Re: IE6 using Dialup - fails to find some sites

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"Fixit" <Fixit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:0050F88C-D980-4F30-AF09-DEFC413AF511@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi There. Have a laptop ,

Which OS?


> which has a built in modem and a network connction.
> I use both at different times to browse the internet- Nw via DSL and Modem-
> Via a dialup account. Using DSL- which is most of the time -I have no
> Problems. If I Use the dial up, it would appear that I can browse to 3 or 4
> sites - no problem - but then I get "cannot" find site page - check internet
> settings - But I know that it is a valid page - If I shutdown the connection
> and re browse to that site - it finds it. I have just installed Norton
> Internet Security- But even with it disabled - still have the problem. I
> installed a different modem - thinking that the modem may be faulty - but
> still get the same problem. I have laos tried different IPS's. Stuck now for
> the next thing to try


Most likely cause would be slow DNS.
If NTx try using nslookup to make sure that DNS is not the issue.
If it is notify the server owner (e.g. your ISP) and temporarily circumvent
the problem using a HOSTS file equivalent entry to substitute for the
real lookup.


> Any Help Apprecaited
>
> Jim



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