Is it still not working?

Click Start --> Run...

Type cmd in the box and click OK.

Type:

ping www.musicbanter.co.uk

then press enter. You should get 4 replies. If not type:

ping 70.86.51.100

then press enter. You should get 4 replies.

Post the results of the above and we'll work from there.

Dave

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Harriet>ping www.musicbanter.co.uk

Pinging www.musicbanter.co.uk [216.255.184.101] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 216.255.184.101:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Harriet>ping 70.86.51.100

Pinging 70.86.51.100 with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 70.86.51.100:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Harriet>


Agggh, this sucks.

Sorry I haven't responded sooner.

Is it only MB you cannot access?

There are a few possible causes. One is your ISP has an incorrect DNS entry (the database that translates the www.musicbanter.com bit into the actual computer address). The other is a spyware issue (the IP address returned when you typed www.musicbanter.com actually points to a server hosting adult content).

It sounds fixable, but I would have to remote desktop into your PC, which might not work with your network issues, and you might not want to do anyway.

PM or MSN me if you want help.

Dave

can you ping Google?

> ping google.com

Pinging google.com [64.233.167.99] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=36ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=38ms TTL=244
Reply from 64.233.167.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=244

Ping statistics for 64.233.167.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 36ms, Maximum = 40ms, Average = 38ms