Help for Internet Explorer “Cannot find server”: “The page cannot be displayed” errors
This error occurs with Internet Explorer version 6, and ends with the statement “Cannot find server or DNS error”. To troubleshoot this problem, follow the instructions for the equivalent “Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage” error that occurs in newer versions of Internet Explorer.The External links section below points to some further areas of investigation.
Note that “The page cannot be displayed” can appear in the heading of several IEv6 errors. You should check the title bar at the top of the window to determine which Internet Explorer error you have.
Symptoms
Figure: “Cannot find server”: “The page cannot be displayed” error message1
External links
This error can occur because of an inappropriate proxy configuration.Microsoft Knowledge Base articles (these tend to be dated because this error is specific to the old IEv6):
- 306094: “Cannot View Page When You Use a FILE:// URL”
- 815768: “Application Cannot Resolve Some Domain Names”
This issue arises when IPv6 is used with Windows XP or earlier :
“some DNS server software does not support "AAAA" (Internet Protocol version 6 or IPv6) records and incorrectly responds with NXDOMAIN even though an "A" record exists for the site.”
and unfortunately the only solution is to“contact the administrator of the site that you are having problems with.”
- 265847: “Error Message: The Page Cannot Be Displayed . . . Cannot Find Server or DNS Error”
Describes problems that can arise with security certificates and IIS version 5, which can be solved by the web site administrator.
- 318815: “Cannot Connect to Web Sites That Require SSL 3.0”
When using Windows 2000 to access a server that requires SSL 3.0
Footnotes
1 From http://www.ssw.com.au/ssw/standards/BetterSoftwareSuggestions/internetexplorer.aspxUpdated 14 June 2012