Safari says it cannot find wunderground.com - weather and it cannot find Drudgereport.com -- what is up?
Which Safari version is installed?
Which OS X?
The more details you provide the better.
I can access both sites on the latest OS X and Safari 7.0.5.
Hi Carolyn,..
10.9.4 and Safari 7.0.5 this is so strange because this all worked this morning and then this afternoon The sites would not come up --
Can you run a nslookup (or dig) from MAC OS X Terminal?
dig drudgereport.com
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> drudgereport.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 12073
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;drudgereport.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
drudgereport.com. 544 IN A 98.158.19.137
drudgereport.com. 544 IN A 98.158.27.203
dig wunderground.com
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> wunderground.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 10950
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;wunderground.com. IN A
;; ANSWER SECTION:
wunderground.com. 184 IN A 38.102.136.104
I finally got it to work -- terminal mode
here is what I got second time
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> drudgereport.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 30831
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;drudgereport.com. IN A
;; Query time: 4109 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Jul 10 18:04:29 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 34
Here is what I received Loner
here is what I got second time
; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> drudgereport.com
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 30831
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0
;; QUESTION SECTION:
;drudgereport.com. IN A
;; Query time: 4109 msec
;; SERVER: 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1)
;; WHEN: Thu Jul 10 18:04:29 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 34
Try the same for wunderground.com.
If you notice, you are not getting an IP address back in your dig output, so Safari cannot get to the web site by name. Your DNS resolution is not working as expected.
To get to drudgereport.com, in Safari, please try the following...
To get to wunderground.com, in Safari, please try the following...
Ok -- both of those worked although no html on the wunderground -- what would cause all this and how do I fix it if possible
In your browser, the names you type are translated to addresses by Safari. For these two specific web sites, the DNS server 10.0.0.1#53(10.0.0.1) is unable to find the addresses as indicated by absence of the following section in your output.
;; ANSWER SECTION:
wunderground.com. 184 IN A 38.102.136.104
Is this your Home network or your Work network? Depending on the answer, there are two different solutions.
It is on my home network and another computer in the house that is running windows works with no issue at all
On the Windows computer, in a command prompt window, please type nslookup wunderground.com
and if you can post the output.
On the MAC, assuming you are connected to your home network via WiFi, under System Preferences -> WiFi -> Advanced -> DNS Tab, click on the left hand '+' sign under the DNS Servers box and enter the following two entries (remove any other entries) and test Safari.
You can also use 8.8.8.8 (Google DNS) instead of these.
Everything is now working perfectly -- thank you very much for all your time and help Loner
The current fix is temporary. If your MAC reboots, the problem may come back. All your WiFi Access Points in the house must go to a Router/Gateway which may be your equipment or provided by your Internet Service Provider. The Distributed Name Service (aka DNS) inside your wifi network forwards requests to some external servers (the numbers we put in your MAC DNS Tab). This usually does not require any intervention, but in your case from inside your home network, requests are not being answered. It may be related to your internal network configuration or the ISP router/gateway or the MAC.
Usually the internal network uses DHCP to assign addresses to your devices, which also assigns a DNS server. The 10.0.0.1 is an address in your network. (53 is a port number). When your MAC sends name lookups (like nslookup or dig) it does not get a timely response. Why that happens is what needs to be figured and fixed? The ISP DNS service terminates at their router/gateway. The internal network is managed by you.
Do you have access to your ISP router/gateway? It may help to know who your ISP is to narrow down possible equipment and solutions,
Safari cannot find websites while windows can
