BoaterTalk: Forum: Liquid Lounge

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Could be a DNS lookup problem. Open a DOS box and use nslookup to test your DNS...

Forum: Liquid Lounge

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Attn. computer geeks. Many pages won't completely load. Some won't open at all. WTF?? MiddleSchooler New

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What kind of internet connection?... Pinecricker New

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Century Link, formly Quest. MiddleSchooler New

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I have been having the same problem with... Pinecricker New

Web pages these days are chock full of links to other things, almost all of which are resolved by DNS lookups. If your DNS server is having problems, you can (temporarily) switch your machine to use Google's free DNS servers at 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 which are almost guaranteed to work.

Hope this helps!

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Thanks! <NT> Pinecricker New

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Did it fix the problem? <NT> rlhartman New

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It is running much faster now. <NT> Pinecricker New

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Thanks, Richard. MiddleSchooler New

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Same start, but not same finish... rlhartman New

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Thanks! Here's what happened...... MiddleSchooler New

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Yep, DNS issues... rlhartman New

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Rats! MiddleSchooler New

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More info........ MiddleSchooler New

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OK, here's what to do... rlhartman New

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Thanks for the great instructions!! Sorry to say though, it didn't work. MiddleSchooler New

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By "no timeout", do you mean that DNS lookups all resolved properly and promptly? rlhartman New

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By "no timeout", I was referring to what was experienced before. MiddleSchooler New

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And in case it wasn't clear in those tests, I was not able to access Facebook. <NT> MiddleSchooler New

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OK, it appears you are able to access FaceBook's webserver. Were you experiencing the problem when you ran these tests? rlhartman New

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Yes, I was experiencing the problem as I ran those tests. MiddleSchooler New

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Interestingly, I can get on Facebook fine before 8:30 Mountain Time. <NT> MiddleSchooler New

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Sounds like packet loss, though your pings didn't suggest that... rlhartman New

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Thanks for the thourough explanation. Here's what happened: MiddleSchooler New

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I spoke too soon! MiddleSchooler New

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Yes, I'm starting to think equipment issues... rlhartman New

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Thanks. MiddleSchooler New

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Happy to help, sorry we didn't resolve it. Please reply here with the end result for everyone's benefit! <NT> rlhartman New

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It more or less resolved itself. MiddleSchooler New

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Agreed, BT is often slow despite me having three separate backbones from three providers... rlhartman New

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