For the past few days, I have been getting frequent “page cannot be displayed” errors with IE. There seems to be no particular rhyme or reason; the problem pages range from popular ones like Google and Yahoo to less commonly viewed ones. Additionally, I have been having problems with Firefox getting to the same pages. When I have a problem, if I try to reload the page a few times, I can eventually get onto the site. Overall, the internet speed seems slower. I can get into Yahoo Messenger with no problem (although the time it takes to connect seems a bit longer than before) – and I stay connected once I am logged on. I connect to the internet via my cable company, Comcast. The connection seems to be o.k. – the correct lights are always on, and I never receive a pop-up window saying that my connection is lost.

I had that same problem. It seemed like a dns issue to me. I statically map my dns servers and I checked my router and noticed they had changed a while back. So I changed them on my PC but not my wifes... My PC had the exact same problem with the new DNS servers. So I just put in the old IP addresses of the older DNS servers and everything is working great again. I'm in indianapolis IN...These servers might work for you...Hope it's okay to post them here. 68.57.192.6 68.57.192.5 If you don't know how to put them in, just go into the network connection in the control panel and right click on the local area connection and access the properties screen. Then under the TCP/IP properties you can manually enter the DNS addresses above. If it works then you may want to contact Comcast and ask them what's up... Check out my homepage for some easy $$$

Before you start on the DNS fix, try to repair your stacks. Do not type anything in this space.

I think the answer may a bit simpler than that. Try clearing your Temporary Internet Files. Use IE's Options page, rather than deleting the folder(s)

Hello... I have a very similar situation as you, Stephen. I am connected to the internet through Comcast here in Massachusetts. It seems as though I have the exact same slowdowns as you do, but my difficulties always seem to start between 8:00 and 9:00 in the evening. I assume that it could be related to bandwidth or something; way beyond my level of expertise here, LOL! Last night I could not even reach the Comcast homepage to send them an e-mail; I always get the annoying " page cannot be displayed " thing. I am guessing that at those particular times there are huge numbers of people on-line. Of course, this is no excuse as I am paying for a speedy internet service. In fact, I am contacting Comcast today to ask if they plan to remedy this damn annoying problem. I am getting closer to switching to Verizon DSL here. Good luck with your situation, Stephen. I don't know if my problem is the same as yours, but I thought I'd mention it just in case. If anyone has any comments regarding how I can best word this mess to Comcast, I'd sure appreciate it... (I want to word it correctly and not appear to sound too naive.) Thanks! ~Tommyo

Thanks everyone for the replies. Jonesy, it seems like this might be a problem with Comcast (per Tommyo's reply), so I might start with them. Sabertooth, I am not sure what stacks are. How would I got about repairing them? VBScab, I do clean out the temp files and cookies whenever I have the problem. Tommyo, my problems definitely seem to be more frequent later in the evening, around the same time as yours. I am in Massachusetts too. I will call Comcast from work today, and see what I can find out.

Tommyo, I called Comcast, and was told that they have had some DNS server issues this week, which may have caused the problems. The customer service rep told me to call them if & when the problem happens again, and they can better determine where the problem lies.