re: DNS error reported w/ Internet Explorer
Monday, April 29, 2002 at 9:07 pm
Windows Me Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Bryan Woldridge
(1 messages posted)
That's just a bug in Internet Explorer.
On Thursday, March 21, 2002 at 10:21 pm, Reid Hattaway wrote:
>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.
>
>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>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
>--------------------------
>
>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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