Solved: IE won't load websites

[lschul]

This is weird, there are 2 websites I am trying to go to www.du.edu and www.colostate.edu both collegiate websites. I am on line, can pull up websites, except these 2. I have no idea why. My brother tried the sites and was able to get in. I thought it was my computer but I tried my wife's and same thing. I have my ISP working on it but what gives? I can only think it has something to do with our network or ISP...

 

[etaf]

you may have them in your restricted sites - or in you hosts file

 

[lschul]

How do I figure that out? I have not put any sites on this list, is IE capable of doing that via some glitch?

 

[etaf]

goto tools
internet options
secruity
restricted sites

look at the list and see if anything there

hosts

http://www.mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm

gives details of the hosts files

 

[Molucky]

possible firewalls?

 

[lschul]

None there. I have a firewall on my modem but I think it is basic and windows firewall. I am waiting to hear back from my ISP, we did some pinging and it was breaking down along the way. No idea why these sites but I will post back when I hear from them.

 

[lschul]

It appears to be a problem beyond my ISP. They said there is a routing issue with backbones. Guess that is internet lingo for the line is breaking down somewhere...

 

[etaf]

My brother tried the sites and was able to get in.

is this a laptop you could try at your house on your ISP ?

 

[lschul]

I am at my home, in my home office. But it is fixed now, I was just able to log in. I think the Internet road crew fixed the pothole I kept falling in to. Thanks all.