Strange Internet Problem

Nodin

Since yesterday I've been unable to connect with the BBC news website (and indeed any section of it). Message returned is "Internet explorer cannot display the webpage - diagnose connection problems". As their site was down last week, I thought nothing of it, until I noticed people posting links to the beeb in posts around the place....

As a result, I launched vidalia, and - using firefox & going through a proxy which makes it appear I'm in the uk - can now browse the beeb website (all sections).

Anyone any ideas?

cookie1977

Have you tried clearing your browser cache:
Press ctrl, shift delete
select all
and clear

Nodin

cookie1977 wrote: »

Have you tried clearing your browser cache:
Press ctrl, shift delete
select all
and clear

Just did there now and no joy.

Used the "diagnose connection problems" and it states that "windows cannot find the host name news.bbc.co.uk. using DNS" and that the "Domain name server may be down".

cookie1977

go to start, click run, type cmd and click ok
type
ipconfig /flushdns

Antrim_Man

I am having the very same issue. I cannot browse BBC from my laptop or my mobile over the Eircom wireless, so the problem is with the router or Eircom

Nodin

Antrim_Man wrote: »

I am having the very same issue. I cannot browse BBC from my laptop or my mobile over the Eircom wireless, so the problem is with the router or Eircom

...thank the jaysus I'm not the only one then...

Duggy747

Just spit-balling here but open command prompt and type this to ping the BBC site:

ping 212.58.246.84

Nodin

cookie1977 wrote: »

go to start, click run, type cmd and click ok
type
ipconfig /flushdns

Did that now - no joy.

Duggy747 wrote:

Just spit-balling here but open command prompt and type this to ping the BBC site:

ping 212.58.246.84

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
C:\Users\****>ping 212.58.246.84
Pinging 212.58.246.84 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=54
Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=54
Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=54
Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=54
Ping statistics for 212.58.246.84:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 24ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 24ms
C:\Users\****>

Duggy747

Okay, you can communicate with the BBC site but can only connect to it by going through a proxy?

For the craìc, check your HOSTS file. (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc - Open it with Notepad)

Only thing that should be in there is:

127.0.0.1 localhost

Nodin

Duggy747 wrote: »

Okay, you can communicate with the BBC site but can only connect to it by going through a proxy?

For the craìc, check your HOSTS file. (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc - Open it with Notepad)

Only thing that should be in there is:

127.0.0.1 localhost

127.0.0.1 localhost
::1 localhost


...as above there. Rest has the hash in front.

Duggy747

Okay.

Check your Internet Options (In IE, click Tools -> Internet Options)

Click on Connections tab, then click on LAN Settings. Just want to make sure the Proxy Server is disabled (In this case I'm assuming it is but just to be sure).

---

Now, open command prompt again and type:

ipconfig /all

Tell me what address is written beside DNS SERVERS

Nodin

Duggy747 wrote: »

Okay.

Check your Internet Options (In IE, click Tools -> Internet Options)

Click on Connections tab, then click on LAN Settings. Just want to make sure the Proxy Server is disabled (In this case I'm assuming it is but just to be sure).

---

Now, open command prompt again and type:

ipconfig /all

Tell me what address is written beside DNS SERVERS

Proxy isn't on.


192.168.1.254

Nodin

...and, as random as it went, its back. Utterly weird.


Thanks to all who gave advice.

cookie1977

Very weird. Maybe an intermittent network issue??

Nodin

Jaysus knows, tbh - I haven't felt on top of technology since windows 3.1 and dos 6.0. I tried a number of Brit based sites during the time it wasn't coming up (other than the ones I use on a daily basis) and all worked fine. Anyhoo - back now, so the sacrificed chickens did not die in vain.

Antrim_Man

Nodin wrote: »

...and, as random as it went, its back. Utterly weird.


Thanks to all who gave advice.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71760145