My internet connection is 2mb I can get onto yahoo ebay my email etc but there are some sites that wont load at all eg msn.com wayn.com This has me puzzled how is it that I can surf most sites fine but a few wont load at all
2006-12-08 23:11:36 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Internet
you need more coal
2006-12-11 06:56:02 · answer #1 · answered by fivelighters 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Security settings as suggested could do it, but I don't see how MSN would be on the list. You didn't post which browser you are using or what kind of error messages you are getting. I would say the first thing to do is to try an alternate browser, such as firefox http://www.getfirefox.com, you might have a browser that isn't supported by sites.
If that doesn't work, check out you computer settings, make sure you don't have any spyware or firewall software that blocks websites, such as a "kids safe" setting, and if you do, disable it. Some symantec tuff has a built in firewall with a surfing level, so you might need to go through all the settings of your firewall/secuirty software to find it.
Finally, one thing to do, is to open a command prompt on windows, start-run, type in cmd and hit enter. On a mac, go to finder, applications, utilities and select terminal.
Yhen type in ping adressyoucan'tgetto.com , some sites, such as MSN have a firewall that prevents a ping, so try multiples, if you are still getting no results, you will see a statement that looks like Ping wayn.com (217.148.33.4): 56 data bytes or similiar. (Wayne and MSN do not respond to a ping)
Go ahead and use the IP address, so an example would be ping 217.148.33.4, a good output is at the end. If you can get it to work via ip address but not domain name, I would call up your ISP and complain about your DNS servers, since that means it isn't resolving the domain name, but it can get to the IP. If the IP address doesn't ping at all, then definitely something wrong with your computer.
Anyways, jsut some troubleshooting tips.
Imac:~ Admin$ ping google.com
PING google.com (72.14.207.99): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=0 ttl=234 time=42.696 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=1 ttl=234 time=48.695 ms
64 bytes from 72.14.207.99: icmp_seq=2 ttl=234 time=44.536 ms
2006-12-09 07:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by Craig 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Check your secuity settings. Also, you didn't say how old your computer was? And maybe those sites are just too much for it to deal with? Try closing all other windows while loading them.
And maybe your computer is just slow? Leave it for a while...?
2006-12-09 07:32:17 · answer #3 · answered by dammittheregoesmydignity 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are working on a network check with your Administrator. Else chgeck your security levle. Make sure that none of the websites are blocked !!!!
2006-12-09 07:18:20 · answer #4 · answered by Shaj 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Possible your borwser?..have you tried another one like Firefox?.. or Opera?..You may have adjusted your setting to high for the allowance of cookies, files, etc.
2006-12-09 07:14:42 · answer #5 · answered by Not Applicable 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
sounds like you have a https protocol error. (unable to access certain sites with secure access) The only way i managed to resolve this on mine was to install norton system works
2006-12-09 07:14:57 · answer #6 · answered by Litmus180 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Could be a computer fault. Phone the helpline. Good luck
2006-12-09 07:13:35 · answer #7 · answered by Scotty 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Make sure that your security settings arent set too high !!
2006-12-09 07:19:31 · answer #8 · answered by Steven 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
restart your system it's worth a try also delete the temp files before you reboot
2006-12-09 07:20:12 · answer #9 · answered by zippo091 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe your parental control is ON
2006-12-12 12:45:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check your browser security settings.
xxB
2006-12-09 07:12:58 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋