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I get pages taking a long time to load or they won't load at all. I can connect to my games, and ventrilo. Firefox and Internet Explorer both won't work.

I get Problem Loading page.

Connection has timed out. Server is taking too long to respond.

It tells me to try again, check if I am behind a firewall, and check my connection.

My firewall is not up, and my connection is on.

Please help me.

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Quick diagnostic summary: because games and Ventrilo can connect while both Firefox and IE time out, this looks like a problem that affects web traffic (DNS, HTTP/HTTPS ports, proxy or something intercepting TCP) rather than a total loss of Internet. That distinction narrows the likely causes and changes what to test first.

Run these checks from an elevated Windows Command Prompt (open Start, type cmd, right‑click Run as administrator) and note which step fails:

ping 8.8.8.8 -n 4
ping google.com -n 4
nslookup google.com
tracert google.com
ipconfig /all
ipconfig /flushdns
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset resetlog.txt

How to interpret common results and next moves:

  • IP pings work but hostname pings fail → DNS issue. Temporarily set IPv4 DNS to 8.8.8.8 / 8.8.4.4 in the adapter properties and retest.
  • Both fail or tracert stops near your router/modem → local router, modem, or ISP problem — reboot modem/router and test another device.
  • DNS looks fine but browser times out → check proxy settings (Control Panel → Internet Options → Connections → LAN Settings), check the hosts file at C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts for suspicious entries, and start Firefox in Troubleshoot/Safe Mode (add‑ons disabled).
  • If an AV/security suite is installed, disable its web/http scanning briefly to test — some suites block or slow HTTP(S).

Advanced if still stuck: try Safe Mode with Networking, connect the PC directly to the modem to bypass the router, and run a full anti‑malware scan (Malwarebytes or Windows Defender). As suggested, another browser is a fast check; as noted, if multiple devices show the same failure, the issue is often the router/modem or ISP. If diagnostics point outside your LAN, gather the nslookup/tracert outputs and contact your ISP for further investigation.

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Try using goggle chrome or safria and if that does not work try talking to your internet providers.

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I get pages taking a long time to load or they won't load at all. I can connect to my games, and ventrilo. Firefox and Internet Explorer both won't work.

I get Problem Loading page.

Connection has timed out. Server is taking too long to respond.

It tells me to try again, check if I am behind a firewall, and check my connection.

My firewall is not up, and my connection is on.

Please help me.

I don't think that your browser is causing your problem. Probably it's your internet connection that is no good. Call your ISP, or check if maybe the issue can be caused by some hardware in your network?

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