Re: Cannot access websites using Internet Explorer

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"DGC" <pax@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Mauricio Freitas [MVP] wrote:
>> Simply start the program from Start | Program | Communications.
>>
>> Tap the PING tool and enter a hostname. Tap PING and see if you receive a
>> valid response or TIMEOUT. If if fails using a name, use an IP Address to
>> a known host (always used www.wired.com).
>>
>> Also, there is an option to show the connection information, like current
>> IP Address ,DNS server, Gateway, etc. This will tell us if your
>> connection is really ok. But only if you know your network enough to
>> validate this information.
>>
> Tried to ping www.wired.com and also www.thehungersite.com and in each
> case received the reply:
>
> "Cannot find host xxx.xxxxx.com"

It sounds like either you don't have a DNS server setup or this connection
is not established.

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