Weird - can't access certain websites!

peckerhead

I've just recently noticed that for some strange reason my home PC (running IE7) can't/won't access certain websites, although there's no problem at work, with exactly the same browser. Absolutely inoffensive, run-of-the-mill sites that I never had a problem with before — www.mediawrite.ie, www.aldi.ie, www.crucial.com, etc. etc.

I haven't changed the security settings, they're not in my restricted sites list (or blocked in the Host file), and I'm pretty sure it's not a pop-up blocker or phishing filter problem either.

Any ideas? (other than switch to Firefox, I know...)

I can get around it by using a web proxy like www.unblockthis.com, but it kinda bugs me and I'm stumped as to where the problem lies..!

Karoma

Can you ping the websites from home OK?
(start -> run -> command -> ping www.crucial.com )

feylya

I know you don't want to switch but do they work in Firefox? Need to figure out if the problem is your browser or your computer

peckerhead

Nope I get 'Destination host unreachable'...:(

Should I get downloading Firefox?

feylya

Who's your isp? Try pinging 137.201.245.23

peckerhead

(Lovely) BT.

And no, I can't ping that IP address. Who the hell is Micron Technology, Inc.?

feylya

And there's your problem

nslookup www.crucial.com
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.1:53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: www.crucial.com
Address: 137.201.245.23

nslookup 137.201.245.23
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.1:53

Name: www.crucial.com
Address: 137.201.245.23

If you're getting a reverse DNS lookup on the IP address to Micron, then BT's DNS servers are foobar

peckerhead

Am I right in thinking there's nothing much I can do about that, other than, eh, bring it to their attention?

'Cause I've been bringing my billing errors to their attention since November 2005....:mad:

feylya

Try using these as your DNS servers.

89.101.160.4
89.101.160.5

peckerhead

You mean in my TCP/IP properties? For reasons I probably shouldn't mention here, I have those set up with a static IP and have ports forwarded. Will that not get messed up if I change the DNS server?

Sorry, I'm a bit green about this stuff!

feylya

If you have a static ip set up with a static gateway, changing DNS won't affect it. At least, it shouldn't...


naughty warez monkey

peckerhead

It's just for sharing my holiday snaps...

OK, thanks, I'll try those. If you don't hear back from me you'll know something really bad has happened!

feylya

Like Boards has fallen over