> I can enter the IP address for google [...] > [...] But it will not recogzine www.google.com [...] I may be in way over my head here, but it sure does sound like a DNS issue. I mean, if you give it a domain name, it chokes; if it were able to translate that in to an IP address, then (it seems) it would've worked OK. (right?) -- Mike Schwartz Glendale AZ schwartz@acm.org Mike.L.Schwartz@gmail.com On 11/16/06, Clayton Stapleton wrote: > > "Direct connection" is selected. > > I can enter the IP address for google and it will open the google search > page. When I enter a search item it will find it. But it will not recogzine > www.google.com. > > When I enter www.cnn.com I get the message: > "The connection timed out" > "The server at www.cnn.com is taking too long to respond." > > Yes I agree it is Firefox the is the problem! > > Thanks, > Clay > > > ifconfig and resolv.conf look ok (from recent post). > > > > Since you're able to ping google, it appears that your network is > > functioning properly, and your problem is with Firefox alone. > > > > When you cannot access cnn.com, for instance, what does it show/tell > you? > > > > In your preferences, General, Connection Settings, is Direct connection > > selected? > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - [...]