websites unaccessible from my home PCs

[TUS 373]

I am trying to access a website ( a government one ) from home but the page never loads. I have 3 PCs running through a BT ADSL router. The desk PC is connect by LAN, and there are 2 PCs connected wirelessly. I am using IE6, IE7 and Firefox. I have never succeeded in getting through to part of this website on any of these machines, despite lowering security levels, block up poppers etc. I know for a fact that this website is OK as I can get to it from the PCs at work.

Another thing - since getting my machines running on broadband through this router, I have never been able to connect to the Microsoft Games Server - that which is used to play Internet Checkers etc through MS Windows. Probably the same problem - but there are the only 2 websites that I have not (knowingly) been able to connect to in 3 years!

Any ideas for what the problem is? Is more likely to be a setting somewhere in the set up of the router itself? Very puzzled so would be grateful for assistance.

[rameshuk]

Maybe call/email a friend to see if he can access the website.

For security reasons it could be that the site or part of the site is only available when your at work.

R

[TUS 373]

Thanks - but the point is that I "should" be able to access this site anywhere - it is a public website. I can get it at work, my neighbour can see it - and I should also have access to it. It is to do with checking planning consents, so it is something that I want to be able to get to anytime I want. It just puzzles me that my machines always get a time out message trying to get to the pages in question - and this happens to no one else.

[toni896]

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[tim-d]

sounds like router may have built in firewall screwing up the works - try temporarily disabling or lowering protection level....