Getting tired of being bumped off the internet!! So far today I've been bumped off FIFTEEN TIMES!!!

I have dial-up. It's already pathetically slow to begin with. Then I get these messages stating "DNS LOOK-UP FAILED" . my isp claims it has to do with the browser. Well, I used IE8 and Firefox and they too do the very same thing Chrome is doing.

When I pull the phone cord out from the modem and wait for the PC to automatically re-dial the phone number and get connected, it then reloads the page and I am able to surf the web again - WITHOUT closing the browser. So it isn't the browser or my PC. It has to do with the server stopping to transfer of data to/from there and my PC. Whether that is do to noise on the phone line or what - I don't know.

I've delt with this for years and I am so sick of it! Ran out of funds to get the wireless internet - using some funky looking outdoor antenna. Suppose to have DSL out in my neck of the woods soon. Maybe by the time I have the funds I can go with that. Satellite internet is far too expensive, plus I heard about the issues with the radio transmitter needing nearly constant repair service. And as with satellite TV, the weather can have an adverse affect on surfing the web.

that stinks i remember back when i had dial up it was a pain in the but an at the time where i was living when we heard dsl was already in stall in the area we got it right away now here where i'm living we have town internet its great to have hopefully u won't be gone for too long ya gonna miss having it

Well, the least bogged down browser I know of is Opera but I haven't been using Windows much so I don't have any clue what version it has stopped at but that is as lightweight as they come pretty much. It's more likely the physical connection. Probably your provider. But if you have an extra actual phone line, I would switch the actual line between the jack and the computer to make sure it's not a wiring problem which I know sounds lame but sometimes it happens. Also if you can connect to a number that it still local but more obscure. Beyond that prayer to the gods of ISPs.................

Have you looked into cellular options?

your isp is not exactly correct - any browser can contact the DNS and if the requested page cannot be resolved it will bypass or return it to u

you may want to change to another ISP that perhaps uses a more effective DNS

by unplugging your modem you reset the connection which can help if it's just "noise" from a "dirty" connection

or a slow connection - if the connection is slow it will not always resolve but I don;t know why...for certain -

one theory I have but I don;t know if it's true...is that with a slow connection - if the DNS that is first contacted is not the right one it bypasses...so with a slow connection it bogs down, stops/starts/drops, or doesn't move fast enough to transfer the entire domain name information for address translation - therefore sends back a failure msg....or something like that

I'm not a network pro

if u are in an area with older phone lines that are "dirty" or worn that can create noise on a dial up connection

ultimately a better ISP might be the key - have u looked at those choices