What do Internet Error Messages Mean?

From time to time when you are browsing on the Internet and trying to open a website or e-mail you might get “an error code” – The following is a list of the most common Internet error codes and what they mean so that you know what to do and why you received them…

Common Internet Error Codes/Messages and what they mean:

Error codes/messages, number #400-499 tell us that the web server cannot find the content/web page or that we don’t have the correct permissions to access it.. The most common error messages received are:

• 400 - This means the Internet address you typed in was incorrect and the server couldn't understand your request. So be sure you haven’t made a typing error and spelled the web address incorrectly
• 401 – This means the page/web address you were trying to access can not be loaded until you first log on with a valid user ID and password, so double check that you aren’t making a mistake when you are typing in your username and/or password
• 402 – This is a “Payment Required” Error
• 403 – Means you are trying to open a website or page that is “forbidden” and you are being blocked by that domain (web address)
• 404 – The host server can’t find the “website” at the web address/URL you typed in. Either you have mistyped the URL, the website no longer exists, or you’ve been given the wrong URL/web address. This browser error message also often appears as “The page cannot be found”.
• 408 - This is time out error – it simply means you didn’t send the request within the allotted time that the server set for you.

URL stands for Universal Resource Locator

Domain/Domain Name is the “core” of identity on the Internet. It is the web address that is used to find your website. This web address name is yours entirely and there is only one website (web address) with that name, because once you register a “domain name-web address” no one else can use it – much like a telephone number.