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"This
page cannot be displayed" error
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If you are getting a
"Page cannot be displayed" error -- the one that comes up
instantly and annoyingly -- then you must be using Microsoft's
Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer has a known bug that has
to do with the way IE does DNS. This is an Explorer problem
and not CCIL. There is considerable discussion on this topic
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base. With Windows clients and a
Linux server, you need to disable the dynamic DNS that
Microsoft uses by doing this:
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For Windows 2000
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Right-click on
"My Network Places".
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Choose Properties.
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Right-click on
"Local Area Connection".
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Choose Properties.
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Highlight
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
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Click on the
Properties button.
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Click the
"Advanced" button.
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Select the DNS
tab.
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Uncheck the box
"Register this connection's addresses in DNS".
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Close all those
boxes and reboot.
For Windows XP
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Click Start
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Hold cursor over
"Control Panel"
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when a list pops
up hold cursor over "Network Connections"
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when a 'list' pops
up click on "Local Area Connection"
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Choose Properties.
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Highlight
"Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
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Click on the
Properties button.
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Click the
"Advanced" button.
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Select the DNS
tab.
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Uncheck the box
"Register this connection's addresses in DNS".
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Close all those
boxes and reboot.
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Our Help Desk has been suggesting users to download Mozilla
Firefox 2. The following link
http://www.mozilla.org/ will take
you to Mozilla web site to download the browser. Firefox has a
robust structure and is built on Netscape technology. You can
customize the browser with extensions that you can make yourself
or use someone else extension. It is not prone to some of the
Internet Explorer bugs. |
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