On Dec 27, 9:27 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> mcg0...@email.com wrote:
> > On Dec 26, 1:42 pm, mhc <m...@spyglass.com> wrote:
>
> >>mcg0...@email.com wrote:
>
> >>>My internet connection works but I can't accesswww.youtube.comvia
> >>>either IE or Mozilla. I'm running XP & am able to ping the site.
> >>>I've disabled the firewall and virus protection to no avail. I'm on a
> >>>wireless network and can access youtube via my laptop but not my
> >>>desktop. Any suggestions?
>
> >>Two thoughts:
>
> >>1. Your parents are using a program like NetNanny to block YouTube.
>
> >>2. You're pirating a signal from someone who is blocking YouTube.
>
> >>Other than that, no ideas...
>
> > Not pirating a signal and my parents are in their 80's and don't spend
> > time blocking sites on my computer. The only parental controls on my
> > machine that I'm aware of run via the McAfee Security Center and I
> > still have the problem even when I disable it.
>
> Tried asking the ISP?- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
I took it as far as Time Warner Cable's support desk was willing to
go, but believe me it wasn't very far, they basically told me to "get
lost"