Technocrats, Help!

Published on August 18, 2008 By stevendedalus In Blogging

"Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer"

I keep getting this damnable message in forum. Sometimes the refresh button helps, but mostly it hangs. I can often fare well for a while when refresh works and I hit the back arrow. More recently it is becoming cantankerous and I have to reload JU. I'm always going back to internet options to check or check off items, but I really don't know half of what I'm doing. I'm thinking trusted sites[services. stardock.com] might have something to do with it since I have to repeatedly install certificate.

Any answers?

Comments

Dr Guy

on Aug 18, 2008

I guess the first question is how are you connected to the internet? Broadband, dialup? And then if you have your own network (one of those router thingys and such).

The error is simple and it could very well be your ISP. But you may want to try (this is for windows, for Mac and Linux, YMMV) opening up a command line window and typing the following: ipconfig /flushdns - and then press return.

If your ISP's DNS is fritzy, you can always hard code your DNS IPs with another ISPs. That is a little trickier and you are at the mercy of the other ISP and their DNS not changing (and one of the reasons almost everyone uses DHCP these days). I have had to use other DNS servers when my ISP (Comcast) DNS servers were being flaky (actually they were just switching them and not doing a very good job of it).

stevendedalus

on Aug 19, 2008

Old dial up; I'll try the command.

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