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Thread ID: 39779 2003-11-17 05:59:00 The page cannot be displayed or DNS Error jimboy97 (998) Press F1
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192635 2003-11-17 05:59:00 My friend can not get a web page to work, it comes up as The page cannot be displayed or DNS Error , how do i fix this problem...running win98 .... IE6
Please help ...thanks
jimboy97 (998)
192636 2003-11-17 07:02:00 > My friend can not get a web page to work, it comes up
> as The page cannot be displayed or DNS Error

Can tell us what the web page/site is (so we can have a look and see it if is the server or there ISP) & who they ISP is.
stu140103 (137)
192637 2003-11-17 07:37:00 Does their machine dial? Check if it does, if not, manually dial through Dial-up Networking.

Can they get other web-sites? Check and see.

Is there something special about that site (secure anything like that)?

Do they have a firewall? Try disabling it.

More info will be required, or we could all stab blindly all night
whiskeytangofoxtrot (438)
192638 2003-11-17 09:53:00 Dns error on all pages and sites we try to go to...dials on to net and is hooked on but will not display any pages ...fire wall is disabled and tryed all sorts to get it going but no luck..checked modem settings and ie settings as well ..but no go...???????????????Help jimboy97 (998)
192639 2003-11-17 10:39:00 Get yourself a copy of Spybot Search & Destroy, from spybot.info
This will kill off any Spyware that may be preventing this.

Firstly, open a command window and type:
ping 210.48.100.45
This is PressF1, if you get it back, its all good then and your connection is working. Please post back and let us know it's ping'ing that IP.

next, type:
ping pressf1.co.nz
If it comes back with an error message, you know that its a DNS Server problem and you need to specify your DNS Server. If it comes back fine, it's likely an IE problem so try another browser temporarily!

Next, in the Dial-Up Connection Properties (I use Linux so cant remember exactly where it is.. Just look around) there's an option to specify an IP address and a DNS Server.
On Win98 to get to this, right-click on Network Neighbourhood and choose Properties and IIRC you can edit the Dial-Up settings from there.

Specify your DNS servers, but not your IP Address. Use the following for DNS Servers:
202.27.184.3
202.27.184.5

See if that helps.

Does Email work?
I would think from what you've told us it wouldnt?

Cheers


Chill.
Chilling_Silently (228)
192640 2003-11-17 10:57:00 Stu has a point post the url here for us to test your friends website beama (111)
192641 2003-11-17 19:25:00 Suspect spyware, have a look in Add/Remove programs for New.net or Save Now.

I suppose you have checked the obvious and do not have proxy server selected in Tool/Internet options/Connections/Settings
Jim B (153)
192642 2003-11-17 19:30:00 Just for One website? If so, then I guess I went totally off my rocker... :p Chilling_Silently (228)
192643 2003-11-17 19:36:00 > Dns error on all pages and sites we try to go
> to...dials on to net and is hooked on but will not
> display any pages ...fire wall is disabled and tryed
> all sorts to get it going but no luck..checked modem
> settings and ie settings as well ..but no
> go...???????????????Help

Appears to be all web sites
Jim B (153)
192644 2003-11-17 19:57:00 I know....
I should have put that in <Sarcastic> tags.. sorry..

Im still waking up here... :D
Chilling_Silently (228)
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