At 09:36 PM 12/26/2005, you wrote:
On the question of why I can't access Google search while other sites work
fine, I've made progress. There probably are a few who are now curious
about my
problem, so I thought I'd give you a report.
Typing the Google url into the address window gets me an "Operation
timed-out,
did not connect" message. But when I instead use the DNS numbers for the
Google
address (the numbers which the browser really uses to go to the Google site),
bingo, it takes me right there, and searches just fine.
So my problem has to do with my computer or my server failing to convert the
url address into the DNS numbers corresponding to that site. Because my
neighbour who uses the same Internet provider hasn't had a problem, and
because
I don't have a problem on my university computer using a different provider,
it seems most likely that the problem is on my home computer.
Nevertheless, I'm
asking my provider if they are having any problem with DNS numbers.
That's it so far. Thanks to everyone both public and private who tried to
help.
Stephen
I know you dismissed my suggestion earlier - but this sounds like a browser
hijacking. I had similar symptoms a while back - being unable to get to
specific websites - and it was indeed a hijacking. Have you tried using a
different browser?
-- Jim
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