Accessing internet sites - is it the router?
I have BT broadband (here in the UK) and everything worked fine until about a month ago when I changed to a wireless modem-router (Netgear DG834G). The modem is hardwired into my desktop, while the wife uses the wireless capability with her laptop.
The problem is with my desktop PC (the laptop does not seem to suffer from the same problem). For some reason, I am now having great difficulty at times connecting to pages on the internet. I use Internet Explorer Version 6. The basic connection seems fine, but often when I click on a site (one of my favourites, for instance) it comes up with the following page:
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The page cannot be displayed
The page you are looking for is currently unavailable. The Web site might be experiencing technical difficulties, or you may need to adjust your browser settings.
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Please try the following:
Click the Refresh button, or try again later.
If you typed the page address in the Address bar, make sure that it is spelled correctly.
To check your connection settings, click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Connections tab, click Settings. The settings should match those provided by your local area network (LAN) administrator or Internet service provider (ISP).
See if your Internet connection settings are being detected. You can set Microsoft Windows to examine your network and automatically discover network connection settings (if your network administrator has enabled this setting).
Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options.
On the Connections tab, click LAN Settings.
Select Automatically detect settings, and then click OK.
Some sites require 128-bit connection security. Click the Help menu and then click About Internet Explorer to determine what strength security you have installed.
If you are trying to reach a secure site, make sure your Security settings can support it. Click the Tools menu, and then click Internet Options. On the Advanced tab, scroll to the Security section and check settings for SSL 2.0, SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, PCT 1.0.
Click the Back button to try another link.
Cannot find server or DNS Error
Internet Explorer
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Usually if I click again on the link (or again, and again) the site might come up, but it is intensely annoying, especially as it wasn't like this before.
Has anyone any ideas? Are there some settings I can change? I've tried playing with the router settings, the Internet Explorer settings and various other things but nothing works.
Interestingly enough, in our second house we have also installed the same wireless router on the computer there, but it doesn't seem to suffer from the same problems.