Unusual website specific failures? :/

[macAttack!]

Hey everyone,

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this post, but I am having an unusual issue that does not allow me to connect to certain websites on my Macbook Unibody.

For example: when logging onto rei.com or cracked.com I get the "oops! this link appears to be broken" in Google Chrome. In Safari and Firefox I get the equivalent messages.

I cross referenced this information (I figured there was no way that these websites could be down) with the following webpage: http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/

and found both sites were working, despite my denied access.

I have no firewall running.

Any ideas here? This is, obviously, an annoying issue.

 

[angelwatt]

Two quick ideas:

1. Clear browser cache
2. Restart home network router

 

[macAttack!]

I tried both of those quick solutions but neither solved the problem, unfortunately.


Any other ideas?

 

[snberk103]

Are you in a dorm or another location where your connection to the internet is managed by someone who may have blocked some sites?

Perhaps the DNS service your ISP is using has a fault. You can use the Google DNS service to check that out.

 

[macAttack!]

I live in a house with administrative access to my wireless connection. I don't know how to check DNS/ISP issues...

Also: my roommates are able to access the websites I cannot on our internet (which is WEP encrypted), so it seems like a computer specific problem...

Any ideas/further help?