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Can't get onto Google or Gmail on Laptop

  • 03-03-2011 12:20AM
    #1
    rebelmomma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭


    can't access Google or Gmail on my laptop. I can on my iphone using the same wifi connection so

    I have done scans, tried firefox but nothing works!

    I am cracking up because I have alot of research to do and I cannot get onto google to do it properly!!

    HELP please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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  • #2
    francois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭francois


    A bit more info would help...is the page being redirected or going blank, can you access the internet, which OS etc


  • #3
    rebelmomma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭rebelmomma


    Sorry! I forgot to add that!

    When I type it in It just says that the page cannot be displayed. When I click diagnose connection problems it comes back saying there are no problems.

    It happened first with gmail and then with google.


  • #4
    francois
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,650 ✭✭✭francois


    Can you access other sites?
    Check your hosts file in c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc
    open the hosts file in notepad and see if there are any entries for google, if there are delete them
    check your internet settings to see if a proxy has been added (in firefox tools>options>advanced>network>settings
    See if you can access the net with a wired connection


  • #5
    rebelmomma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭rebelmomma


    Can you access other sites?
    yes everything else. although sometimes when i enter in an address i am redirected to an opendns website search page? If i click the back tab it then goes to the address i want to visit

    Check your hosts file in c:\windows\system 32\drivers\etc
    open the hosts file in notepad and see if there are any entries for google, if there are delete them

    I did this last night. nothing about google there at all.

    check your internet settings to see if a proxy has been added (in firefox tools>options>advanced>network>settings

    just checked there and there is no proxy server.

    See if you can access the net with a wired connection
    i will have a look for my dsl cable and try this


  • #6
    Ken.
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,898 ✭✭✭✭Ken.


    There was a report on tuesday saying google had a problem with gmail. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/gmail-issues-resolved-google/


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  • #7
    rebelmomma
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 209 ✭✭rebelmomma


    lucyfur09 wrote: »
    There was a report on tuesday saying google had a problem with gmail. http://www.ubergizmo.com/2011/03/gmail-issues-resolved-google/

    this is a different issue Lucy but thanks for posting :)


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