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Tech Help????

Posted: April 15th, 2009, 9:09 pm
by matchai
... MY COMPUTER!

My problem is that suddenly my computer is unable to reach anything under the google domain...

It seems to work fine on my friend's computer but on mine I can't reach google on any browser or on any of their websites :(

Help please?

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 15th, 2009, 9:31 pm
by Senethior459
I just checked Google; it's not down (yeah, like that would happen...).
Using Windows? Right click on the internet thing in the status bar, and choose Reload, or Refresh, or whatever. That may work.
Filters can also be to blame, if you're at the library or school or something (I don't see why they would block Google, but maybe a few Google services, like Gmail).

So, can you give a few more details? Router, ISP, OS, internet browser, etc.

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 15th, 2009, 9:46 pm
by matchai
I am at my hose so it can't be a filter...
I am the only one to use my computer cuz no one else knows my password...
I tried reloading many times...
google maps or google mail doesn't work either...
I have a linksys router
My IP is 206.223.226.XX
I am using Windows XP SP3
I have tried using Firefox and Chrome

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 15th, 2009, 11:19 pm
by Senethior459
I forgot to ask the most important question... What is your browser displaying, when Google doesn't load? Is it timing out, or is it having some other error?

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 15th, 2009, 11:31 pm
by matchai
YAY!

Google is working again but this is the 2nd time in a row that this has happened...

Since this has also happened yesterday too I would think it would happen tomorrow...

Then I will tell you the error I get.

Also, I didn't do anything for it to work...
I just kept on trying to go to google...

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 16th, 2009, 1:49 pm
by matchai
Since I also got it today here is the page I get:

This webpage is not available.

The webpage at http://www.google.com/ might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address.


Below is the original error message

Error 2 (net::ERR_FAILED): Unknown error.

UPDATE: I just realized that I can't even see the google ads...

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 17th, 2009, 4:45 am
by Vegas
shit, gotta run to work, but I thought I read on CNN that googl was banned in parts of asia? Maybe I was dreaming something stupid. :roll:

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 17th, 2009, 11:31 pm
by matchai
Yes it was...

But I live in Canada which I don't believe is in Asia...

Also my friends don't have this...

To add on to that, it's only for about 30 mins after I startup my computer

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 17th, 2009, 11:32 pm
by Senethior459
He isn't in Asia, so that can't be the problem.
Well, maybe it was just a weird connection issue or something, and it's fixed now?

Re: Tech Help????

Posted: April 18th, 2009, 5:48 am
by Vegas
Did I say asia? I meant Canada.... :roll: