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firefox error "the name server refuses to perform the specified operation"

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C
clifford Original post #1
Apr 6, 2015 at 10:08 PM
Hi guys,

I don't know whats wrong with my browser it is throwing up some error on most of the sites that I visit does not have a * at the beginning of the address only some sites like FB and other manage to get the HTTP and some I get the following error

screenshot
*i57.tinypic.com/1rx4bl.jpg

this happens in both my browers that is Firefox and chrome, recently i have installed "enable http nowhere" addon in my firefox and chrome however due to the HTTP issues i had installed these addons in both my browsers.

Plz advice how to fix this problem as I dont want to reinstall my browsers

thanks in advance

clifford
SaiyanGoku
SaiyanGoku #2
Apr 6, 2015 at 10:31 PM
Try to set DNS to 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #3
Apr 7, 2015 at 3:26 AM
OP FYI, the site is vidbull.com not www.vidbull dot com

VidBull - Online video portal
C
clifford #4
Apr 7, 2015 at 12:41 PM
SaiyanGoku said:
Try to set DNS to 8.8.4.4 and 8.8.8.8
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Hey Saiyangoku,

thanks for ur reply, just wanted to know if changing the DNS to ur values will make any probs with my speed, as of now I am following this instruction below to change my DNS as I am on XP

Code: 
To configure TCP/IP, follow these steps:
[LIST=1]
[*]Click [B]Start[/B], click [B]Control Panel[/B], click [B]Network and Internet Connections[/B], and then click [B]Network Connections[/B].
[*]Right-click the network connection that you want to configure, and then click [B]Properties[/B].
[*]On the [B]General[/B] tab (for a local area connection), or the [B]Networking[/B] tab (for all other connections), click [B]Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)[/B], and then click [B]Properties[/B].
[*]If you want to obtain DNS server addresses from a DHCP server, click [B]Obtain DNS server address automatically[/B].
[*]If you want to manually configure DNS server addresses, click [B]Use the following DNS server addresses[/B], and then type the preferred DNS server and alternate DNS server IP addresses in the [B]Preferred DNS server[/B] and [B]Alternate DNS server[/B] boxes.
[/LIST]

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clifford
thetechfreak
thetechfreak #5
Apr 7, 2015 at 3:46 PM
clifford said:
Hey Saiyangoku,

thanks for ur reply, just wanted to know if changing the DNS to ur values will make any probs with my speed, as of now I am following this instruction below to change my DNS as I am on XP
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No it won't effect speed.