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Certain (variable) websites won't open in Safari / Google Chrome

Hello,
Can you help a relatively new owner of a shiny macbook pro?
OS 10.6.5

Safari won't open certain sites. The following message appears.
Safari can't find the server. Safari can’t open the page “ http://www.whatever.com/” because Safari can’t find the server “www.whatever.com”.
Now I could find it earlier today, and if I refresh many times, sometimes eventually it will load up OK.

The same thing happens with Google Chrome.

I have reset Safari, used disk utility, no go.
This has been happening on and off since I bought this macbook - around 2 months ago.
Can anyone assist?
Thanks!
Lucy

Macbook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.5)

Posted on Dec 13, 2010 7:21 AM

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JohnAlanWoods

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Posted on Dec 13, 2010 7:25 AM

Heya,

Sounds like (i'm nearly certain) an issue with your router OR Intenet connection.

Can you check the 'Console' to see if you are getting time outs with your wireless connection?

Do you ever notice the little wireless connection drops (the signal bars near the clock on the top left of the screen?

Finally does this happen on other PC's/iPods/devices on the wireless network?

Can you try connecting to your router with an ethernet cable and see if the problem persists? (to rule out your ISP being the issue)

Regards,
John

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oddapt

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Mar 9, 2011 7:54 AM in response to Highland Warrior

I think I've found the answer. It is at least continuing to work for me

It seems that it was Peer Guardian. Even when it wasn't running, it was somehow blocking sites. Uninstalling it using the peer guardian uninstaller that comes with the program immediately fixed everything. I hope that's the same problem the others in this thread were having!

gavsky

Level 1

9 points

Mar 9, 2011 1:30 PM in response to oddapt

So so glad I stumbled across this forum, I have been driven nuts trying to find a solution as to why my MacBook suddenly decided it would refuse to access 1 site - just 1 - on the entire Internet: www.twitter.com.

Tried DNS, PRAM, clearing browser caches, router configurations, you name it - nada.

And now, I've just un-installed, and re-installed PeerGuardian and - hey presto - it's all working fine once again.

Two words: THANK YOU

Mar 11, 2011 11:38 AM in response to oddapt

If I could I would reach in to my screen and pull your little face through for a big kiss! 😉

Thanks dude, fixed

Mar 25, 2011 10:45 AM in response to oddapt

Oh man, thank you so much! This issue has been driving me NUTS for the past couple days. I hope that this thread will show up a little more easily on Google so other people can find it, cause it's taken me a while to find this solution.
Thanks again

Rafe H.

Level 5

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Mar 25, 2011 10:49 PM in response to gavsky

"And now, I've just un-installed..."

Yeah!

"...and re-installed..."

Doh!

yonna

Level 1

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Feb 20, 2012 12:28 AM in response to J D McIninch

Thanks very much.. I'm in desperado waiting for the answer from customer service of my provider. And the problem is solved now because of your suggestion. Thank a lot 🙂

Certain (variable) websites won't open in Safari / Google Chrome