# Unable to resolve some websites all of a sudden **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 15, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-resolve-some-websites-all-of-a-sudden/678885 "2014-01-15T17:14:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-resolve-some-websites-all-of-a-sudden/678885/1 "2014-01-15T17:14:55Z")
So I’m having a problem that baffles me. All of a sudden, certain websites I was able access perfectly well yesterday now appear to be blocked, that is, any request times out, but [downforeveryoneorjustme.com](http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com) reports them as being up; among them are [wikihow.com](http://wikihow.com) and [drmcninja.com](http://drmcninja.com). The problem occurs across different browsers (Chrome and IE), on different operating systems (Win 8 and Ubuntu), and on different computers, so it must be further downstream somewhere. The settings on the WiFi-router all appear normal, however, nothing’s blocked or anything. Additionally, I’ve tried changing the DNS to google’s public DNS (8.8.8.8), which didn’t help any. I’ve also tried directly accessing the sites via their IPs, sending pings, but nothing comes through; as far as I can see, they’ve vanished from the net… Any help will be very appreciated! ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-resolve-some-websites-all-of-a-sudden/678885/2 "2014-01-15T17:18:05Z")
Forgot to mention, using an online proxy, I can access the sites just fine. ---
**Author:** ![Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/half_man_half_wit/32/21766_2.png) [@Half\_Man\_Half\_Wit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Half_Man_Half_Wit)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2014, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/unable-to-resolve-some-websites-all-of-a-sudden/678885/3 "2014-01-15T18:20:14Z")
So, for some reason, wikihow now works again, drmcninja still not responding. 😕