Thread: Unable to browse/access some websites

I am a BSNL broadband user from Chennai. I am unable to access sites like mcafee.com, zune.net or even microsoft.com. I also noticed that I cannot access most websites in US or from regions outside APAC region.

Change DNS settings in your router to open DNS IP:

Primary: 208.67.222.222
Secondary: 208.67.220.220

This might help.

I am using these DNS servers already. The problem is that I cannot browse the sites. The name is resolved, but the browser gets stuck with this message in the status bar:

"Waiting for www . microsoft....."

I checked my firewall settings again, but no clue.
Just wanted to know if anyone else is facing similar problems.

i get no problems,
try some other browser, clear cache, run av scan,
re install ie,
more dns
4.2.2.1-6
67.138.54.100
207.225.209.66

Everyday I'm updating my McAfee and Windows and I don't have any issue. Just check your system whether some where it has been blocked.

I restored the defaults on my mcafee firewall and checked the windows firewall too. Checked even the router's packet filter (I use a D-Link ADSL router) and couldn't find anything fishy. Have raised a ticket with the call-center. Let me see how quick they are. (I started using BSNL only 2 weeks ago and this is my first complaint)

Thanks folks for replying.

see if you can open these sites using free proxy sites like anonymouse.

far be it for me to resurrect a month old thread, but i'm actually having the same problem i can browse most of the web except for a few sites. i'll try to give out as much information as i can and hope someone here can help me out.

i can't seem to browse to microsoft, youtube, softpedia, to name a few. this list gets longer the as i surf the web and come across new sites. i cannot ping these sites, and a tracert gets timed out halfway. i can get to these sites using a proxyserver, but thats pretty lame. i tried flushdns and found that the dns cache service wasn't even started, so i started the service and tried again, no go

i've tried different MTU values as a last resort to no avail, and also changed over to Open DNS. i use windows XP SP2 on a BSNL BB connection thru a d-link router (GLB502T). other than this, i have no problems with the connection since i can download and upload using torrents at about 175-200 KBps which was what i was promised in the first place.

i need to find a solution to this since windows cannot update ATM, and i really like to get on youtube (watching it using a proxy server sucks). i'm not a n00b13, but i'm no expert either...hoping someone here can lend a helping hand.

P.S.: he,he, BTW, Hi all, was so caught up in this schzzit, forgot i was a newb here lol.

are you using some firewall/anti-adware/anti-spyware/parental control software?check their settings for blocking sites if you are using them.