A temporary workaround I've found more practical than running "sudo service dnsmasq restart" when such a problem occurs is using this Chrome extension and switching to some other DNS server:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/browsec-vpn-privacy- and-s/omghfjlpggmjjaagoclmmobgdodcjboh Isn't weird to have such a problem with certain DNS servers only, and only in Ubuntu? -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1652449 Title: dnsmasq requires restart randomly now and then in order to access random URLs To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dnsmasq/+bug/1652449/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs