On my new HP HDX9000 am running Vista Ultimate w. SP1. I am new to Vista. Problem: Unable connect to secured sites with Firefox, MS Internet Explorer is able to connect. Individual software will not link to the internet, a few of them states: "unblock ports 119" or 443. All WEB based help files fail to connect. As reported via Vista Ultimate operating system:My NETWORK CONNECTION DETAILS are:Physical address: 00-21-5C-06-6B-79DHCP isenabledIPv4 IP address: 192.168.1.104IPv4 Subnet mask: 255.255.255.0IPv4 default gateway: 192.168.1.1IPv4 DHCP Server: 192.168.1.1IPv4 DNS server: 66.82.4.8NETBIOS over TCPIP is enabled. Thanks in advance, belasz

Try the Internet Connectivity Evaluation Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/using/tools/igd/default.mspx

Hi, Is there any third party firewall or antivirus software installed on the Windows Vista machine? In addition to Careys suggestion, please temporarily turn off the firewall (including the Windows firewall) and antivirus to check the result. It would be better if you capture a screenshot of the pop-up message stating: "unblock ports 119" or 443.

Hi Have you tried connecting to the internetusing another computer.Youshould try this first and if you also encounter the same problem, then its most likely the firewallor some type of filter on the router. The only reason you should be prompted to open ports 119 and 443 is if you are tying to access some type of news server. Other than that, the best bet is that there is something wrong with your router/ firewall's configuration. I hope this helps you identify the problem.