Clicking Link Inappropriately Routes Through Proxy Server

ID: Q223177

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows NT 4.0
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 1 for Windows 95
Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.01 Service Pack 2 for Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you click a link that references a local Intranet site with an Internet Protocol (IP) address instead of a fully-qualified domain name (FQDN), your request may be sent through a proxy server instead of using a direct connection. Also, this problem may occur even if you have specified an exception.

CAUSE

This problem can occur because of a problem in Internet Explorer that occurs when determining if a name is in the bypass list.

RESOLUTION

A supported fix that corrects this problem is now available from Microsoft, but it has not been fully regression tested and should be applied only to systems experiencing this specific problem. If you are not severely affected by this specific problem, Microsoft recommends that you wait for the next version of Internet Explorer that contains this fix.

To resolve this problem immediately, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the fix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services phone numbers and information on support costs, please go to the following address on the World Wide Web:

http://www.microsoft.com/support/supportnet/overview/overview.asp

The English version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:


   File name     Size     Date/Time         Platform
   -------------------------------------------------------
   Wininet.dll   387,808  03-11-99 10:40a   Windows NT x86

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbenv msient
Version : WINDOWS:4.01 Service Pack 1,4.01 Service Pack 2
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb