Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-1577342-20150730015302/@comment-1577342-20150730210556

Okay, sports fans, this one was pretty ugly to sort out. I still haven't figured out the "who" part, but I did find and correct the "what" part.

Like most of us, I use DHCP for my mobile devices. One down side of that is that Domain Name Servers (DNS) are also passed down. Not all DNS servers are the same. Many will block requests to certain types of "family unfriendly sites." Others simply don't know the information and fail to pass your request onward as they should. So if you find that:

1) You can browse to most websites, but a few fail with messages that the "server cannot be found;" and

2) You cannot get past the loading screen of your favorite game that relies on servers for all gameplay.

It is likely that their servers are down. If other users, most or all, do not share the issue, then you might want to try changing the IP address(s) of the DNS server(s) you use. There are plenty of free public DNS servers you can try, but remember to try a few different ones before you give up and try other fixes. Some of the DNS hosts do edit their tables for a variety of reasons that don't necessarily get mentioned wherever you found their addresses.