Fix: ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE error in Google Chrome

Several Windows users complained that when they tried to access some websites on the Google Chrome browser on their systems, they were unable to access the web pages. It also displays a message on the browser saying "The site cannot be reached" with error code ERR_ADDRESS_UNREACHABLE.

There may be many potential reasons behind this issue, it may be due to website server issues, proxy server settings, unstable internet connection, etc.

If you also encounter similar problems, please do not panic. After deeply analyzing the problem in this article, we got a bunch of solutions.

Before proceeding, please try the following solutions:

1. Try to check if the user is trying to access the website from other devices and there is no problem, then it means there is an issue with the device/Windows system , so try diagnosing the problem to resolve it.
2. Next, try to see if the problem is with the browser itself by trying to access the website from another browser installed on your system.
3. If not, try visiting the website in incognito mode to check if the problem is caused by some browser extensions/add-ons.

Fix 1 – Check if your internet connection is stable

The main issue is most likely related to the internet connection on your system. This is one of the possibilities where the user did not notice the interruption in the internet connection. So first, if you are using WiFi, reboot your wi-fi router once and then reset it by pressing the pin on the back of the router and reconnecting it to your system.

If you are using an Ethernet cable connection, please disconnect it from the system and wait approximately 1-2 minutes before trying to reconnect. If this doesn't work, then you should probably call your internet service provider and get a stable internet connection for your system.

Fix 2 – Clear Chrome’s DNS host cache

Here are the steps to help users clear the DNS host cache on Chrome browser.

Step 1: Open the Google Chrome browser application on your system.

Step 2: Open a new tab, on the address bar of the new tab, enter chrome://net-internals/ and press Enter key.

Step 3: Then, click on the DNS option on the left side of the menu as shown below.

Step 4: Next, click the Clear Host Cache button to clear the DNS cache of the chrome browser.

Step 5: Once completed, you can close the tab.

Fix 3 – Enable or disable proxy server settings

Step 1: Press the Windows and R keys simultaneously to open RunCommand box.

Step 2: Next enter inetcpl.cpl and press Enter key.

Step 3: This will open the Internet Options window on your system.

Step 4: Now you should go to the "Connection" tab and click on the LAN Settings at the bottom as shown below.

#Step 5: Now you can enable the Use a proxy server for LAN checkbox under Proxy Server.

Step 6: Then, enter the value 127.0.0.1 in the Address text box and 80## in the port # and click OK, you can check later whether the problem is solved.

Use a proxy server for LAN checkbox as follows shown.

Open the Google Chrome browser on your system.

open the Settings page, hold down the ALT F key, and then press S key.

Privacy & Security option in the left menu as shown below.

Step 4: After selecting the privacy and security options, click on the right to clear browsing data, as shown in the image below.

Step 5: In the Clear Browsing Data window under the Basic tab, select All Time as the Time Range, Then click on all three checkboxes to select it.

Step 6: Then, click Clear Data to clear all browsing history, cookies, other site data, cached images and files as shown below

Step 7: Close the settings page and check if the problem still exists after clearing it.

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