Is Google Down?

You would of seen 500 posts about this if it was really happening

 

Exactly what I thought. I can access other pages fine but not Google. Email works.

Maybe its just in Eastern Canada? Anyone?

 

Have you checked your box for virii & spyware? It'll do it

 

I am downloading a new version of Adaware right now. My system is running a bit slow also.

Thanks. I think you solved my mystery.

 

Why don't you try a different google? Doesn't Canada have a google?

 

Finally got it going. I did have some kind of spyware or virus. It only disappeared the second time when I wiped out the Alexa spyware. Is it possible that other spyware software is identifying itself as Alexa? There seemed to be quite a bit of it.


P.S. I installed an update to Windows recently. For a second I thought Microsoft had found a fool proof way of gettting rid of Google.

 

It may have been an issue with your ISP, or router. I'm not a techie, but if your DNS settings are messed up, certain sites won't be available.

This might help:

run-> cmd

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

 

I've had the same problem with other sites, sharp, what does that command do?

 

I noted the same problem accessing google.com from the uk - I kept being re-routed to google.co.uk yesterday and today is the same.

 

fryman, that releases your IP / DNS / entries from your ISP. Then when you renew, it regrabs this information from the ISP (or your router) again.

It's my quick way of getting a computer recognized when changing the network configs on a computer.

 

I don't know why people aren't now suggesting Microsoft Anti-Spyware Beta. This program absolutely rocks. I mean, you get alerted when any software adds anything to your startup either on the start menu or registry. It always runs and checks for spyware. Its free too. All you need is a valid XP license.

 

Not sure what that has to do with Google.com redirecting but it is good. Here's a link to the download page:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/spyware/software/default.mspx

 

The command simply releases your DHCP (dynamically assigned) address, assuming you are running DHCP, and assigns a new one.

Not really gonna help in this case anyway..

 

My suggestion to my customers that ask is: Upgrade to a Mac

 

I had no problems from Eastern Canada today.

 

I can't get to it. Wierd. Anybody else experiencing it? Southern California Comcast account here.

 

nevermind. looks like a lot of sites are down. Must be comcast. DP still works though!

 

I also have Comcast (TN) and DP is OK, but I'm having problems with about everything else.

Roger

 

Hey shawn - where are your servers? Looks like a pretty desirable location to me!

 

Google was down for me too, and I'm up in Canada.