

This site can’t be reached or This webpage is not available. See how Kinsta stacks up against the competition.

In Google Chrome this error will show as DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN (as seen below), highlighting that this site can’t be reached, followed by server IP address could not be found.

There are a couple different variations of this error depending upon the browser you’re running. The NXDOMAIN part stand stands for Non-Existent Domain. If DNS fails to resolve the domain name or address then you might receive the DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN error. This is called DNS name resolution and involves a DNS recursor querying various nameservers to figure out the actual IP address of a server. When a user enters a URL in their web browser, DNS gets to work to connect that URL to the IP address of the actual server. Essentially, it takes a human-friendly request – a domain name like – and translates it into a computer-friendly server IP address – like 216.3.128.12. DNS is short for Domain Name System, which helps direct traffic on the internet by connecting domain names with actual web servers. The reason for DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN is typically due to a misconfiguration or problem with your DNS. How to Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on Mobile (Android & iOS).How to Fix DNS_PROBE_FINISHED_NXDOMAIN on Desktop.
