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Safari can’t find the server

It says safari can’t find the server


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iPad mini, iOS 9

Posted on Mar 26, 2022 8:28 AM

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Posted on Mar 26, 2022 10:23 AM

Reset network settings. Have WiFi password ready before trying.


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Turn off Private Relay and try.


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Mar 26, 2022 10:36 AM in response to lonna1452

Some specific websites, or all websites?


Usual cause of this is a DNS issue or outage, either with your ISP, your Wi-Fi router, or with the website DNS, or possibly with the DNS support within the iPad. Or it can mean an invalid website address.


First try restarting your iPad. Also restart your Wi-Fi router. That can clear some issues.


If you’ve added a VPN app, remove it, restart, and try again.


Before a network reset, I’d check where your DNS server is set, and maybe switch that to manual DNS, and try 1.1.1.1 and 9.9.9.9 as the two DNS servers. That can bypass a problem with your Wi-Fi router, or with the ISP DNS.


You’re on iOS 9 per the footer, which means you’re going to have trouble reaching some websites anyway. Any sites using LetsEncrypt certificates for security will require manual steps to re-enable access. iOS 9 also means no private relay support, so that’s not a factor here.

Safari can’t find the server

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