If you are getting this error message...

The host you are trying to send the input from is not a valid host

This is most likely caused by the Web Browser drawing pages from either a local disk cache or a cache at the ISP or Firewall level. Windows XP users could also be experiencing trouble with the default "Personal Firewall" sofware. Other such similar "Personal Firewall" software (Zone Alarm Pro for example) could cause similar problems.


Internet Explorer through Version 5 Series:

1. Select Tools -> Internet Options -> Temporary Internet Files section
   
2. Click "Settings" and enable the option "Every visit to the page". NOTE: Now is a good time to limit the number of megabytes that Internet Explorer has to store pages on your hard disk; its default is 1% of your total hard disk size. Consider reducing that down to 10 Megabytes at this time.
   
3. Click "OK"
   
4. Click "Delete Files"
   
5. Click "OK"

Internet Explorer Version 6 Series

1. Tools -> Internet Options Privacy Tab
   
2. Click "Advanced"
   
3. Ensure settings are the following:
   
   • "Override automatic cookie handling" - CHECKED
     
   • First party Cookies: ACCEPT - selected
     
   • Third-party Cookies: BLOCK - selected
     
   • "Always allow session cookies" - user discretion
     

This allows the forum software to work as designed while still blocking potentially malicious third-party cookies.


Netscape:

1. Select Edit -> Preferences -> Click the '+' next to "Advanced"
   
2. Select "Cache"
   
3. Menu on the right says "Document in cache is compared to Document on network:"
   
   • Once Per session"
     
   • "Every time"
     
   • "Never"
4. Choose "Every Time"
   
5. Click "OK"

Windows XP users with "Norton Personal Firewall" software, or similar (adding a trusted site):

1. Open NIS.
   
2. Click Options.
   
3. Click Internet Security (or Personal Firewall).
   
4. Click Advanced Options.
   
5. Click the Web tab.
   
6. Click Add Site. A new site/domain box appears.
   
7. Enter the url of the site that you want to receive the referrer information and click OK. That site name appears in the left frame of the Advanced Options window.
   
8. Click the name of the new site.
   
9. Click the Privacy tab.
   
10. Check the "Use these rules for..." box.
    
11. Change the Referrer from "Block" to "Allow."
    
12. Click Apply, and then click OK.
    
13. Click OK to close the Options window.

If you wish to disable all filtering: Click on custom settings and make sure enable privacy is checked. Then click on the Custom Level tab. Under Confidential settings select medium. Under Cookie Blocking select None:Allow Cookies. Do not place a check mark next to Enable Browser Privacy. Place a check mark next to Enable Secure Connections (https). Click OK and you're all set.


Additional Information:

Check your local computer's clock. If it is inaccurate, please reset it to your current local time, clear out your browser cache, clear out any cookies set by the site, and try again.

If you are using a cable modem, please contact your cable modem provider to discuss the page cache that they may be running on the system. Be prepared to use an alternate provider (dial up) as a test of the page cache if they are indeed running one. Many hosts with cache systems claim that they are 'transparent' when that is not the case.

Also know that many large ISPs around the country will run cache servers that only clear out at scheduled intervals. This can affect performance regionally and make content fail to show up correctly for your users in these areas where the cache has not cleared for a while.

If the problem still persists after all this, please email me.

hey guys,
Ive tried all the possibilities that are given above but i still cant post anything through my laptop.
Any other suggestions????

Are you behind any corporate or other firewalls?

hey pulse,
hope you having a blast at the expo...
im connected through an adsl line at home and am not aware of any firewalls. Plus any other computer in the house connected to the same modem works just fine.
ive followed the "xp norton personal.." and "internet explorer version 6" steps said by Hot Toddy numerous times in succession but cant seem to post anything!!!
anything else i can try???

alicoo

I've been having the same problem for months. I'm behind a firewall, so I'm going to try messing with that.

Pulse help please??
cant post anything yet...
ur the man!

thanx for the help, its been annoying me not being able to post

I get the same error when i post. I have to switch off my norton personal fire wall temporarily to post. BTW I have an ADSL connection. I hope this helps.

Y'know you can allow your computer access to post on Pioneer's website - just go into the firewall settings and somewhere there's the option to designate this as a safe site or always allow communication with...

Saves hassles like disable / enable.

Hi, I have just realised that I did add this forum but didn't set it up right. hopefully this will test that it works now.

Cheers Pulse.

Rave

Guess what it does work! Thanks again

Yup the Norton Internet Security XP problem is the same with Windows 2000... and now I'm back on track... dude yeah alright!

Oh and another thing turn the cookies on too or else it will still come up as an error. (see above) G

worked i think

If you're posting, then yes.

Any ideas on why the popup blocker prevents you from posting? The forums don't use popups do they? Between my Norton firewall and my popup blocker I'm not able to post from home so any additional insight is appreciated.

I doubt it's your pop-up blocker, most likely just a combination of Norton, possibly a Windows firewall and IE securities.

Do what those in the know do - use FireFox instead of IE.