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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Very very strange Internet Problem

Posted: 8/21/2007 9:35:00 AM EDT

Posted this in the techie forum, but it will get more traffic here.

A couple days ago, google started acting a little funny. Slow load times, but no big deal. Now, google won't load at all, a lot of youtube videos won't load, and some other select webpages (bodybuilding forum) won't load either.

No problems with liveleak, arfcom, e-mail, etc.

Is this an IP problem? It affects all computers in my home (two laptops and a desktop, all sharing one router), even when Norton or McAfee is disabled.

Thanks in advance for the help.

Any ideas? Verizon told a non-tech-savvy family member who called to go pound sand, I'll call them later about it.

Posted: 8/21/2007 9:56:35 AM EDT

[#1]

Quoted:
Stop using Internet Explorer.

Start using Firefox.

Makes life easier.

This problem persists with Firefox as well.

Posted: 8/21/2007 10:12:16 AM EDT

[#2]

Try restoring your computer to a date before this problem began.

Go to Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then System Restore, follow the prompts. This might fix it.

Good luck.

Posted: 8/21/2007 10:21:44 AM EDT

[#3]

Quoted:
Try restoring your computer to a date before this problem began.

Go to Programs, Accessories, System Tools, then System Restore, follow the prompts. This might fix it.

Good luck.

On the phone with Verizon right now, this one isn't giving me a run-around regarding the issue as far as I can tell. If they can't do anything about it, then I'll try system restore. Thanks.

I'm still thinking that this is some kind of IP issue and not a software issue, but it shouldn't be since I've got a dynamic IP. Weird yea?

Posted: 8/21/2007 10:37:19 AM EDT

[#4]

Fixed it. Narrowed the problem down to a shitty router. Thanks.

Posted: 8/21/2007 10:55:39 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
Fixed it. Narrowed the problem down to a shitty router. Thanks.

Theirs or yours?

Posted: 8/21/2007 11:00:48 AM EDT

[#6]

Clear cache as mentioned above (in tools-internet options), Defragment drive, check for updates(windowsupdate.microsoft.com) add RAM. Download Norton

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Very very strange Internet Problem

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Very very strange Internet Problem

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Very very strange Internet Problem