IMAC 27" model + WRT160N V3 Router + PC XP Professional OS + D-Link DCM-202
Good day guys,
I have two computers, the iMAC and PC XP Professional OS. I have a broadband cable modem, D-Link DCM-202 and a Router WRT160N V3 Router. I'm facing a very big problem for both computers.
It seems that my browsers on both computers will stop loading pages frequently. I have to refresh or close the browser and load the page again for them to work. However, sometimes it doesn't load or the same problem will occur again.
Things/steps that I have taken:
1) I tried clearing Cache and every single temporary file from the computers but the problem keeps coming up
2) Tried closing the Browsers and load the pages again but it doesn't work sometimes.
3) Combine both of the above step and I will still face the same problem.
I really hope someone can help me as this issue is getting on my nerves. In addition, these are the browsers I used for both computers:
iMAC: Safari, Firefox and Google Chrome
Windows: Firefox
Sounds like an issue with your ISP's DNS servers. You can try using Google's DSN.
Info here:
http://code.google.com/speed/public-dns/
Regards,
Captfred
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