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Problems Accessing Anything Google.... browser attaches www. and .com to beginning and end of address entere

#1 newlinerealty

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Posted 03 October 2006 - 10:34 AM

when i try to access google or gmail IE returns 'page cannot be displayed' or search results indicating that i was trying to access www.www.google.com.com

http://domainhelp.search.com/search?q=goog....google.com.com

both in explorer or mozilla

i'm sooo stuck!

thank you in advance!

maureen

#2 jgweed

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Posted 03 October 2006 - 11:03 AM

Are you first typing in the http.......com part manually?
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#3 newlinerealty

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Posted 03 October 2006 - 12:32 PM

hi john,
i've tried all combinations w/wo http://, w/wo www. same results. also tried to re-set ie to be my default browser (saw that posted somewhere as a solution to problems loading google desktop.....)

thank you for looking

maureen

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Posted 03 October 2006 - 06:47 PM

I don't know why this happens but I found the trick to solving the issue a while back for myself. I'm not sure it works in every instance. But it worked for me regarding the same issue. Use https:// instead of http://. Hope that helps. For some reason my machine likes a "secure" google connection. :thumbsup:

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#5 newlinerealty

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Posted 04 October 2006 - 08:02 AM

Thanks Da Bleepin AniMod, Animal - but that didn't work for me. I can't remember having done anything out of the ordinary.
Still welcoming any suggestions! This is VERY frustrating! :thumbsup:

maureen

#6 newlinerealty

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Posted 05 October 2006 - 08:05 AM

I just figured out that typing in just gmail sends met to gmail.net (instead of gmail.com) - does that ring a bell with anyone?

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Posted 06 October 2006 - 11:02 AM

If you click on the link below do you get to google?

http://www.google.com

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#8 newlinerealty

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Posted 09 October 2006 - 02:17 PM

no lawrence - it gives me the 'page does not exist' screen. :thumbsup:

#9 Grinler

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 08:16 PM

In Internet Explorer, click on Tools then Options, click on the advanced tab, scroll down and uncheck show friendly urls.

Now try and visit the page and tell me the error it gives now.

Also check this:

Open Internet Explorer. When it is open click on Tools and then Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab and then press the Lan Settings button. Do you have it set to use a proxy server?

If it is, uncheck it.

#10 buddy215

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 08:36 PM

Another member had a problem with going to any Google site. The problem was in the Linksys Router.

#11 newlinerealty

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 12:58 PM

Grinler, on Oct 12 2006, 09:16 PM, said:

In Internet Explorer, click on Tools then Options, click on the advanced tab, scroll down and uncheck show friendly urls. Now try and visit the page and tell me the error it gives now.

the 'show friendly urls' was not checked to begin with so going to google.com still went to: search.com with the message: You tried www.google.com.com which doesn't exist.
Instead of an error page, Search.com has provided search results to help you find the site you intended.

Grinler, on Oct 12 2006, 09:16 PM, said:

Open Internet Explorer. When it is open click on Tools and then Internet Options. Then click on the Connections tab and then press the Lan Settings button. Do you have it set to use a proxy server?
If it is, uncheck it.

proxy server was not checked so again, nothing to uncheck. :thumbsup:

thank you for helping lawrence -

i'll try anything - keep'm coming - please! this is driving me :flowers:

#12 newlinerealty

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Posted 16 October 2006 - 01:05 PM

buddy215, on Oct 12 2006, 09:36 PM, said:

Another member had a problem with going to any Google site. The problem was in the Linksys Router.

thank you buddy - we don't have a linksys but a dlink router. so still status quo! no google - no gmail! :thumbsup:

#13 Grinler

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Posted 17 October 2006 - 10:48 AM

Your using XP right?

#14 newlinerealty

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Posted 19 October 2006 - 09:51 AM

yes sir:
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Posted 19 October 2006 - 10:03 AM

Do this:

Click on start, then settings, then control panel. Double-click on network connections and right click on your network connection and go into its properties. Your lan connection will prob be called local area connection.

Scroll down to Internet Protocol and double-click on it.

Select use the following dns servers and remove whats there (write down whats there so you can add it back after) and enter instead:

38.9.211.2

Press ok twice and then reboot. Can you access google now?