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Cannot find server

  • 21-02-2011 12:04am
    #1
    volrex
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 31 ✭


    I'm trying to log into a site , but this message comes up...Cannot find server.
    Is it my computer or what is the problem?
    Is there anyway to fix it??


Comments

  • #2
    Nothingbetter2d
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Nothingbetter2d


    either the server's isp is down, the server has crashed, or the url address you are using is incorrect.


  • #3
    ElectricGirl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 48 ✭ElectricGirl


    what is the website?


  • #4
    Razzuh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 184 ✭✭Razzuh


    Nothingbetter2d wrote: »
    either the server's isp is down, the server has crashed, or the url address you are using is incorrect.

    ...Or there's a DNS problem. These seem to be popping up surprisingly frequently on this forum lately.


  • #5
    lektrolyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭lektrolyte


    Are you trying to browse to a website or connect to remote host?

    If you're getting this in a web browser, as Razzuh says it could be a DNS issue, maybe your ISP. To rule this out try to browse the site through a proxy. If you still get that message through this then there's likely a problem with the site.


  • #6
    T0mmyM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭T0mmyM


    Am I wrong or if it was a DNS issue wouldn't it affect every website?
    Not sure if the OP means just a particular site or not.


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  • #7
    lektrolyte
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5 ✭lektrolyte


    Am I wrong or if it was a DNS issue wouldn't it affect every website?

    Well not always, if the website owner had made recent DNS changes to the domain eg maybe pointing the www record to a new IP address, then the ISP might need 24-48 hours before they see this change.

    But then again it could just the ISP themselves having DNS problems or the OP has no internet connection at all.


  • #8
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    try www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com (it's a real site :))
    Or try ping www.<yoursite>.com

    OP, you need to tell us much more so we can help better.
    Screen shots always help.

    Actually it's been a while since OP, probably fixed now.


  • #9
    T0mmyM
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 286 ✭✭T0mmyM


    biko wrote: »
    try www.downforeveryoneorjustme.com (it's a real site :))
    Or try ping www.<yoursite>.com

    OP, you need to tell us much more so we can help better.
    Screen shots always help.

    Actually it's been a while since OP, probably fixed now.

    Usefull site. cheers for that.

    Yeah it's like working in the dark without the name of the site the OP is having trouble with.


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