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Re: Newbie, can't connect to any website

From: Jan de Lint <jg.de.lint_at_xs4all.nl>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:12:19 +0100

Kamil Dudka schreef:
> On Wed February 17 2010 16:32:09 Young, Arien R wrote:
>
>> Yes there's a corporation-wide firewall, but no personal one that I can
>> shut off. I wouldn't think that would be a problem though, because I can
>> reach the websites through web-browsers, and isn't Curl using the same
>> port that Firefox would? If the firewall allows a browser through that
>> port, wouldn't it allow Curl as well?
>>
>
> I don't think a remote firewall can filter it this way. The problem is
> usually with a firewall running on your computer. That's why I've asked.
> I suggest to use a network analyzer to figure out what's wrong.
>
If your PC is part of a managed local network, the network administrator
can determine which program on which PC can enter the Internet on which
port. Very restrictive. So - bad luck I would say.
]an

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