Originally Posted by
BigLar
That was true last night for a time.
However, I have been unable to get in from home for about a week, whereas I can get in no problem from another computer that is not at my house. This is why I believe the problem is somewhere in my system, or at least the system comprising my computer, my router, and the particular ISP/DNS I'm using.
I can look into the first part, but the cable provider has to check out the latter.
Check two places:
Open your HOSTS file, found in \windows\system32\drivers\etc. Some malware will hijack your browsing by making entries in this file.
If using IE, see if any malware has setup a proxy server. Go to Tools, Internet Options, Connections tab, and press Lan Settings on the lower right. Is there a check in the Proxy server box? Uncheck it.
If either of the above is true, run Malwarebytes to remove the offending malware.
Also, check your DNS settings. Get to a Command Prompt and enter "ipconfig /all" and look for the DNS Servers under the IPv4 group or your wireless adapter group (whichever you use to connect). Are the DNS numbers the same as those issued by your ISP? You might try using Google's DNS numbers just to test if the problem is DNS related. Google's DNS's: 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.