Is it my browser?

[John Williamson]

I am using the automatic ones provided by TalkTalk

You may have just explained it. TalkTalk have been having network
problems for a while, badly enough that I know a few people who have
moved away from them because of it. They keep saying they've solved them...

Try entering 95.211.108.143 directly into the address bar of your
browser, and if it's a DNS problem, you will get a page advertising some
virtualisation software explaining that there is no website at this address.

(This bypasses any DNS server you may be using.)

Don't follow the latter suggestion

To quote from a reply on a Microsoft forum:-

"This issue can occur by incorrect DNS settings. I suggest you perform
the following steps to troubleshoot the issue.

1. Click "Start", input "NCPA.CPL" (without quotation marks) into the
search box, and double-click on the result.

2. Right click on the connection that you use for the local connection,
and then click "Properties".

3. Click to select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and then
click "Properties".

4. Click "Use the following DNS Server addresses"
Preferred DNS Server Enter 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS Server Enter 208.67.222.222

Click "Validate settings upon exit"

Click "OK"

All *should* now work, possibly after a reboot. It just has on my machine.

 

[John Williamson]

That'll be because the server relies on matching the host: header in the
http request, but you've not given it the domain name, only a number ...
so that result is pretty normal for shared hosting.

I know. I was trying it to find out whether the basics are working by
bypassing the DNS. I could just as easily have given my home page
address.

For an awfully long time, I used to access my mail server by using the
IP address directly, as the DNS server used to time out over a cellphone
modem. Then the rotters moved the server, but that was about the time I
went over to GSM for data.

 

[Andy Burns]

perform the following steps
1.
2.
3.
4.
Click "OK"

Tedious isn't it? I did consider recommending the CMD.EXE one-liner
version ...

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 8.8.8.8

but didn't want to scare the horses, especially if the interface has
been renamed.

 

[John Williamson]

Tedious isn't it? I did consider recommending the CMD.EXE one-liner
version ...

netsh interface ip set dns "Local Area Connection" static 8.8.8.8

but didn't want to scare the horses, especially if the interface has
been renamed.

<FX> Sound of horses disappearing rapidly....

 

[Peter Foldes]

Works here perfectly with IE6 in Canada

 

[Emrys Davies]

You may have just explained it. TalkTalk have been having network problems
for a while, badly enough that I know a few people who have moved away
from them because of it. They keep saying they've solved them...

Try entering 95.211.108.143 directly into the address bar of your browser,
and if it's a DNS problem, you will get a page advertising some
virtualisation software explaining that there is no website at this
address.

(This bypasses any DNS server you may be using.)

To quote from a reply on a Microsoft forum:-

"This issue can occur by incorrect DNS settings. I suggest you perform the
following steps to troubleshoot the issue.

1. Click "Start", input "NCPA.CPL" (without quotation marks) into the
search box, and double-click on the result.

2. Right click on the connection that you use for the local connection,
and then click "Properties".

3. Click to select "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)", and then
click "Properties".

4. Click "Use the following DNS Server addresses"
Preferred DNS Server Enter 8.8.8.8
Alternate DNS Server Enter 208.67.222.222

Click "Validate settings upon exit"

Click "OK"

All *should* now work, possibly after a reboot. It just has on my machine.

John,

That worked a treat. Many thanks to everyone, especially you, as I was
totally out of my depth. Are you saying that it is definitely due to a
fault with my ISP?

 

[John Williamson]

John,

That worked a treat. Many thanks to everyone, especially you, as I was
totally out of my depth. Are you saying that it is definitely due to a
fault with my ISP?

Yes. Their domain name server isn't working correctly, and has had
intermittent problems for some time.

You're welcome from Andy and myself.

 

[Emrys Davies]

It's not likely to be the 13th post for everyone, different servers
receive different subsets of messages, in different orders, but I do see
the message you mean.


Sounds like you've picked up one of those annoying browser "helpers", they
often get installed by free software if you don't tell them you don't want
them (e.g. perhaps related to the football site, it could be installed by
a bundle of video codecs, or streaming video software).

I don't suppose it's the reason for not visiting the football website, I'd
probably be tempted to delete it, but before doing that, where is it in
the registry?

Well I type regedit and in find I enter FunWebProducts and it is in:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\AppData\Software\SoccerInferno\bar

 

[John Williamson]

Well I type regedit and in find I enter FunWebProducts and it is in:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\AppData\Software\SoccerInferno\bar

Set a restore point with system restore and delete it and the key. If it
causes a problem, just restore the system.

 

[Emrys Davies]

Set a restore point with system restore and delete it and the key. If it
causes a problem, just restore the system.

I don't know how long it has been there so I exported it to My Documents and
deleted it.

 

[Paul]

Yes. Their domain name server isn't working correctly, and has had
intermittent problems for some time.

You're welcome from Andy and myself.

A cynic might say, TalkTalk removed the DNS mapping of www.footballstreaming.info
to prevent users from streaming That's an easy way to shed a bit of unwanted
network traffic.

Paul

 

[Paul]

Well I type regedit and in find I enter FunWebProducts and it is in:

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT USER\Software\AppData\Software\SoccerInferno\bar

But isn't the purpose of software like that, to work on the search side
of things ? There isn't a particular reason to remove a DNS mapping (unless
it was replacing all the adverts on web pages, with its own adverts).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyWay_Searchbar

Paul

 

[Andy Burns]

But isn't the purpose of software like that, to work on the search side
of things ?

Ostensibly yes, but in practice I think they're more likely to monitor
what you're searching for, profile you for adverts and direct you to
results they think you should have, not necessarily the one you would
prefer ...

 

[Fat-Dumb and Happy]

From here (BT Internet)

The tracert result gives an IP address of 95.211.108.143 This leads to a
page generated by Plesk Parallels Virtualisation software, saying that
there is is no web site at this IP address, running on a server which
appears to be in the Netherlands. The only alias is given as
www.footballstreaming.info. There is also a mention of www.leaseweb.com
as the owner? of the address.

Ping returns correctly in about 40mS.

As the Internet bit seems to be working as expected, anyone got any ideas?

Other than temporarily disabling the OP's firewall, of course.

I wouldn't bothering downloading their software. Try justin.tv
and click on the sports also livestream.com no software required.
I sometimes have to reboot my router and/or modem when for whatever
reason they seem to go off line. Happens maybe every two or three
weeks. Delicast.com is another... lots of free TV over the net if you
look around, beware of downloading software though. Oh yeah, the
website you posted came up.