> machine that's
> => experiencing the problems? Did it pop up a little
> requester when you last => ran setup asking you if setup
> should be allowed to connect to the internet?
> => Did you accidentally click No rather than Yes and
> inadvertently block it?
> => Check the firewall settings, just to be sure.
>
> I'll bet that's it. I'm running Zone Alarm and for some
> reason it doesn't ask me anymore if a program can access the
> internet, it just denies access.
> I'll try this when I get home, but I'm 97% sure this is it...
>
> Thanks!!
Heh, I've done exactly the same myself. These days my routine for
diagnosing network problems goes like:
1.... Is the cable plugged in ?
2....[new entry] Have you blocked the app in ZA program settings ?
3.... Can you ping the target ?
.......etc......
cheers,
DaveK
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