My Macbook won't connect to certain Web sites

[macnjeez]

Hi. I don't think I've got anything blocked as far as a firewall goes. I've tried connecting to squarespace.com and ehow.com and it won't connect. Other sites work fine. I tried my neighbor's W-LAN and I couldn't connect either but he connected to squarespace on his macbook pro, so I think it's something with my computer and not my apartment's W-LAN connection.

SPECS
Mac OSX 10.5.8
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 Ghz.
13" aluminum body, bought about a year ago
Tried both Safari and Firefox browsers

Any ideas as to what my problem is and how to fix it?

Thanks.

 

[spinnerlys]

Again as usual, more information is needed.

What Mac exactly and what exact Mac OS X and browser version do you use?

Have you tried accessing these pages via LAN, as you presumedly use W-LAN?

Have you checked your settings for Network and Firewall?

 

[macnjeez]

Re

It's running OSX. Bought it about a year ago, with the aluminum body. 13" screen with Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.4 Ghz.

I set the firewall to allow all incoming connections and don't really know what I'm looking for on network settings.

 

[macnjeez]

sorry

It's Mac OSX 10.5.8

 

[spinnerlys]

You can edit your posts via the

button on the bottom right of your posts.

Also, which browser do you use and can you take a screen shot of your network settings?
Btw, what kind of connection do you use? W-LAN or LAN?+

To get to your network settings, go to System Preferences > Network > AirPort / Ethernet (depends on which you use)> Advanced.

To make screen shots, either use CMD+SHIFT+3/4 (+SPACE) or Applications / Utilities / Grab.

 

[macnjeez]

???

Do you need a shot of one of the Advanced tabs? The Network settings just says Location is set to Automatic, and that Airport is connected and has an IP.