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<blockquote data-quote="SwissBuster" data-source="post: 992325" data-attributes="member: 78168">OK, some odd results.&nbsp;First, I added MySQL as an exception to MS Security Essentials on the MediaPC. I also altered the MySQL privileges in Windows Firewall as this was for one port only. This didn't change anything on the MP connection issue on the laptop.&nbsp;I then tested the ping of the IP address which is fine (see image attached).&nbsp;Now the wierd result - entering the server name (Gavin-Media-PC) pings an IP address in Russia. The kauchuk.ru website is the server of a client I worked for a year ago. When on their site (and inside their firewall), the IT technician played with my laptop to allow me to connect to their LAN. I thought this was only by adding proxy settings within IE (which I have long since elliminated), but it seems the site settings must still be stored somewhere on the laptop. Note that if I type anything to ping (eg. bla bla bla) it pings the kauchuk.ru site.&nbsp;I'm not sure if this is the cuase of my connection issue, but I'd like to get rid of this regardless. Any idea what's going on here and how to resolve?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SwissBuster, post: 992325, member: 78168"] OK, some odd results. First, I added MySQL as an exception to MS Security Essentials on the MediaPC. I also altered the MySQL privileges in Windows Firewall as this was for one port only. This didn't change anything on the MP connection issue on the laptop. I then tested the ping of the IP address which is fine (see image attached). Now the wierd result - entering the server name (Gavin-Media-PC) pings an IP address in Russia. The kauchuk.ru website is the server of a client I worked for a year ago. When on their site (and inside their firewall), the IT technician played with my laptop to allow me to connect to their LAN. I thought this was only by adding proxy settings within IE (which I have long since elliminated), but it seems the site settings must still be stored somewhere on the laptop. Note that if I type anything to ping (eg. bla bla bla) it pings the kauchuk.ru site. I'm not sure if this is the cuase of my connection issue, but I'd like to get rid of this regardless. Any idea what's going on here and how to resolve? [/QUOTE]

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