How do I diagnose not being able to reach a specific website as an end user?
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If I can generally reach web pages on the Internet but can't reach a specific one, how do I troubleshoot what the cause is as an end user? This question was a Super User Question of the Week. Read the blog entry for more details or contribute to the blog yourself
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Maybe the website is actually down. Try visiting http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com. If it says "It's not just you" the website is likely having an outage and you should try to report it if possible -- or just wait. Maybe it's a DNS problem. See if the website DNS name (let's say it is ) resolves to an IP address. You can do this by starting a console or command prompt, and typing If you get an "unknown host" error this means there is likely a DNS problem. You can try seeing if it resolves agai…
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