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Hi all, I'm sorta hoping somebody might know what's going on here, but you'll have to forgive me because I only have limited information to give. I know it's not ideal, but anyway - here goes:
My work's PC is running a version of XP, and is connected via ethernet cable to a work's intranet - very large one. When we open IE, our homepage is set to the firm's intranet homepage (which is not accessible from the internet).
Some of our machines are configured so that we also have internet access - type www.whateveryouwant.com into the URL box, and it either takes you there or - more commonly - tells you that you're not allowed to go there due to web sense software. (I use bbc.co.uk as a test, as it's not blocked.)
Some machines do not have internet access - apparently because they instead have access to other firm's resources which have to be protected from the www. When you type a web address into these, it responds as though you're trying to access a web page from a totally unconnected PC.
So far, so normal - BUT:
When we start a machine, we get the Windows logon screen, which we then enter our employee number and password, it loads 'personal settings' etc and we get to the Windows desktop. As it's my machine and only mine, I never tend to log off - I just lock the desktop at the end of the day.
My machine is one of those that does not have internet access.
I have found that, after around six or seven days of being logged in (and locked overnight, unlocked in the morning) I am miraculously able to access the internet. It works fine - but if I restart the machine and log in again, no internet for another few days.
There is nothing that I know of that changes about the machine or its use during this time - time seems to be the only issue, as if something expires after several days of being logged on.
The obvious answers, and why they are no good: (1) Never log off - sometimes updates etc require a machine restart. (2) Ask the IT dep't - no good, they might think this is a problem and stop the internet access altogether, which I don't want!
So, any network analysts or admins out there who have encountered this?
My work's PC is running a version of XP, and is connected via ethernet cable to a work's intranet - very large one. When we open IE, our homepage is set to the firm's intranet homepage (which is not accessible from the internet).
Some of our machines are configured so that we also have internet access - type www.whateveryouwant.com into the URL box, and it either takes you there or - more commonly - tells you that you're not allowed to go there due to web sense software. (I use bbc.co.uk as a test, as it's not blocked.)
Some machines do not have internet access - apparently because they instead have access to other firm's resources which have to be protected from the www. When you type a web address into these, it responds as though you're trying to access a web page from a totally unconnected PC.
So far, so normal - BUT:
When we start a machine, we get the Windows logon screen, which we then enter our employee number and password, it loads 'personal settings' etc and we get to the Windows desktop. As it's my machine and only mine, I never tend to log off - I just lock the desktop at the end of the day.
My machine is one of those that does not have internet access.
I have found that, after around six or seven days of being logged in (and locked overnight, unlocked in the morning) I am miraculously able to access the internet. It works fine - but if I restart the machine and log in again, no internet for another few days.
There is nothing that I know of that changes about the machine or its use during this time - time seems to be the only issue, as if something expires after several days of being logged on.
The obvious answers, and why they are no good: (1) Never log off - sometimes updates etc require a machine restart. (2) Ask the IT dep't - no good, they might think this is a problem and stop the internet access altogether, which I don't want!
So, any network analysts or admins out there who have encountered this?