DNS error reported w/ Internet Explorer
Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 10:21 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Reid Hattaway
(1 messages posted)
I've had a problem resurface that I thought I had solved a couple of weeks ago.
I'm using Windows ME w/ a standard 56K connection. About three weeks ago, when I
connected to my ISP and began browsing w/ Internet Explorer, the following phenomenon
occured:
After opening my browser, the home page attempts to load. In the bottom of the browser
window, it says opening "Opening page http://www.rmci.net" (My ISP), then it reads
"Connecting to site 127.0.0.1" (Indicating that it's attempting to use the local
loopback address, which is strange), and finally it reads, "Downloading from site:
res://C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\SHDOCLC.DLL/dnserror.htm", and the browser window displays
the following familiar web page:
The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing
technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.
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Please try the following:
Click the Refresh button, or try again later.
If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet
Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those
provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider
(ISP).
If your Network Administrator has enabled it, Microsoft Windows can examine your
network and automatically discover network connection settings.
If you would like Windows to try and discover them,
click Detect Network Settings
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click
About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support
it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll
to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.
Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer
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Refreshing the page only causes the Microsoft Logo and globe icon in the top right
of the browser to spin interminably. The problem was not intermittent; once it occured,
I was never able to browse w/ Internet Explorer.
I had thought that this was an ISP based problem because of the DNS error, but I
tried browsing with Netscape 6.01, and I was able to surf w/ no subsequent problems.
Since I was using some 5.5x version of Exporer (I can't remember exactly), I decided
to download the latest version of Internet Explorer (6.0.26000) available. After
downloading and installing this version of Internet Explorer, the problem disappeared.
Unfortunately, after about 3 weeks w/ no problems, it has resurfaced.
Does anyone having any suggestions for fixing this problem other than downloading
and reinstalling Internet Explorer? Microsoft does not allow users to keep an easily
installable local copy for reinstallation and I would have to download again, but
this is not a permanent solution. I'm fairly sure that attempting to install an
older version of Explorer (I have a 5.0 version on CD somewhere) will not work.
Although I will always keep Netscape for situations like this, Netscape 6 does not
render some site's pages as fast nor as reliably as Internet Explorer does (for obvious
reasons) and it seems to be a bit of a resources hog on my vastly outdated machine.
I'd rather not wade through the morass that is Microsoft's Knowledge Base.
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