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Firefox cannot open a certain website on my laptop but on my pc it can

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otter2208
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I am trying to access channelsurfing.net but I get this error; The connection has timed out







The server at channelsurfing.net is taking too long to respond. 





   *   The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few
         moments.

   *   If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
         connection.

   *   If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
         that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

I can access this site from my PC using the exact same firefox. I tried to clear cookies and cache and still nothing.

I am trying to access channelsurfing.net but I get this error; The connection has timed out The server at channelsurfing.net is taking too long to respond. * The site could be temporarily unavailable or too busy. Try again in a few moments. * If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network connection. * If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure that Firefox is permitted to access the Web. I can access this site from my PC using the exact same firefox. I tried to clear cookies and cache and still nothing.

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the-edmeister
the-edmeister
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Try clearing the DNS cache.
See this
http://www.tacktech.com/display.cfm?ttid=330
and
http://www.tech-recipes.com/rx/233/clear_windows_dns_cache/

otter2208
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OK I tried that and still have the problem. I am using windows 7 if that helps. And yes I have windows 7 on the pc where I can access the webpage with no problems.

cor-el
cor-el
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See http://kb.mozillazine.org/Error_loading_websites - "Error_loading_some_websites"

otter2208
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I turned off firewall and I cannot load the page still. I am using AVG with firewall.