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Strange Internet Problem

  • 18-04-2011 12:24pm
    #1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭


    Since yesterday I've been unable to connect with the BBC news website (and indeed any section of it). Message returned is "Internet explorer cannot display the webpage - diagnose connection problems". As their site was down last week, I thought nothing of it, until I noticed people posting links to the beeb in posts around the place....

    As a result, I launched vidalia, and - using firefox & going through a proxy which makes it appear I'm in the uk - can now browse the beeb website (all sections).

    Anyone any ideas?


Comments

  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Have you tried clearing your browser cache:
    Press ctrl, shift delete
    select all
    and clear


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    cookie1977 wrote: »
    Have you tried clearing your browser cache:
    Press ctrl, shift delete
    select all
    and clear

    Just did there now and no joy.

    Used the "diagnose connection problems" and it states that "windows cannot find the host name news.bbc.co.uk. using DNS" and that the "Domain name server may be down".


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    go to start, click run, type cmd and click ok
    type
    ipconfig /flushdns


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Antrim_Man


    I am having the very same issue. I cannot browse BBC from my laptop or my mobile over the Eircom wireless, so the problem is with the router or Eircom :confused:


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Antrim_Man wrote: »
    I am having the very same issue. I cannot browse BBC from my laptop or my mobile over the Eircom wireless, so the problem is with the router or Eircom :confused:

    ...thank the jaysus I'm not the only one then...


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Just spit-balling here but open command prompt and type this to ping the BBC site:

    ping 212.58.246.84


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    cookie1977 wrote: »
    go to start, click run, type cmd and click ok
    type
    ipconfig /flushdns

    Did that now - no joy.
    Duggy747 wrote:
    Just spit-balling here but open command prompt and type this to ping the BBC site:

    ping 212.58.246.84


    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6002]
    Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    C:\Users\****>ping 212.58.246.84
    Pinging 212.58.246.84 with 32 bytes of data:
    Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=54
    Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=54
    Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=25ms TTL=54
    Reply from 212.58.246.84: bytes=32 time=24ms TTL=54
    Ping statistics for 212.58.246.84:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
    Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 24ms, Maximum = 25ms, Average = 24ms
    C:\Users\****>


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Okay, you can communicate with the BBC site but can only connect to it by going through a proxy?

    For the craìc, check your HOSTS file. (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc - Open it with Notepad)

    Only thing that should be in there is:

    127.0.0.1 localhost


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    Okay, you can communicate with the BBC site but can only connect to it by going through a proxy?

    For the craìc, check your HOSTS file. (C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc - Open it with Notepad)

    Only thing that should be in there is:

    127.0.0.1 localhost

    127.0.0.1 localhost
    ::1 localhost


    ...as above there. Rest has the hash in front.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,295 ✭✭✭✭Duggy747


    Okay.

    Check your Internet Options (In IE, click Tools -> Internet Options)

    Click on Connections tab, then click on LAN Settings. Just want to make sure the Proxy Server is disabled (In this case I'm assuming it is but just to be sure).


    Now, open command prompt again and type:

    ipconfig /all

    Tell me what address is written beside DNS SERVERS


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Duggy747 wrote: »
    Okay.

    Check your Internet Options (In IE, click Tools -> Internet Options)

    Click on Connections tab, then click on LAN Settings. Just want to make sure the Proxy Server is disabled (In this case I'm assuming it is but just to be sure).


    Now, open command prompt again and type:

    ipconfig /all

    Tell me what address is written beside DNS SERVERS

    Proxy isn't on.


    192.168.1.254


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    ...and, as random as it went, its back. Utterly weird.


    Thanks to all who gave advice.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,794 ✭✭✭cookie1977


    Very weird. Maybe an intermittent network issue??


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 46,938 ✭✭✭✭Nodin


    Jaysus knows, tbh - I haven't felt on top of technology since windows 3.1 and dos 6.0. I tried a number of Brit based sites during the time it wasn't coming up (other than the ones I use on a daily basis) and all worked fine. Anyhoo - back now, so the sacrificed chickens did not die in vain.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 948 ✭✭✭Antrim_Man


    Nodin wrote: »
    ...and, as random as it went, its back. Utterly weird.


    Thanks to all who gave advice.

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=71760145


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