[TriLUG] what is blocking a website in winxp?

[James Jones]

Chris and all,

On the modem router issue, I plan to investigate more thoroughly
today. When you access the modem/router using the default username and
password, there is NO screen or menu item for content filtering.

In the last 30 minutes I found a complete reference manual for the
modem/router. There is another login using superuser and password (
most likely changed by road runner ). If it is at default, I will be
able to inspect the blocking routines within the modem/router's
firewall.

If I am not able to access this area, I will place a call to RR.

What is really weird is the fact that a knoppix operating system is
able to access the site using the same hardware as ubuntu and winxp is
using.

I will report what I find and IF I find a solution.

jcj

On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 8:17 AM, Chris Knowles <cknowles2112 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmm... reading the manuals for the CG814WG (which appears to be comcast
> only??) and the related CG814M, they both claim to have a firewall inside of
> them, specifically in the CG814M there's a section on "Filtering" in the web
> interface including a "block sites" section.
>
> I can't find any screenshots of the web interface for the CG814WG.
>
> Only two thoughts...
>
> 1) re-check to make sure that any filtering options are turned off.  You
> might even reset the netgear to factory defaults.  (If the password is still
> default, there's a chance you've got someone mucking with teh settings)
>
> 2) What is the IP address of the computer when you are in windows, ubuntu,
> and knoppix.  Theoretically, with most DHCP servers, they should be the
> same, but is the address is shifting, and whatever rules are in the router,
> that could explain why it works in one and not the others.
>
> Good luck.  These kind of problems can cause premature graying.
>
> CJK
>
> On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 1:15 AM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>
>> Patrick and all,
>>
>> I have used a guest account on the same box. It provides the same results.
>>
>> Here is my results from today's activities.
>> 1. checked for malware with spybot-S&D .. Plenty of "problems" but
>> when all problems were removed, the block website still existed as
>> blocked.
>> 2. Used autoruns, process explorer to find any unusual startups -- none
>> found
>> 2. The day before I had inserted a knoppix cd in the machine and
>> booted to it. I could reach the website from konqueror within knoppix.
>> Based on this, I installed Ubuntu 8.10 on her pc today. THE BLOCKED
>> WEBSITE WAS STILL BLOCKED when using firefox on ubuntu.
>> Note: I again inserted the knoppix cd and booted to it and COULD
>> access the website -- no blocking!!!
>>
>> The internet service provider is road runner and the cable modem/wifi
>> router is a Netgear model number cg814wg. I don't see any place in
>> it's administration for blocking external ip addresses and no firewall
>> on the router.
>>
>> I am nearing the point of blowing winxp away and re-installing,
>> something I don't like to do. It means that I haven't found the
>> problem.
>>
>> Perplexed -- jc jones
>>
>> On 4/22/09, Patrick Brewer <patwbrewer at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >  While I would first expect malware, I have had heard of issues similar
>> that are resolved by blowing away the browser config.  A simple test for
>> that would be to create a new user or try to connect from a guest account if
>> one exists on the box.
>> >
>> >
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