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What does "resolving host" mean?

melbury
melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
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I have been getting this message for the past couple of days on just about every internet page that I try and click onto. The little Google chrome circle just slowly turns and more often than not I get a message that it could not load the page:mad:

I have tried switching off the router and restarting it, but no difference.

What could be causing this?

Thanks.

I just got the "try reloading page" message when I clicked submit on this:(
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  • cookie365
    cookie365 Posts: 1,809 Forumite
    Usually it means that your browser can't communicate with the remote server that translates internet addresses into the numbers that the computers on the internet use.

    Who's your ISP? Their 'DNS Server' might be up the creek.
  • bluesnake
    bluesnake Posts: 1,460 Forumite
    you could have a compromised browser, system, or firewall issues

    I would start at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/133269

    However running malwarebytes and making sure your virus checker is up to date and do a scan cures many of the problems.
  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
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    cookie365 wrote: »
    Usually it means that your browser can't communicate with the remote server that translates internet addresses into the numbers that the computers on the internet use.

    Who's your ISP? Their 'DNS Server' might be up the creek.


    My ISP is Orange:(
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  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
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    bluesnake wrote: »
    you could have a compromised browser, system, or firewall issues

    I would start at https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/133269

    However running malwarebytes and making sure your virus checker is up to date and do a scan cures many of the problems.

    I have run a full Malwarebytes scan and full Kaspersky scan but nothing found at all.
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  • espresso
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    melbury wrote: »
    I have run a full Malwarebytes scan and full Kaspersky scan but nothing found at all.

    What happens if you copy & paste the following into your browser address bar?

    212.58.253.67
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
  • debitcardmayhem
    debitcardmayhem Posts: 13,410 Forumite
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    edited 12 September 2013 at 7:45PM
    I hope it's the beeb, edited cos I hit the wrong button, I was expecting the OP to say they were on TalkTalk, there has been a lot of strange going ons with DNS because of the "safety" and "stopping inappropriate content" and other Government initiatives to make the web a chinese whisper
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  • melbury
    melbury Posts: 13,251 Forumite
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    espresso wrote: »
    What happens if you copy & paste the following into your browser address bar?

    212.58.253.67

    I went to the BBC:) Is that what it should have done?
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  • espresso
    espresso Posts: 16,448 Forumite
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    melbury wrote: »
    I went to the BBC:) Is that what it should have done?

    Yes, you should change your DNS settings to OpenDNS or GoogleDNS

    More info here
    :doh: Blue text on this forum usually signifies hyperlinks, so click on them!..:wall:
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