Problem with HTTP Posts

Hi,

I have a small home network with about 5pcs (Win2K / Win98) on it. All
connected to the interent through a Linksys Router (BEFSRU31) and an NTL
cable modem.

Recently I have been unable to post data of any reasonable size to web sites
through HTTP forms from any computer on my Network. Eg I can post simply
login credentials or a short paragraph to a site and it works, However If I
post a lot of text eg 1 A4 page length or a 2Kb file. It falls over and I
get a Cannot Find Server Error. I have tried on a number of sites and eg
Hotmail and none seem to work.

The problem does not occur when I connect to the Interenet through a dialup
modem. Nor does occur when I post data to websites running locally on the
network.


Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.


Simon.

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In article <YCRTa.5047$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Hi,
>
> I have a small home network with about 5pcs (Win2K / Win98) on it. All
> connected to the interent through a Linksys Router (BEFSRU31) and an NTL
> cable modem.
>
> Recently I have been unable to post data of any reasonable size to web sites
> through HTTP forms from any computer on my Network. Eg I can post simply
> login credentials or a short paragraph to a site and it works, However If I
> post a lot of text eg 1 A4 page length or a 2Kb file. It falls over and I
> get a Cannot Find Server Error. I have tried on a number of sites and eg
> Hotmail and none seem to work.
>
> The problem does not occur when I connect to the Interenet through a dialup
> modem. Nor does occur when I post data to websites running locally on the
> network.
>
>
ntl's transparent http proxies are notoriously good at screwing up - I
wonder if that could be your problem? Find an open proxy that doesn't
run on port 80 and set that in your preferences, then try again.

Thanks - I'll try that out.


"Rob Morley" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <YCRTa.5047$(E-Mail Removed)>,
> (E-Mail Removed) says...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I have a small home network with about 5pcs (Win2K / Win98) on it. All
> > connected to the interent through a Linksys Router (BEFSRU31) and an NTL
> > cable modem.
> >
> > Recently I have been unable to post data of any reasonable size to web
sites
> > through HTTP forms from any computer on my Network. Eg I can post simply
> > login credentials or a short paragraph to a site and it works, However
If I
> > post a lot of text eg 1 A4 page length or a 2Kb file. It falls over and
I
> > get a Cannot Find Server Error. I have tried on a number of sites and eg
> > Hotmail and none seem to work.
> >
> > The problem does not occur when I connect to the Interenet through a
dialup
> > modem. Nor does occur when I post data to websites running locally on
the
> > network.
> >
> >
> ntl's transparent http proxies are notoriously good at screwing up - I
> wonder if that could be your problem? Find an open proxy that doesn't
> run on port 80 and set that in your preferences, then try again.