timed out in F/fox - internet explorer7

[cyrilbiker2]

I have a cable wireless conection. Two laps connect and browse OK, but I have P C that will load my home page allows me spend a little time on any given site then when I click virginmedia it displays "unable to display this webpage. Last night after reading some previous queries o a similar nature downloaded FireFox. I spent a little time looking at the features of F/F clicked togo back to Virgin Media and got the message timed out unable to display this webpage. If I log off and switch my P C Off and on I can access the Internet again for a short while. To I have tried it wit IE7 same thing access he internet logged to Anwsbank had a quick look and back to homepage with same message "Unable to dis..... Swich off & on and I can once connect to the internet. Is there a setting any where I need to change that I can view various sites one after another without having to switch on and off? Thanks for any advice.

[Buenchico]

Lots of people have reported problems, here on AB, where they can browse the internet for a short while but then nothing will load in their browser after that. Disconnecting and reconnecting always provides a fix (albeit a very temporary one) for the problem.

I've no idea why this occurs but, in every case, the solution seems to be to specify the addresses of your ISP's domain name servers, rather than having them automatically assigned. (If that sounds rather technical, don't panic. It's simply a matter of typing in a couple of sets of numbers).

Right-click on the icon for your connection to the internet. Select 'Properties', then 'Networking' and 'TCP/IP Settings'. Click the button alongside 'Specify name server addresses'.

Alongside 'Primary DNS' change the string of zeros to 194.168.4.100. Alongside 'Secondary DNS' enter 194.168.8.100. Leave the other lines unchanged.

(NB: Those numeric addresses apply to accounts with Virgin Media which, from your post, I assume applies to you. If you're actually connecting via another ISP, go to their support pages for the relevant DNS addresses. Alternatively, enter 208.67.220.220 and 208.67.222.222 respectively. Those addresses are for open DNS servers, which can be used by anyone).

Then click 'OK' and (hopefully) the problem should be fixed.

(NB also: My instructions refer to Windows ME. The way you get to your TCP/IP settings might be slightly different in XP and Vista but the method will still work. If you see 'Apply' displayed, click it before clicking 'OK').

Chris

[cyrilbiker2]

Thanks fr that Buenchico, I ried your susggestions but I still had the same time out message. I switched off and unplugged all the connections and tried that method. Still no good. For example I to rated your anwswer on the P C an by the time I had typed a simiar message to this it came up with mess" Unable to display this website" I am sending this from a laptop by the way. I was getting some post codes from the P O website this morning and before I could type an address for the 2nd one up came the dreaded message. I log off reboot and is ok for a short while then shows that message. Any other suggestions before I format drice C and start from scratch again? Thanks for your help Cyri