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The only 2 internet pages i can access, are my home pages, wikiwirral, and fiat forum, if i type in google search bar and search it comes up internet explorer can not display this page, i click on diagnosis problem the result is DNS server is not responding

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What operating system you use? What browser do you use? Are you wireless/wired/dongle connection?

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Fire wall - parental control ??

click START
if on xp click on RUN

in the box type

CMD

A black screen will open and you can type the following.


ping google.co.uk

Your looking out for a result that does not say 100% loss


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Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>ping google.co.uk
Ping request could not find host google.co.uk. Please check the name and try aga
in.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>pinggoogle.co.uk
'pinggoogle.co.uk' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>ping google.co.uk

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try

tracert www.google.co.uk


this time you have to add the www


START >>>> RUN >>> type cmd

and in the black box type the above.

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Then you can try


ipconfig /flushdns

And reboot.

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Originally Posted by Mark
try

tracert www.google.co.uk


this time you have to add the www


START >>>> RUN >>> type cmdMicrosoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>ping google.co.uk
Ping request could not find host google.co.uk. Please check the name and try aga
in.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>pinggoogle.co.uk
'pinggoogle.co.uk' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>ping google.co.uk


and in the black box type the above.

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ipconfig /flushdns

And reboot.
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>ipconfig/flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

C:\Documents and Settings\Sandra Wilson>
still no difference

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Have you tried rebooting the router and computer? To reboot the router, simply turn the power off to it for10 - 15 seconds and then restart. Sometimes it can take 2 attempts to flush the DNS.

What is the ISP? They could be having DNS issues, so you could be worth givin them a ring to double check, before spending a couple of hours trying to fix it, only to find it was a network issue on their side.

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tried all that, i am on hold on phone with sky, have been for an hour

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Can you go to this address? This a different way of accessing www.google.com.

http://209.85.143.99

edit: And stop using IE. Switch to Firefox or Chrome (or hell, anything).

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ues can access google from that link, no problem, but can not do any searches

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Well according to Sky's service status page, there is no issues at present; however there is reports on Sky User of people suffering various DNS issues. So could be a Sky problem, have you managed to speak to them yet, or are you still in a queue?

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still on hold, and the stupid music they play is doing my head in

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Originally Posted by willo
ues can access google from that link, no problem, but can not do any searches

Deffo sounds like the DNS is screwed somewhere then; what router is it? You could possibly change the routers DNS servers to OpenDNS, if you know the model, we can advise how.

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