Can't access some websites with any browser
- by Charles Kingsmill
I'm running Windows 7 64-bit on a new Samsung laptop and accessing the internet okay via ethernet cable to my university's ISP. Some sites work fine (e.g. google.com) but I can't access others at all (microsoft.com, topshop.com).
I can't connect to those sites in safe mode with networking. And ping and tracert both fail. There's no proxy.
Other users can connect successfully to these sites using my cable and socket.
I've tried all the following with no success:
using various browsers (IE9, FF, Chrome)
creating a new user
updating drivers
clearing the DNS cache
using OpenDNS and Google's DNS
turning off Avast
tweaking the MTU
running MS malicious software removal tool
running Spybot S&D
reviewing the hosts file
disabling the IPv6 options
repairing / resetting winsock settings
disabling advanced javascript options
I have run out of ideas... can anyone see anything I've missed??!