Both the IP address and nbc.com load normally for me. The information was
from the thread you posted.
"Joseph Geretz" wrote:
Quote:
Quote:
> > "Going to the IP address for nbc.com (64.210.192.67) comes up with a
> > page that simply says "It works!""
>
> Have you tested this? I didn't see that behavior. I am seeing identical
> behavior for both http://64.210.192.67 and http://www.nbc.com.
>
> In Firefox both of these render the page, in IE neither of these work at
> all. Internet Explorer cannot display the web page.
>
> Here's what happens in a VB program which I whipped up with an embedded
> browser control to see what happens when browsing to nbc.com. Is it the
> cross-site access to weatherplus.com which is perhaps throwing IE into a
> panic?
>
> - Joseph Geretz -
>
> Navigate to http://www.nbc.com
> DownloadBegin
> DownloadBegin
> DownloadComplete
> DownloadBegin
> NavigateComplete - http://www.nbc.com/
> OpenURL http://www.nbc.com/
> OpenURL Completed
> DownloadComplete
> DocumentComplete - http://www.nbc.com/
> DownloadBegin
> NavigateComplete - http://www.weatherplus.com/syndfrag/feature.html
> OpenURL http://www.weatherplus.com/syndfrag/feature.html
> OpenURL Completed
> DownloadComplete
> DocumentComplete - http://www.weatherplus.com/syndfrag/feature.html
> DownloadBegin
> DownloadComplete
> DownloadBegin
> DownloadComplete
> DownloadBegin
> DownloadComplete
>
>
> "PNutts" <pnutterfield@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:4410B33D-C61B-4D89-AF5C-D9B0BAEA8AAB@xxxxxx Quote:
> > Before anyone wastes their time on this, the problem is with tablet PCs
> > and
> > when accessing NBC the results are this:
> >
> > "Going to the IP address for nbc.com (64.210.192.67) comes up with a
> > page that simply says "It works!""
> >
> > I suggest the OP contact NBC to determine the issue. Their site is doing
> > something funky.
> >
> >
> > "Joseph Geretz" wrote:
> > Quote:
> >> lenovo X61t (laptop / tablet)
> >> Vista Business
> >> IE 7 - won't pull up nbc.com
> >> Firefox - no problem!
> >>
> >> Is this a side effect of some sort of paternalistic code inserted into IE
> >> to
> >> keep me 'safe' on the Internet? Well thanks, but no thanks!
> >>
> >> I'm not the only one, it seems:
> >>
> >> http://forums.techarena.in/showthread.php?t=921856
> >>
> >> And how come there's no IE7 group on this server? Has Microsoft given up
> >> on
> >> the product?
> >>
> >> Thanks for your help.
> >>
> >> Joseph Geretz
> >>
> >> >
>