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Hi all,

I've tried on several computers, on several networks, using several different browsers (IE, Firefox, Avant, and SlimBrowser), and very often I get www.yahoo.com not found, or a similar message. Does anyone else have intermittent problems connecting to Yahoo?

Sometimes I connect successfully by typing Yahoo into the search of another search index or engine, then clicking on the top Yahoo link. This really takes me to the same place as simply typing in www.yahoo.com though!

Sincerely,

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Being the head of the network forum, I'm sure you've tried powercycling, renewing ip, etc

can you ping/tracert to yahoo.com? If not, where's it die @? May wanna call RR as they may be having routing trouble like you said. Also, ping it and try putting the ip in your browser. Also might wanna try this: delete your C:\WINNT\system32\drivers\etc\hosts (that's what it is on mine) file, and replace it with a new file called hosts (make sure there's no extension on it) with this information:

127.0.0.1       localhost

I would attach the file, but it will not allow me to attach a file without an extension :/

THE FOLLOWING ERROR(S) WERE FOUND

Upload failed. You are not permitted to upload a file with that file extension.

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Yes, I've tried rebooting, and releas/renew on IP. This seems to happen to me at work too. I can't ping or tracert right now through my PIX. No burning desire to do so. It does resolve the IP Address when I try to ping from inside the PIX though. The IP to Name Resolutions is happening, my browser(s) just aren't finding it! I'll confirm the at work problem tomorrow.

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Thanks Scarecrow Man, you must have been reading some of my posts! (I'm always telling people to check DNS) :)

DNS resolution is occuring properly for all other sites I'm aware of. It does appear to be working from work today. Maybe something on my PIX? I'll figure it out and post when I do. :)

Just wondered if it was a universal problem.

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Thanks Scarecrow Man, you must have been reading some of my posts! (I'm always telling people to check DNS) :)

:lol: Actually I have just skimmed over your networking fundamentals. I work at a library where we have an internal DNS server and if a website is inacessable, that's usually the problem :D

EDIT: Yahoo.com, Yahoo.co.uk and Yahoo.ca work for me.

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