URL resolution delay

[Guest]

Hi,

I ran into an issue with IE:

if I type an address into address bar without including "http://" prefix,
e.g. "maps.yahoo.com", not "http://maps.yahoo.com" there is an almost
1-minute delay between typing in the address and hitting enter or clicking Go
and IE serving the content of the website. If I type the full URL, including
the "http://" prefix, IE responds immediately. Usually typing an address
without including the http:// is not a problem on all other machines I worked
with. This is restricted to only one machine, and this computer otherwise
works fine. I reset all the IE settings to default.

I used a sniffer to monitor the traffic from that machine. It`s not sending
anything for the duration of delay between entering an address and IE`s
"decision" to go get it - it just waits a minute, then starts resolving DNS,
etc.

Very weird and annoying... I`d appreciate any feedback or pointers to
potential cause.

Thanks very much in advance.

 

[Jon Kennedy]

See this site for possible help:
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/archive/answers_8.htm#extension

If no joy, try going to Start...Run and type in "ipconfig /flushdns" (no
quotes), click Okay.