The easy way to run Internet Explorer

#1 2nd October 2006, 04:04 AM

http://www.debianadmin.com/running-i...ntu-linux.html

this is the best way to run IE and WMP 10 if you have to have MS internet software...

Mark McLaughlin

Crash6914 · #2 17th November 2006, 07:37 PM

I have a problem with this, everything goes well, but when it tries to download the files from download.microsoft.com, it can't connect. I can't connect to this sub-domain in my browser either. Have MS shut this sub-domain down or something?

leigh123linux · #3 17th November 2006, 07:46 PM

you can install windows firefox 1.5 and get shockwave in wine with good playback.

Its runs quicker .IE and shockwave is just to slow.

Crash6914 · #4 18th November 2006, 05:20 PM

Yeh i agree but i want to be able to use RM Easy Link, which will only work with IE. Can you load download.microsoft.com?

leigh123linux · #5 18th November 2006, 05:28 PM

why dont you try the fedora howto

http://www.tatanka.com.br/ies4linux/...llation:Fedora

it works fine

Crash6914 · #6 18th November 2006, 06:52 PM

*sigh*
You don't appear to be listening to me. I do everything it says in that tutorial. But when running the installer, it can't connect to download.microsoft.com to get the files it needs. I also can't connect to download.microsoft.com in my browser. Why not?

leigh123linux · #7 18th November 2006, 06:59 PM

dont know ? could be dns

Crash6914 · #8 19th November 2006, 05:54 PM

Ok, when i try ping download.microsoft.com, it ends up pinging a767.ms.akamai.net.
Is this supposed to happen.

leigh123linux · #9 19th November 2006, 06:04 PM

[leigh@localhost ~]$ nslookup a767.ms.akamai.net
Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.25
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.8
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.11
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.16
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.24

[leigh@localhost ~]$ nslookup download.microsoft.com
Server: 192.168.1.1
Address: 192.168.1.1#53

Non-authoritative answer:
download.microsoft.com canonical name = main.dl.ms.akadns.net.
main.dl.ms.akadns.net canonical name = intl.dl.ms.akadns.net.
intl.dl.ms.akadns.net canonical name = dl.ms.d4p.net.
dl.ms.d4p.net canonical name = dl.ms.georedirector.akadns.net.
dl.ms.georedirector.akadns.net canonical name = a767.ms.akamai.net.
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.24
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.25
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.11
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.16
Name: a767.ms.akamai.net
Address: 84.53.137.17

[leigh@localhost ~]$ host download.windowsupdate.com
download.windowsupdate.com is an alias for main.dl.wu.akadns.net.
main.dl.wu.akadns.net is an alias for intl.dl.wu.akadns.net.
intl.dl.wu.akadns.net is an alias for dl.wu.ms.edgesuite.net.
dl.wu.ms.edgesuite.net is an alias for a26.ms.akamai.net.
a26.ms.akamai.net has address 84.53.137.8
a26.ms.akamai.net has address 84.53.137.16
a26.ms.akamai.net has address 84.53.137.18

looks great to me

Crash6914 · #10 20th November 2006, 09:44 AM

Hey, i tried loading donwload.microsoft.com from a windows computer and it works fine, so i don't know whats going on.

leigh123linux · #11 20th November 2006, 10:01 AM

disable the firewall

Crash6914 · #12 21st November 2006, 06:31 PM

Made no difference, any other suggestions?