Brian Pearce wrote: >> Second thought--on rereading you said you're able to get to Google >> through the IP address. That would indicate they have a router >> problem with the DNS servers. > > > In my wild guess I had suggested to Pat that I thought it *might* be a > problem with DNS information stored on the Mac, if such a thing > exists, that might have gone corrupt. But I can't seem to find where > it might be stored, if at all, in OS X. Might it also be a problem with the ISP's proxy server? I know my ISP's proxy here in little old New Zealand is shocking... I decided to stop using it when it told me it couldn't resolve www.apple.com. So you could try turning that off or using an alternative proxy (search google for free ones). --Michael.