So this peculiar problem has started on my Mac running OS X 10.6.8.
Every time I open Opera/Safari/Google Chrome to surf the web, certain web pages do not open.
Google.com opens after a 20-25 second wait (which is not normal).
If I search for another website like macrumors.com, the page will take a long time to open and then say "Network problem: Check that the address is spelled correctly, or try searching for the site." This problem occurs on both my Mac as well as my iPad. If I go back and refresh the page, the same message will be displayed on screen instantly (it won't attempt to reload the page).
I tried pinging www.google.com and 192.168.1.1 for which my results were:
PING www.l.google.com (209.85.148.147): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 209.85.148.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=46 time=403.227 ms 64 bytes from 209.85.148.147: icmp_seq=1 ttl=46 time=400.221 ms 64 bytes from 209.85.148.147: icmp_seq=2 ttl=46 time=402.390 ms
and
PING 192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1): 56 data bytes 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=0.945 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.864 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.834 ms 64 bytes from 192.168.1.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.874 ms
Also, I use a DLink wireless modem router (DSL 2750U)
Any ideas what the problem may be?
PS: I do not know how to use terminal properly, so please dumb down the suggestions for me as much as possible 🙂
Best Answer
It might be DNS issues..
First, I would try resetting your router and see if that helps.
Second, I would try flushing your local DNS cache-- I only know how to do this from the terminal though:
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache
You can also try using Google DNS instead of your ISP's DNS server:
Network
icon.Advanced
DNS
tabDNS Servers
section, click the[+]
button on the lower left8.8.8.8
and press enter[+]
again, and type4.4.4.4
and press enterOK
and thenApply
Your computer will now use Google's free DNS servers instead of your router/ISP's servers. Test it out, if you still have problems, simply follow the steps above but delete the
8.8.8.8
and4.4.4.4
entries (highlight each entry and click the[-]
button on the lower left). Your computer will return to using the default DNS server.