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Question

DNS lookup failed

by Jul 2, 2011 6:12AM PDT

DNS lookup failed. Using my chrome browser, is there any suggestion on how to overcome this frustrating problem?

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Clarification Request
All web sites? All browsers?
by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 2, 2011 6:13AM PDT

Some detail would help.

Mark

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DNS:problem
by keofirst Jul 2, 2011 10:55AM PDT

I use Chrome for my main browser. accessing Gmail is not a problem BUT when going to another site (even such as Yahoo), it gets hung up on the DNS error message.

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Clarification Request
Does Internet Explorer work
by Kees_B Forum moderator Jul 2, 2011 6:17AM PDT

Did Chrome ever work? If so, what changed?

Kees

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chrome
by keofirst Jul 2, 2011 10:54AM PDT

yes, chrome works fine BUT the DNS message reappears too frequently.

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Re: DNS message
by Kees_B Forum moderator Jul 2, 2011 9:54PM PDT

Does it appear just as often if you use IE?

And what is your DNS server set to (check in ipconfig).

Kees

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