sometimes the ISP may be having DNS problems. This Domain 
Name Server basically translates www.yahoo.com to the 
actual IP address. 9.147.114.210 for example. If the server 
is down trying to access a website using the URL will fail.

 I have seen this happen at work where our browsers seem 
unconnected to the network, but using other tools presents 
no problem. 


 michael 

--- Mike Bennett <mrhonorama@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Hey Auditeers --
> 
> At home this morning, I was having problems connecting to the Internet, and 
> I was wondering if anyone had any advice or experience with this.  I have a 
> Cable internet connection.  Initially, connections on both IE7 and Firefox 
> timed out.  I checked by Network Connection, and it indicated that my 
> connection was working.  I was able to access CD info via iTunes and check 
> Live Updates on Norton Anti-virus.  I rebooted the computer.  Eventually, I 
> was able to connect.  However, 20 minutes later, I got timed out messages 
> again...and finally, I was sort of connecting to my home page, but it was 
> going to take forever.
> 
> My question -- is this likely a problem with my cable internet connection, 
> or is it more likely that it's related to software or hardware on the 
> computer?
> 
> I'm hoping that because I was able to connect for a little while, that it's 
> just something messed up with the cable internet.
> 
> Thanks --
> 
> Mike Bennett
> 
> 
> 
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