Not sure how to describe the problem without a blaten example, so:
You visit www.google.com (or virtually any website), surf 'n turf...learn about farming, then go look up some quantum theories...all is perfect!
Let the page sit idle for a few minutes, (per-say while you write something down, go to a different window), and BAM! It will no longer load anything on www.google.com. No searches, no refreshes, nothing. It will just display the lovely 'Page cannot be found'.
So, now what ever do I do without Google?! I was brilliant! www.google.ca! Perfect. Ok, so I do the same thing with it...then it dies. Then I move to www.google.de, etc. You get the picture!
Point being, this happens with any website--it just so happens that Google is the one I use so frequent...so I notice it very often! The only way to restore access to these sites is just to...wait. Wait a few minutes, use a different computer on the same network, reset the LAN connection, and occasionally opening a CMD window and flushing the DNS cache--but I believe this is just a coincidence (timing), since it rarely works.
But the really odd thing (to me)...open the CMD window, and ping these sites that cannot be found...instant responses!
And if you read to this point...well...you're special.
Any insight you might have on this tedious problem... suggestions as to what might be causing it (hardware, software), etc.! I'm using the PC in my signature when it's showing the specs--WinXP.
Thanks...
--Xula
PS: Yes, I attempted to add a small amount of humor. A lousy attempt indeed.
You visit www.google.com (or virtually any website), surf 'n turf...learn about farming, then go look up some quantum theories...all is perfect!
Let the page sit idle for a few minutes, (per-say while you write something down, go to a different window), and BAM! It will no longer load anything on www.google.com. No searches, no refreshes, nothing. It will just display the lovely 'Page cannot be found'.
So, now what ever do I do without Google?! I was brilliant! www.google.ca! Perfect. Ok, so I do the same thing with it...then it dies. Then I move to www.google.de, etc. You get the picture!
Point being, this happens with any website--it just so happens that Google is the one I use so frequent...so I notice it very often! The only way to restore access to these sites is just to...wait. Wait a few minutes, use a different computer on the same network, reset the LAN connection, and occasionally opening a CMD window and flushing the DNS cache--but I believe this is just a coincidence (timing), since it rarely works.
But the really odd thing (to me)...open the CMD window, and ping these sites that cannot be found...instant responses!
And if you read to this point...well...you're special.
Any insight you might have on this tedious problem... suggestions as to what might be causing it (hardware, software), etc.! I'm using the PC in my signature when it's showing the specs--WinXP.
Thanks...
--Xula
PS: Yes, I attempted to add a small amount of humor. A lousy attempt indeed.