[Pox]

I hope FR hasn't been suddenly removed from the root DNS servers.

[mass55th]

I'm on a MacBook Pro via Time Warner Road Runner. While hard wired, my Network System Preferences shows the two DNS Server numbers mentioned in earlier posts. When I had my connection on wireless, I couldn't access FR. Message shown was that it couldn't find the server. This was tried on both Safari and Firefox. While on wireless, the only DNS servers that show up on my Network System Preferences are for Time Warner. When I attempt to add another server, the two for Time Warner are wiped out.

When I connected via ethernet, I can connect to FR on both. With Firefox, when I initially connected via my Bookmarks, FR came right up, and I scrolled through the posts. At one point, when I tried to connect to an older post, Firefox took me to a Time Warner page which listed FR and its link. Clicking on the link took me to FR Latest Articles. There was an option on the Time Warner page to find out:

"Why Am I Here? You entered an unknown web address that was used to present site suggestions that you may find useful. Clicking any of these suggestions provides you with search results, which may include relevant sponsored links. If this service is not right for you, please visit your Preferences page to opt out. At any point in time, you can opt back in to the service by visiting your Preferences page. If you have other questions about this service, please visit our FAQ."

Don't know what the hell that means, but since I use an ethernet connection most of the time, I'll keep connecting to FR that way. Hopefully this problem with the DNS will be worked out, and I'll be able to connect via wireless again.

[CGASMIA68]

Frontier user here: unable to log on all day and night and still this AM.

Not a techie but using the numerical address 192 168 1 254 I could access the site but still no log on.

Changed this AM to 50 116 23 211 and now seems OK can do everything.

?? remains whose problem is this and do I leave the new DNS things in?

[Eric Pode of Croydon]

Frontier customer in WV, got to FR fine last night but this morning found the "Frontier search" result.

Added the hosts file entry per recommendation above and that fixed it just fine.

[Red Steel]

If you want on FR right now and can’t wait for the DNS update, change your HOST file that is found here.

The path under windows:

%SystemRoot%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

Open up with “hosts” file with notepad.

And add this line.

“209.157.64.200 www.freerepublic.com”

You may have to change the permissions to the “hosts” file under “Users” for the file to accept or save the addition.

Click on properties and the tab “security” and highlight the “Users” line.

Check mark the boxes “full control” which should also automatically check the boxes for “modify” and “write”.

click “apply” or “OK” for dialog box.

You are done and back on FR. :)

[Road Warrior ‘04]

It must have something to do with Frontier Communications. FreeRepublic is the only website I can’t access. I’m only able to get FR when I shut off wifi.

Using the IP address allows me to view the site, but won’t allow me to sign in. Keep getting “404 error message - That’s odd...Microsoft Edge can’t find this page”.

Frustrating, to say the least!

[CreviceTool]

My AT&T Wireless devices find FR but not when using TimeWarnerCable REGARDLESS of OS.

[BigEdLB]

Frontier Telecom is creative I had help from NYRepublican to fix.
Later

[CMB_polarization]

Is the USG or someone else trying to degrade our communications?

[Cedar]

Hard-wired to Charter modem and can now log-in to FR on my laptop. But still cannot do it if using wireless—using Belkin wireless router, I get the “can’t find page” message.

[Scutter]

How to edit hosts file:

• Windows 10
• Windows 8/8.1
• Windows 7
• OS-X (Mac)

Add this line to the end of your hosts file:

209.157.64.200	freerepublic.com

On the Mac, it should start working right away, however Windows has a cache in memory that must be flushed before it will start working. The easiest way to do this is to just reboot the computer. If you want to skip the reboot, just open a CMD prompt and run "ipconfig /flushdns". Also, restart your browser, as some browsers also cache this information.

[Sarah Barracuda]

The only thing I still notice is that on my Samsung Galaxy S6 phone I still can’t go on this site, it directs me back to t-mobile’s home page

[catnipman]

as of 11:00am mountain time, comcast dns server:

nrcns.cmc.co.denver.comcast.net

is unable to resolve www.freerepublic.com or freerepublic.com

i added entries into my hosts file to enable access.

[Cedar]

I spoke too soon! Was OK hardwired on laptop for about an hour, but now Charter is redirecting me when I go to FR website. I’m back now using my cell phone to access FR.

[Fresh Wind]

I lost FR sometime in the last 2 hours (Verizon).

Put the good stuff into the hosts file, and now seems OK.

I’m on win 7, other versions might be different.

To edit the hosts files, you must run notepad as administrator. To do this, navigate to the notepad.exe file (in the Windows directory), right click, and select “Run As Administrator). Then, from notepad, navigate to the C:/windows/system32/drivers/etc folder, select “all files” and open the hosts file.

You might have to enable the display of hidden files, through the tools/folder-options/view menu selection

Be sure to enter “209.157.64.200 www.freerepublic.com”, the first time I tried it, I left out the “www” part, and it didn’t work.

[Excellence]

Can’t reach FR through LAN. We’re served through Frontier, now. It’s good on my Windows phone through Verizon.

I had to re-login to Facebook this morning, but Twitter was fine.

[Fresh Wind]

Another thread here:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3417679/posts

[SGCOS]

This type of problem has become normal during the early morning hours when the internet is being cleaned.

however, this is the first time I've seen it continue during the day.

Something else must have happened, such as forgetting to turn on the DNS server after the maintenance.

[Paine in the Neck]

I just discovered the DNS gremlin had got me.I solved it by adding some ipv4 nameservers.

Here's how:

How to change DNS Servers in Windows 7

Some suggested addresses to use in the process above can be found at:

https://www.opennicproject.org/nearest-servers/

http://www.online-tech-tips.com/cool-websites/free-dns-server/

[Baldwin77]

Here’s is MayflowerMadam’s specific info in case it can help identify the problem.

The message I get: “This page can’t be displayed.”

At home, Comcast is our internet provider. I can’t log in to FR using either the Wi-Fi, or the PC that’s hard-wired to the service.

In the car this morning I was able to access FR via cellular using the Verizon 4GLTE connection.

In the car a couple hours later I got the “page can’t be displayed” message again – again via Verizon 4GLTE connection.

[GOPJ]

This worked for me... I couldn’t even log in...

http://www.isitdownrightnow.com/freerepublic.com.html

Fix DNS Problems

A Domain Name System (DNS) allows a site IP address (192.168.x.x) to be identified with words (*.com) in order to be remembered more easily, like a phonebook for websites. This service is usually provided by your ISP.

Clear your local DNS cache to make sure that you grab the most recent cache that your ISP has. For Windows - (Start > Command Prompt > type “ipconfig /flushdns” and hit enter). For details choose your operating system :

If you can access a website at office or from a 3G network yet it’s not working on your computer, it is a good idea to use an alternative DNS service other than your ISPs. OpenDNS or Google Public DNS are both excellent and free public DNS services.

Check our help page for step-by-step instructions on how to change your DNS.