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New PC; difficulty with a few websites.

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  • took a second or so to load here. mtu or dns would be a suspect if you weren't able to access the site using the same router via an xp machine.

    no suggestions here...sorry

    ...besides turn off ALL protection and try the sites?!
    Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant.
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,438 Forumite
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    Took about 5 seconds here.
    Move along, nothing to see.
  • Ted_Bloke
    Ted_Bloke Posts: 24,868 Forumite
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    Are Firefox and Fifer by any chance related?

    :rolleyes: I too have tried to use decrapifiers on Fifer but they have not worked.
    Sorry my posts so long - not time write shorter ones.
  • Lorian
    Lorian Posts: 6,355 Forumite
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    Try reducing the MTU on your PC to 1452

    You can use DrTcp to do this (google). Pick the right interface on your pc, then one being used to talk to your router.
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