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All of a sudden, when I go onto Safari on my iPad mini, I get a message saying "Safari could not open the page because the server stopped responding." I can access other online things such as Weather Channel, e-mail, iTunes, etc. It just Safari that's not connecting. One minute it was fine, and then it stopped. On my desktop computer, Safari is working fine.

I tried turning on and off Wifi on my iPad, but that didn't help. Why did this happen all of a sudden,and what can be done to fix it? Is the problem on my end or on Safari's end?

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Have you considered that the webpage that you are trying to visit that is giving you this message…may be down for maintenance, may be SUPER busy, or may be "broken"?;)

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Thanks, pigoo3. I tried accessing many different web pages and none of them work, including ones that worked half an hour ago.
 
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PJS said:
Thanks, pigoo3. I tried accessing many different web pages and none of them work, including ones that worked half an hour ago.
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Hello - my usual advice when an app is misbehaving is to follow the steps below in sequence - first, 'Force Close' Safari and try the app again - if not successful, then go down the list. Let us know if any of these maneuvers help. Dave :)

When an app (or several) are misbehaving, I usually go through the following steps:

1. Force Close - open the multi-tasking bar (double tap the 'home buttom’) - iOS 7.x/8.x - find the offending app - then press and drag to the top of the screen - return to the home screen & try again.

2. Restart - press & hold the 'Sleep/Awake' (a.k.a. power) button until a red slider appears (may take a few seconds) - move the slider to turn off the iPad; then press & hold the same button until the Apple logo appears - wait for a restart.

3. Reset - press & hold the 'Power' and 'Home' buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears - this may take a longer time, so have patience; the iPad will 're-boot' - NOTE that none of these maneuvers will alter your apps, files, or settings.
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PJS said:
Thanks, pigoo3. I tried accessing many different web pages and none of them work, including ones that worked half an hour ago.
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This of course is a different situation (before you mentioned other pages were working). If nothing is working…then it could be a problem with your in-home internet hardware (cable modem or Wifi router)…or you could be having a signal problem coming from your ISP.

Either of the above could be the issue if multiple devices in your home have this problem…not just the iPad.

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RadDave said:
Hello - my usual advice when an app is misbehaving is to follow the steps below in sequence - first, 'Force Close' Safari and try the app again - if not successful, then go down the list. Let us know if any of these maneuvers help. Dave :)
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Many thanks, it worked! Turning off with the power switch and the restarting holding down the restart and home buttons. Very pleased I have an iMac to find out on mac-forums otherwise I would have been stumped.
 
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Many thanks, it worked! Turning off with the power switch and the restarting holding down the restart and home buttons. Very pleased I have an iMac to find out on mac-forums otherwise I would have been stumped.
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Hello and welcome to the forum! :)

Nice when an 'old' thread is helpful to someone just joining the MacForums - glad that the simple maneuver worked for you!

If you have a number of iDevices (especially iPads), take a look at the iPad Forums - I'm giradman there - Dave
 
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RadDave said:
Hello - my usual advice when an app is misbehaving is to follow the steps below in sequence - first, 'Force Close' Safari and try the app again - if not successful, then go down the list. Let us know if any of these maneuvers help. Dave :)
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I had the same problem and the rebooting also worked for me. Thanks RadDave.
 
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jver52 said:
I had the same problem and the rebooting also worked for me. Thanks RadDave.
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BOY! I was in the North Carolina Mountains for 4 nights (our 45th anniversary) and returned to an old thread that help a number of members - thanks for the responses! Dave :)
 

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