Hi Paul, I introduced a new thread because the old thread somehow implied that there may be a problem with a setting on my machine or general network environement. The latest test shows that not to be the case and strongly points to Komodo as the culprit. I am behind a firewall, but not sure if I'm behind a proxy. And I've checked to make sure Komodo is set up for direct internet access (i.e. no proxy). Also, in the original thread I tried to make it clear that the site we're talking about is Yahoo or Google which are always up. And that I don't have a problem browsing. Thanks for your time. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.