Hatrack River Forum: Why does my computer lie to me?

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Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

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?

Posted by Stephan (Member # 7549) on :

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.

Posted by Teshi (Member # 5024) on :

Mine occaisionally does this, but not ALL the time.

No idea why...

Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :

Mine used to do this. It was a combination of the browser and network unreliablility. [Grumble]

Stupid SBC.

Posted by Zeugma (Member # 6636) on :

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]

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

Because it's a lying liar who lies!

Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :

*giggle*

Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :

sounds like network farting to me.....

Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :

Would it be MY network here or my DSL service?

Posted by ludosti (Member # 1772) on :

yes

Posted by TMedina (Member # 6649) on :

I'd guess it's your ISP and not an internal problem.

-Trevor

Posted by Brian J. Hill (Member # 5346) on :

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?