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mackillian
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Well, more like my browser.

Conversation:

"www.google.com not found."
"No, it's there. Look again."
"Oh! There it is!"

Repeat for most of the sites I surf to.

What can I do to fix this? I've tried rebooted my modem and router with no real change.

Is it my browser (firefox). My computer?

End-user incompatibility?

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Stephan
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Try adding http:// before www. I'm not sure what causes this, but on my old computer I had the same problem, and that seemed to fix it.
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Teshi
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Mine occaisionally does this, but not ALL the time.

No idea why...

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ketchupqueen
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Mine used to do this. It was a combination of the browser and network unreliablility. [Grumble] Stupid SBC.
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Zeugma
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My Safari does this occasionally. I don't even notice it anymore, I just reload the page and it works. I have no idea what causes it. [Dont Know]
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Annie
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Because it's a lying liar who lies!
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MidnightBlue
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*giggle*
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ludosti
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sounds like network farting to me.....
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mackillian
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Would it be MY network here or my DSL service?
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yes
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TMedina
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I'd guess it's your ISP and not an internal problem.

-Trevor

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Brian J. Hill
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Perhaps your computer feels neglected and is just doing it to get attention. Computers have such fragile self esteem.

As for the network flatulance, I dunno; have you tried beano?

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