http://www.compusa.com

i can when i view it this way though:
http://www.the-cloak.com/Cloaked/+cfg=32/http%3A//www.compusa.com/

8/27/2006 2:20:30 AM

ntlb, bttt.

8/28/2006 12:32:15 AM

I dunno, I can view that website.

Do you have a firewall or something?

8/28/2006 1:00:35 AM

Dude, you need to provide us with a LOT more information for us to help you.

-What browser are you using? What version is it?
-Have you tried a second browser yet?
-What operating system are you using?
-Have you scanned for spyware recently?
-What software programs are running in the background (antivirus, popup blocker, etc.)?

8/28/2006 7:35:56 AM

aight when i get home i'll tell you more

i can answer that i use firefox, use to have zonealarm(dont right now), got windows xp, use road runner to get internet, i have spybot and adaware and i scan them both regularly(were not running at the time), i use symantec from ncsu, but also didnt have that running

every page on the internet can be viewed from computer except compusa, but when i use that http://www.the-cloak.com site, i can see it

8/28/2006 2:13:47 PM

b/c you are drunk and loaded?

8/28/2006 2:25:47 PM

this is how hard core of a mod i would be if i were a mod

(no matter what section i was a mod of)
if i saw something like ^ in tech talk, i would suspend

people would shape up REALLY quick and there would be no trolling except in chit chat

8/28/2006 3:07:53 PM

biggest things imho are what specific error are you getting? (404 not found? server error? timeout?)

see if you can ping http://www.compusa.com, if you can't, it's typically a firewall issue.
if you can ping http://www.compusa.com and can't access it via browser, typically it's a browser issue.
if you CAN'T see it in one browser, but CAN see it in another browser, it's most def. a browser issue.
if you can't see it in more than one browser, it's most def. not a browser issue.

some simple reasoning can get you a more refined diagnosis.

also check to see if somehow the address was added to your blacklist or adblock.

[Edited on August 28, 2006 at 3:27 PM. Reason : .]

8/28/2006 3:24:34 PM

it says timeout when i do it, i do know that

i'll try to ping it when i get home

8/28/2006 3:41:54 PM

ok, tried to ping...said it timed out

i'm gonna reinstall zone alarm so i have a firewall again and see if it works

does not work in explorer btw

for some reason like 2 weeks ago i took off my firewall and antivirus, but i have them both back...i dont think i've ever been able to view compusa, and i had the same thing happen to me with slickdeals about a year ago...couldnt view it unless i went to something like "the-cloak" or anonymizer.com

[Edited on August 29, 2006 at 2:54 AM. Reason : .]

8/29/2006 2:37:30 AM

ttt

[Edited on August 29, 2006 at 11:32 AM. Reason : oh yeah, i connect through wireless]

8/29/2006 11:31:25 AM

if multiple browsers and pinging don't work, it could also be something in your hosts file. if your hosts file is clean (which it won't be if you did the spybot search and destroy immunizations) then you might want to try resetting your router. I know it sounds dumb, but the netgear router we use at work will cause certain pages to not load until the router is reset (power on/off not reset to defaults.)

I'd call it a toss up between hosts file and router-fart (yeah a real technical term I know.) Your browser can obviously load the page itself, you just can't talk to that URL. Search your hosts file for any reference to that url or domain. If you see it linked to 127.0.0.1 then something was naughty and decided you shouldn't shop there.

While loading the compusa page, something redirects to another IP adress (no url). It's possible that's being blocked in the hosts file too. That would be a little harder to see intuitively.

A word about spybot's immunizations- If you activate these there's a good chance slickdeal LINKS won't work because they're redirected through an adserve and tracking site that's on spybot's black list.

[Edited on August 29, 2006 at 2:15 PM. Reason : ]

8/29/2006 2:08:29 PM

ipconfig /dnsflush

[Edited on August 29, 2006 at 2:22 PM. Reason : fucked dns cache or dns poisoning, flush it on the router too]

8/29/2006 2:22:03 PM

^^thanks, i will uninstall spybot when i get home

^i'll also try that(if i can figure out how to flush from the router)

[Edited on August 29, 2006 at 2:37 PM. Reason : .]

8/29/2006 2:37:26 PM