This is very strange. I have a newly purchased Windows-7 system and there is a particular internet site that I have to click on TWICE to access. I have a shortcut for the site set up, and when I click on the icon the first time during an IE browser session, I ALWAYS get this message: "DNS Error - Server cannot be found". When I click on the icon a second time, it connects with no problem. As long as the browser window is open, I can then connect and reconnect to this site all I want with no problem. If I don't use the icon and just type in the site into IE, the result is the same. The first time I type in the site name, I get the error message. The SECOND time I type it in, it connects fine, and then it continues to connect fine for the duration of the IE session.. The site is www.humyo.com (it is a file storage site), and I have no trouble accessing it from any other computer. I also have no problem on this computer with any other site (so far at least). I am using Windows-7 Home Premium and IE 8.0.7600.16385. Any idea of what's causing this or how to fix?
On 5/25/2010 19:52, Rick wrote: > This is very strange. I have a newly purchased Windows-7 system and > there is a particular internet site that I have to click on TWICE to > access. I have a shortcut for the site set up, and when I click on the > icon the first time during an IE browser session, I ALWAYS get this > message: "DNS Error - Server cannot be found". When I click on the icon > a second time, it connects with no problem. As long as the browser > window is open, I can then connect and reconnect to this site all I want > with no problem. > > If I don't use the icon and just type in the site into IE, the result is > the same. The first time I type in the site name, I get the error > message. The SECOND time I type it in, it connects fine, and then it > continues to connect fine for the duration of the IE session.. The site > is www.humyo.com (it is a file storage site), and I have no trouble > accessing it from any other computer. I also have no problem on this > computer with any other site (so far at least). I am using Windows-7 > Home Premium and IE 8.0.7600.16385. > > Any idea of what's causing this or how to fix? I am not sure myself but does it help at all to type in "ipconfig /flushdns" in the command prompt?
"Jackie" <Jackie@an.on> wrote in message news:4bfc1758$0$21693$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com... > On 5/25/2010 19:52, Rick wrote: >> This is very strange. I have a newly purchased Windows-7 system and >> there is a particular internet site that I have to click on TWICE to >> access. I have a shortcut for the site set up, and when I click on the >> icon the first time during an IE browser session, I ALWAYS get this >> message: "DNS Error - Server cannot be found". When I click on the icon >> a second time, it connects with no problem. As long as the browser >> window is open, I can then connect and reconnect to this site all I want >> with no problem. >> >> If I don't use the icon and just type in the site into IE, the result is >> the same. The first time I type in the site name, I get the error >> message. The SECOND time I type it in, it connects fine, and then it >> continues to connect fine for the duration of the IE session.. The site >> is www.humyo.com (it is a file storage site), and I have no trouble >> accessing it from any other computer. I also have no problem on this >> computer with any other site (so far at least). I am using Windows-7 >> Home Premium and IE 8.0.7600.16385. >> >> Any idea of what's causing this or how to fix? > > I am not sure myself but does it help at all to type in "ipconfig > /flushdns" in the command prompt? No, that does not help. I get the same result...
On 5/25/2010 20:55, Rick wrote: > No, that does not help. I get the same result... Does this problem exist only with IE8? Have you tried with a different browser that is not based on IE? Actually, it might be interesting to see if the same thing happens in a browser based on IE. If this happens only in IE, maybe you could try to disable unneeded add-ons (Tools->Manage Add-ons), if any. You could try to disable everything first and see how it goes.
"Rick" <rick@nomail.com> wrote in message news:hth2pn$vfm$1@speranza.aioe.org... > This is very strange. I have a newly purchased Windows-7 system and there > is a particular internet site that I have to click on TWICE to access. I > have a shortcut for the site set up, and when I click on the icon the > first time during an IE browser session, I ALWAYS get this message: "DNS > Error - Server cannot be found". When I click on the icon a second time, > it connects with no problem. As long as the browser window is open, I can > then connect and reconnect to this site all I want with no problem. > > If I don't use the icon and just type in the site into IE, the result is > the same. The first time I type in the site name, I get the error > message. The SECOND time I type it in, it connects fine, and then it > continues to connect fine for the duration of the IE session.. The site is > www.humyo.com (it is a file storage site), and I have no trouble accessing > it from any other computer. I also have no problem on this computer with > any other site (so far at least). I am using Windows-7 Home Premium and > IE 8.0.7600.16385. > > Any idea of what's causing this or how to fix? I would try rebooting (or power-cycling) your modem or router/firewall, or both. Sounds like a slow response from one or both of those. -Frank