400 Bad File Request | Usually means the syntax used in the url is incorrect (e.g. uppercase letter should be lowecase letter; wrong punctuation marks). |
401 Unauthorized | Server is looking for some encryption key from the client and is not getting it. Also, wrong password may have been entered. Try it again, paying close attention to case sensitivity |
403 Forbidden/Access Denied | Similar to 401, special permission needed to access the site -- a password and/or username if it is a registration issue. Other times you may not have the proper permissions set up on the server. |
404 File Not Found | Server cannot find the file you requested. File has either been moved or deleted, or you entered the wrong url or document name. Look at the url. If a word looks misspelled, then correct it and try it again. If that doesn't work
backtrack by deleting information between each backslash, until you come to a page on that site that isn't a 404. From there you may be able to find the page you're looking for. |
500 Internal Error | Couldn't retrieve the HTML document because of server-configuration problems. This error is common when there is a programming error on "CGI" scripts on the server in question. |
501 Not Implemented | Web server doesn't support a requested feature |
502 Service Temporarily Overloaded | Server congestion; too many connections; high traffic. Keep trying until the page loads. |
503 Service Unavailable | Server busy, site may have moved ,or you lost your dial-up Internet connection. |
File Contains No Data | Page is there but is not showing anything. Error occurs in the document. May be caused by bad table formatting, or stripped header information. |
Bad File Request | Your Browser may not support the form or other coding you're trying to access. |
Failed DNS Lookup | The Domain Name Server can't translate your domain request into a valid Internet address. Try entering the IP address for the server you are looking for, if you know it. It is possible that the server in question may have been recently moved. |
Host Unavailable | Host server down. Hit reload or go to the site later |
Unable to Locate Host | Host server is down, Internet connection is lost, or url typed incorrectly |