Help with browser/connection issue

[apw420]

Hello...

Was wondering if someone could point me in the right direction. All of a sudden, my wifes computer is only able to access HTTPS sites and nothing else. We tried IE & Firefox & the same thing happens in both.

We can't figure out what might be causing this and was wondering if anyone had any insight they could share?

I appreciate it!
Thanks.
AW

[encyclo]

Sounds like you have a firewall issue - probably the port 80 has been blocked inadvertently (secure sites are on a different port). If you have a software firewall, try disabling it temporarily to confirm. If you have a hardware firewall, check the rules in place or reset it.

[kaled]

You should always have at least on spare browser installed to help with problems of this sort. Opera and Firefox are free.

This could also be a problem with a proxy server. Proxies can be assigned separately for different protocols.

Most ISP packages come with diagnostic tools. I've never found them helpful but it's worth a look.

Kaled.