One google IP address is failing. Is there a way to force a switch to different one?

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The Google IP address 74.125.53.100 is failing. I know no one would believe this so I did an online ping:

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As this image shows one of the IP addresses for Google is failing.

However there are others. If I type them in then I can get to Google just fine. But when I try to search, Google reverts back to the broken IP.

Is there any way for me to say "I want to do a search with one of the working IP addresses"?

Or, a quick workaround: add .nyud.net, so: google.com.nyud.net (see coralcdn.org for details)
Or wait a few minutes, I am not seeing any packet loss from that IP at this time...
I did wait "a few minutes". I posted this after an hour of the IP Address being bad. (Google is so huge that if it does not work, your first suspect should be your computer not google. I did a lot of checking on my side first.)

phoebus · Answer 1 · 2009-10-28 08:15:39Z

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Set up a static resolution in your hosts file pointing google.com to one of the good IPs.

answered Oct 28 '09 at 8:15

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Good idea. Next time it happens this is the route I will try – Vaccano Oct 28 '09 at 14:49

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buba · Answer 2 · 2009-10-28 07:21:47Z

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Have you tried the other domains:

answered Oct 28 '09 at 7:21

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Good idea, but I tried that and it did not work. (Still switched me back to the bad IP when I tried to search) – Vaccano Oct 28 '09 at 14:48

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Gareth · Answer 3 · 2011-08-20 11:41:03Z

Mac/Linux hosts file can be found here (if your doing this from a Mac or Linux):

/etc/hosts

Add this line to the hosts file:

74.125.45.100 www.google.com

(substituting with the IP you want)

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