I've noticed a strange issue where my mobile data works perfectly fine on my phone, but when I use it as a hotspot for my laptop, many websites just won't load. It usually pops up with an error message saying that the IP address could not be found. Has anyone else experienced this or know how to fix it? Thanks for your help!
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This might be linked to how your hotspot is handling DNS requests. Sometimes, your computer may use a static DNS setup, or you might have security software that's blocking DNS queries. Also, certain browsers might have DNS security features that interfere with the hotspot's connection. You can use the 'nslookup' command to see if there’s a DNS issue. Just open a command prompt and type 'nslookup ' to troubleshoot. Depending on your phone's OS, you might be able to run a similar command on it, too!
It's also possible that some websites don't support IPv6 when using a hotspot, which could lead to load problems. I had a similar situation a while back where certain sites just wouldn't cooperate through my phone's hotspot. Sometimes they would unexpectedly work, sometimes not, and it was really frustrating. You might want to toggle between IPv4 and IPv6 settings if your device allows it!
That's interesting! I'll have to check my IPv6 settings. Sometimes it just seems really random when websites do or don't work. Thanks for the tip!