Recently i was configuring asp.net development server and fiddled up proxy server settings in internet explorer.since i am avid user of firefox i rarely bothered about IE.yes,firefox worked but IE did not.
Thats not the only problem .none of the updates would work.it seems all applications upgrade refers to proxy server settings in IE.to my surprise even safari did not work.it was intelligent enough to show the error message directly unlike IE.
the error message was “unknown error” (kCFErrorDomainWinSock:10054.
when i googled for the solution i found a clean one after a long time.so with out any delay here comes the solution.the credit goes to tim quan,current moderator of tech net.
Solution;
1. Does Firefox work properly?.
2. Is your computer in a domain?
3. Are you running Windows Server 2008 or 2003?
Based on the current situation, I suggest trying the following methods to test the issue. Please start IE to check the result after each step.
Note: The following steps apply for Windows Vista/Server 2008.
Step 1 Reset IE
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1. Click Start, please type “inetcpl.cpl” (without quotation marks) in the Start Search bar and press Enter to open the Internet options window.
2. Switch to the Advanced tab.
3. Click the “Reset Internet Explorer Settings” button.
4. Click Reset to confirm the operation.
5. Click Close when the resetting process has finished.
6. Uncheck the “Enable third-party browser extensions” option in the Settings box.
7. Click Apply, click OK.
Step 2 Start Safe Mode for IE
===================
1. Click on the Start menu, enter “iexplore -extoff” (without quotation marks) and press Enter.
2. Copy the link and paste it into the address bar in Internet Explorer.
Step 3 Reset Proxy
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If you are not located in a corporate network, or if you do not use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, clear the WinHTTP proxy configuration. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN Settings.
4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, click to select the Automatically detect settings check box, and then click OK.
5. In the Proxy Server diaglog box, clear ALL of the option check boxes then click OK to quit.
6. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
7. Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
a. Netsh winhttp reset proxy
b. net stop wuauserv
c. net start wuauserv
d. exit
Note: If you use a router to access the Internet, please remove the router and connect the computer to the Internet directly. This issue can be caused by incorrect router configurations. If any proxy is necessary for the Internet connection, please contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) before using the above command to remove the configuration.
source:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/220fad8f-149b-4f5a-8a8c-c7255419e1a5?prof=required&wa=wsignin1.0
“unknown error” (kCFErrorDomainWinSock:10054 problem solved
Recently i was configuring asp.net development server and fiddled up proxy server settings in internet explorer.since i am avid user of firefox i rarely bothered about IE.yes,firefox worked but IE did not.
Thats not the only problem .none of the updates would work.it seems all applications upgrade refers to proxy server settings in IE.to my surprise even safari did not work.it was intelligent enough to show the error message directly unlike IE.
the error message was “unknown error” (kCFErrorDomainWinSock:10054.
when i googled for the solution i found a clean one after a long time.so with out any delay here comes the solution.the credit goes to tim quan,current moderator of tech net.
Solution;
1. Does Firefox work properly?.
2. Is your computer in a domain?
3. Are you running Windows Server 2008 or 2003?
Based on the current situation, I suggest trying the following methods to test the issue. Please start IE to check the result after each step.
Note: The following steps apply for Windows Vista/Server 2008.
Step 1 Reset IE
==========
1. Click Start, please type “inetcpl.cpl” (without quotation marks) in the Start Search bar and press Enter to open the Internet options window.
2. Switch to the Advanced tab.
3. Click the “Reset Internet Explorer Settings” button.
4. Click Reset to confirm the operation.
5. Click Close when the resetting process has finished.
6. Uncheck the “Enable third-party browser extensions” option in the Settings box.
7. Click Apply, click OK.
Step 2 Start Safe Mode for IE
===================
1. Click on the Start menu, enter “iexplore -extoff” (without quotation marks) and press Enter.
2. Copy the link and paste it into the address bar in Internet Explorer.
Step 3 Reset Proxy
============
If you are not located in a corporate network, or if you do not use a proxy server to connect to the Internet, clear the WinHTTP proxy configuration. To do this, follow these steps:
1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. On the Tools menu, click Internet Options.
3. Click the Connections tab, and then click LAN Settings.
4. In the Local Area Network (LAN) Settings dialog box, click to select the Automatically detect settings check box, and then click OK.
5. In the Proxy Server diaglog box, clear ALL of the option check boxes then click OK to quit.
6. Click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK.
7. Type the following commands. Press ENTER after each command.
a. Netsh winhttp reset proxy
b. net stop wuauserv
c. net start wuauserv
d. exit
Note: If you use a router to access the Internet, please remove the router and connect the computer to the Internet directly. This issue can be caused by incorrect router configurations. If any proxy is necessary for the Internet connection, please contact your ISP (Internet Service Provider) before using the above command to remove the configuration.
source:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winservergen/thread/220fad8f-149b-4f5a-8a8c-c7255419e1a5?prof=required&wa=wsignin1.0