Can't access microsoft websites

I cannot access any micosoft websites.
All the TCP/IP settings appear to be OK on each PC, but I get a timeout from
www.microsoft.com but most other sites appear to be OK
Any suggestions?

jon_jwb wrote:

> I cannot access any micosoft websites.
> All the TCP/IP settings appear to be OK on each PC, but I get a
> timeout from www.microsoft.com but most other sites appear to be OK
> Any suggestions?

Since we don't know how you connect to the Internet, this is just a
guess:

Information from MVP Steve Winograd:

This is a common problem with shared DSL connections that use PPP Over
Ethernet (PPPoE). Here are some possible fixes. Any one of them
should solve the problem:

1. Install Windows XP Service Pack 1 or 2 on the ICS host computer.

2. Find the right MTU setting on the client computer, as shown here:

http://www.annoyances.org/exec/show/article04-107

and then make the setting manually on the client computer, or use
DrTCP to make it:

http://www.dslreports.com/front/drtcp.html

3. Download the free RASPPPoE program and install it on the host
computer. Use it instead of XP's PPPoE program. Details at these
sites:

http://www.wown.com/j_helmig/adslpoe2.htm
http://www.raspppoe.com

See these sites for more information:

Connectivity Problems on ICS Clients When You Use a PPPoE Connection on
a Windows XP ICS Host
-http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;319661

Troubleshooting MTU Size in PPPoE Dialin Connectivity -
http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/794/router_mtu.html

If this doesn't help and/or fit your situation, please see this link for
the kind of details you should include in your next newsgroup post in
order to get focused troubleshooting advice:

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

Malke
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