Safari can't find server, but Chrome can?

[eicca]

Safari on all of my iDevices will frequently fail to connect to rockman-gearup.com. Google Chrome, however, works just fine.

This seems to be a new thing with iOS 14 and Safari 14, but I feel like it also happened on Safari 13 as well.

Not a single other website does this to me, emptying caches doesn't seem to make a difference, and no, I'm not switching to Chrome.

Anyone seen this before or know how to fix it?

 

[flowsy]

Not sure what's up with that. I have no problem reaching that site with Safari 14 on macOS and iOS.

 

[RobbieTT]

Sounds like a DNS issue. Do you know what DNS provider(s) you are using?

But first, try this IP in the safari address bar:

54.218.64.76

 

[eicca]

The administrator of that site updated some DNS settings on his end last night so maybe that cleared the issue. Time will tell.
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Sounds like a DNS issue. Do you know what DNS provider(s) you are using?

But first, try this IP in the safari address bar:

54.218.64.76

I’m using Google’s DNS servers.

Forgive me if I’m hesitant to punch random IPs into my browser.

 

[RobbieTT]

Why - we trusted the address name you supplied for the site?

Is the amp pictured under age or something?

 

[eicca]

Why - we trusted the address name you supplied for the site?

Is the amp pictured under age or something?

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Fair point, I guess an IP and a URL are basically the same thing.

Don't worry about the amp...

 

[RobbieTT]

Anyway, did you get through to the site via the IP address (ie without DNS inserting itself into the process)?

 

[eicca]

Anyway, did you get through to the site via the IP address (ie without DNS inserting itself into the process)?

I did. Standard URL seems to also be working now as well with the backend changes.

 

[jz0309]

I have the exact same problem, eg with can.com but with various other sites too - randomly. And it happening regardless of Safari version or OS version as my iMac is on the latest Mojave and my MBP on PB10 of Big Sur

 

[RobbieTT]

Same answer - treat it as a potential DNS issue and take it from there.

 

[eicca]

Well it's happening again. Safari can't connect but Chrome can no problem. But, after opening the page in Chrome, suddenly it works in Safari.

 

[imchenway]

Well it's happening again. Safari can't connect but Chrome can no problem. But, after opening the page in Chrome, suddenly it works in Safari.

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