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Originally Posted by nfotiu
Okay, anyone have an answer to this one.
Somehow, after some amount of time, I am not able to connect to the http port on web servers.
I am using wireless. It doesn't seem to matter if I connect at home, or elsewhere.
When it happens, https sites still work, I can still use apps that don't connect to the web.
The big pain is the only way to fix it is to reboot. Disabling/enabling the network connection doesn't work.
any ideas?
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Https connections typically use port 443 instead of 80 for Http. If you've got a firewall it could be blocking port 80 but I've never heard of a firewall that could accidentally block traffic on port 80. Try disabling your firewall and see if that does anything.
What about apps that DO use the internet? Do you have any FTP programs? Peer to peer apps (i.e. BitTorrent, Limewire, Kazaa, etc.)? MSN Messenger? Outlook? All of these apps use the internet but on various different ports.
Have virus scan software? Some scanners filter all traffic on certain ports to scan for viruses. It's possible that a malfunctioning virus scanner could be grabbing anything on port 80, scanning it, then not returning it to your browser.