- Close any instance of Google Chrome that might be running.
- Open Terminal.
- Type sudo gedit /etc/nsswitch.conf and hit enter.
- Locate the following line within the file:
hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 - Replace that line with the following:
hosts: files dns -
Save the file, close gedit and the terminal.
- Start up Google Chrome.