Ever gotten port 80 smurfed?

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Ever gotten port 80 smurfed?

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Okay. I'm running Windows XP, SP2, with virus protection, firewalls, etc. So I'm working on configuring the shiny new phpBB forum I got (yeah, I switched) when whap, I get a boatload of "Connection Refused". I scratch my head, and look at my Skype connection. Well, sure enough, it's green. That puzzles me.

So, I open up the Command Line, and I try pinging google.com. Well, it works. Then, I re-bind Apache to accept connections from both port 80 and port 8000. When I type http://localhost:8000/, I have connection.

But Port 80's still busted. I have this philosophy: a reboot is the almost universal panacea to all trivial problems. So I reboot. And sure enough, port 80 starts working again.

This was really, really weird. Have any you ever had this sort of experience before? Do you think I've caught a virus/trojan?
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It happened again! NOOOOO!!!
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Skype is hogging the port, I believe.
In the Connections tab found in options turn off "Use port 80 as an alternative".
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I have done as you asked. Sounds reasonable. My fingers are crossed. >_<
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Did it work?

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Ambush Commander wrote:I have done as you asked. Sounds reasonable. My fingers are crossed. >_<
Did it work?
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The thing is, I was away for three days, so I really don't know. I'm back though, so extended use should tell me what will happen.
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