# Half of the internet doesn't work!! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 25, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932 "2004-04-25T17:40:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/1 "2004-04-25T17:40:57Z")
:mad: [http://yahoo.com](http://yahoo.com) (can’t check my mail) [http://ezboard.com](http://ezboard.com) (can’t visit my ezboards) [http://google.com](http://google.com) (can’t search) [http://altavista.com](http://altavista.com) [http://msn.com](http://msn.com) …and my university’s website, which I do visit frequently for email and things of that nature. Is it just my computer? There’s nothing for me to do! ☹ Is this a sign that I should go study for my networking final tomorrow? ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Lsura](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Lsura](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lsura)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/2 "2004-04-25T17:51:12Z")
I’ve got no problem getting to any of your links, which makes me think that it might be your computer. Have you tried deleting cookies and temporary internet files? How about using a different browser? ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/3 "2004-04-25T17:52:23Z")
Everything’s working for me. Even the Dope is flying along. Go study. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/4 "2004-04-25T17:52:23Z")
Most likely your computer. Run some spyware software like AdAware and SpyBot. Clear your cache. …and some other advice that’s sure to follow. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/5 "2004-04-25T17:53:17Z")
I posted this thread on my desktop computer and I’m now on my laptop. [MSN.com](http://MSN.com) works now but the others still don’t load for me. It’s probably my internet connection. At least it’s not a computer problem. I guess I should go call customer service. And thanks for replying. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/6 "2004-04-25T17:56:12Z")
Yep, I just called customer service and an automated message told me that there are currently some technical difficulties with my ISP. Off to study. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/7 "2004-04-25T18:31:33Z")
I’ve got the same problem. It made me realize how much I depend on Google. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/8 "2004-04-25T18:36:42Z")
The internet has just 10 webpages?? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/9 "2004-04-25T18:37:12Z")
Are you on Sympatico, **Anonymous Coward**? ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/10 "2004-04-25T18:43:13Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > The internet has just 10 webpages?? :eek: Well, including the SDMB it’d be double that. Duh. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Sister\_Vigilante](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de0a6/32.png) [@Sister\_Vigilante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sister_Vigilante)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 11:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/11 "2004-04-25T23:07:29Z")
Hey what ezboards do you visit? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. But mine are really geeky, and not that interesting… yeah. Maybe I shouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/12 "2004-04-25T23:56:42Z")
These problems are usually: -Difficulties with your ISP’s Domain Name Service - the sites are still there, but your ISP can’t properly tell your browser how to get to them. -Difficulties with your ISP’s proxy -automated setups often include configuring your browser to use their proxy/cache (for God knows what reason) - removing the reference to their proxy in your internet settings hardly ever does any harm and often helps. -Difficulties with your ISP’s connectivity - some friendly gas repairman may have dug through the cables carrying some of their bandwidth provision. ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/13 "2004-04-26T00:53:55Z")
> [@Vision of Love](#): > > Are you on Sympatico, **Anonymous Coward**? Yup, and some things are still choppy. I can’tplay one of my online games due to lag. ---
**Author:** ![Lockz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Lockz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lockz)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/14 "2004-04-26T04:00:26Z")
Hmm, I’m on Sympatico too, and I was experiencing problems this afternoon. I think our service goes through Toronto so I can see why that was down. It was strange though, being able to access some pages and not others! ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/half-of-the-internet-doesnt-work/241932/15 "2004-04-26T10:38:40Z")
> [@Jean Grey](#): > > Hey what ezboards do you visit? I’ll show you mine if you show me yours. > > But mine are really geeky, and not that interesting… yeah. Maybe I shouldn’t. Mostly musicians’ (ahem… _singers’_) forums. Nothing you folks would find too interesting. 😃 My connection is working fine now. 🙂