M$ Madness

MysticVegeta · **Posted:** Sat Mar 11, 2006 10:20 pm

Ever notice how MSN and Explorer sometimes stop working? And then after a couple of days/hours suddenly back to work again. There have been several of these issues and the error code generated by it is 80072efd. The error shows its a problem with your firewall blocking them but we really know whats causing the problem dont we? Wink

Any thoughts or comments?

Mazer · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:10 am

I haven't really had any problems with MSN or Explorer in over a year.

timmytheturtle · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 12:16 am

Coutsos wrote:

I haven't really had any problems with MSN or Explorer in over a year.

Do you even use them?

Justin_ · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:31 am

From time to time their server goes down and no one can connect to msn. But its like all things, every server needs its maintenance

Mazer · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 8:33 am

timmytheturtle wrote:

Coutsos wrote:

I haven't really had any problems with MSN or Explorer in over a year.

Do you even use them?

No, actually, that was my point. Wink

person · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 2:46 pm

MysticVegeta wrote:

The error shows its a problem with your firewall blocking them but we really know whats causing the problem dont we?

Actually, I don't know what the problem is when IE just crashes randomly at random times. Please explain.

MysticVegeta · **Posted:** Sun Mar 12, 2006 3:39 pm

What I meant was that IE and MSN says that the firewall is blocking the their display but its really a bug in THEM and not the problem of firewall Razz

codemage · **Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 8:51 am

I also hadn't had any problems with IE, but now I get to have some again.

Seems the IT overlords have now blocked all non-conformist browsers at the application level. (So I can't even bring it in on a USB key).

You will use IE and you will like it.

(Damn you, non-tabbed browser!)

Tony · **Posted:** Mon Mar 20, 2006 9:56 am

codemage wrote:

(So I can't even bring it in on a USB key).

You can't run Firefox from a USB drive? How'd they block that?

codemage · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:56 am

I think they put the application executable in a block list of some sort.

Apparently, portable firefox has a different file signature - so it runs, for now. I feel like I'm working in communist China a lot of the time here. It takes extra time & effort to covertly accomplish the simplest tasks that I should be able to do legitimately.

Tony · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:10 am

yey for open source! you could always recompile Firefox yourself with a different signature Laughing

Mazer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 10:47 am

If that's the case, might as well try Swiftfox (depending on the architecture of the computers in question).

Imm0rtal · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 6:22 pm

codemage wrote:

I think they put the application executable in a block list of some sort.

Apparently, portable firefox has a different file signature - so it runs, for now. I feel like I'm working in communist China a lot of the time here. It takes extra time & effort to covertly accomplish the simplest tasks that I should be able to do legitimately.

What Operating Systems/Distro's are they running? Do you have access to your Bio's ?

If you don't have access to your bio's. By default which piece of hardware is booted first?

Mazer · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 7:33 pm

I'm not one to call people noobs (except for my professors), but Imm0rtal, you REALLY need to get your terminology straight. I'll slip up once in a while too, but "BIOS" and "Bio's"? Nerds would kill you over that!

Andy · **Posted:** Wed Mar 22, 2006 8:14 pm

LMAO... it's a college, so obviously there is going to be an admin password on the BIOS, and HDD would be booted first. Even if he had access to the BIOS, what do you want him to do? boot in to live cd?

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