Internet issues

[BADSBRD]

Some of the computers here are having issues displaying some sites content. (i.e. cnn.com, con-way.com, myyellow.com). When the user tries to go to these pages they are being re-directed to:

http://landings.overtureparking.com/blank.html

It is only happening on some computers (mostly Windows 2000, but also some XP) If the user reboots, then they can access these sites for a while. I've had it happen on my laptop, XP Pro, but only sporadically. If I close my browser and re-open it is fine. NSLOOKUP on these computers gives me the correct address, and I am able to see the sites by using IP. It seems as though there is a HTML re-direct somewhere.

Ideas??

 

[bcastner]

faq608-4650

 

[BADSBRD]

Thanks for the suggestion. I've had people run Ad-aware, and SpyBot S&D and they still get the problem.

I guess I will dig a little deeper into this tomorrow.

 

[bcastner]

Be sure to check your HOSTS file, located:
c:\winnt\system32\drivers\etc

 

[amolina10]

Had the same problem on the same day. To bandade fix the problem, clear your dns cache - you have a polluted entry. Then, see these two articles - they explain the dns pollution problem, and how to prevent it.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;316786

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/241352/EN-US/