Server not found error

Jimmy1983 · 24 Jan 2008 at 18:29

Keep getting this when viewing facebook, hotmail, and some forums. Other pc works fine, so the websites aren't down.

Any ideas people?

On vista X64, tried IE and its the same.

tolien · 24 Jan 2008 at 22:01

DNS problems?
Try nslookup [domain], and see what you get. ipconfig /flushdns might be useful, and it might be worth trying OpenDNS.

Jimmy1983 · 24 Jan 2008 at 23:09

It could be an DNS issue, last week my connection was playing up and when I 'diagnose and repair' in vista the message said a DNS problem.

I know nothing about DNS tho.

timking · 24 Jan 2008 at 23:27

have any ip settings changed on the machine that's broken? may be worth going start > run cmd, press enter, then typing ipconfig /all on both machines and comparing the settings.

what setup have you got (sky broadband, orange)?

apologies if i'm teaching you to suck eggs

Jimmy1983 · 24 Jan 2008 at 23:49

Alrite Tim, got your pc up and running? Iam off the gods board.

With orange, havent changed any IP settings at all, got DHCP enabled and obtain automatic IP address in network connections.

timking · 25 Jan 2008 at 00:10

Jimmy1983 said:
Alrite Tim, got your pc up and running? Iam off the gods board.

With orange, havent changed any IP settings at all, got DHCP enabled and obtain automatic IP address in network connections.

ha, small world! bit friendlier over here eh

from the command prompt again, type tracert -d www.apple.com , you should get at least one number come up, that of your orange router. if you can, take a screenshot.

is it wired or wireless? may be worth turning the router off, disabling the network card on the pc thatdoesn't work, turn off both pc's. boot up the router, then the pc that doesn't work, enable it's network card and se eif that connects.

yeah pc all up dude, well chuffed with it, playing around this weekend overclocking it

ordered a nice lg 22" lcd today off here, coming tomorrow!

Jimmy1983 · 25 Jan 2008 at 00:22

Both PC's are wired to a netgear router, typical Iam not having the server problem now but iam sure it will return at some point. Another slight problem is I can't always display pictures in FF, IE just shows the red cross. Not sure if that is related or not.

Results, doesnt mean much too me :S

You should have got the OCUK 24'', X2 separate orders aswell! Ive not even started OC'ing mine, got a Noctua to fit tomorrow tho

Just need Ade on here now, and us geeks can talk even more crap!

timking · 25 Jan 2008 at 13:53

I'm sure Oli C is on here as well!

PM me your MSN dude, I'll be on after 8ish tonight so can check stuff then?

timking · 25 Jan 2008 at 14:05

Oh, from the screenshot it's definitely getting out of the house and onto the web. Have you checked IE settings :

Tools > Internet Options

Click 'Connections' tab

Click 'LAN Settings'

Is anything ticked? If so, remove all ticks

Jimmy1983 · 25 Jan 2008 at 14:49

timking said:
Oh, from the screenshot it's definitely getting out of the house and onto the web. Have you checked IE settings :

Tools > Internet Options

Click 'Connections' tab

Click 'LAN Settings'

Is anything ticked? If so, remove all ticks

Nothing ticked, I wont be on tonight. Might be on tomorrow about 2ish. May catch ya then.