Chrissy R <ChrissyR@home.gen.nz> wrote:

>The errors I got last night were the same as in the past - basically the
>host cannot be found - pinging xtra.co.nz (and jetstreamgames.xtra.co.nz and
>lots of others) using their IP addys did not work.

You can only get "host name not found" when using hostnames, not IP addresses.

>Trying to view a domain
>using the IP number did not work either.

I assume you mean you tried to use Internet Explorer to examine a web server?
Domains and IP numbers are quite different things. You shouldn't use Internet
Explorer as a diagnostic tool, as it tends to lie or hide the real problem or
try and search MSN for whatever you were looking for.

>I did not ping anyone last night -
>I just accepted that this error was the same as in the past. If it happens
>again I will copy the errors from tracert and ping.

That would be useful, as you won't get any help without details.

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