Gmail outage only on one computer

Question

Problem: Gmail (and only Gmail) quits working for a period of 5-10 mins only on one computer.

Problem occurs several times daily
Does not appear to be any "triggering event" - user is simply using Gmail normally when the problem arises
User can access their Gmail from other computers on same LAN
User can access all other sites, including other Google sites, from affected computer
After several mins of outage, Gmail will spontaneously resume normal operation on affected computer
The problem occurs in all browsers (Chrome, FF, Safari)
Computer: MacBook Pro, OSX 10.7.3, latest browsers

I find this very baffling. Any advice welcome.

Wireless, wired? If first, test if it happens with wired connection as well. Not very likely but best to rule it out immediately. — Sašo, May 31 '12 at 18:23
A problem description of "quits working" is not very detailed. What happens when you try to access Gmail? — David Schwartz, May 31 '12 at 18:30
A `tcpdump` on the affected host at the time might help diagnose the problem. — Ladadadada, May 31 '12 at 18:37

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 01 '12 at 15:04

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Have you checked for DNS problems?

I have seen quite a few Macs with DNS Changer malware on them, and they often exhibit strange behaviour not unlike this.

answered Jun 01 '12 at 15:04

Bart B

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 19 '12 at 10:19

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Sounds like a network card issue, NIC could be a little messed up which confuses GMAIL. Is DHCP being used here? If so try using a static IP for this laptop.- If this works then change your network card.

answered Dec 19 '12 at 10:19

Charlie

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