Odd Windows-7 DNS Error message

[Rick]

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?

 

[Jackie]

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?

 

[Rick]

"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...

 

[Jackie]

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.

 

[Frankster]

"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