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Hi!

I've always been visiting frequently with no problems. But now whenever I try to visit anything under the domain, I get the error code ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED on Chrome. I run Windows 7, and the problem occurs with every major browser including Chrome, Firefox, and IE. Only this laptop of mine seems to have this problem as works just fine on my mobile device and on other computers. As far as I know, this only happens with this website. Help would be highly appreciated!

BrianWith the details you provide, thee would be two reasons.
1. You did something to annoy the website and they have blocked your computer from the forum.
2.  Somebody in your house has pulled a prank on you and has placed a redirect in your settings.

Most likely you did something wrong that give them reason to block your computer from accessing in their forum.I don't think that I did anything wrong - I've never even received an infraction. PLUS, they don't block computers from accessing their forum, and if they did want to block me, they would block my account. I even contacted the administrators there about it, and no, they did not block me. Also, no, NOBODY is redirecting me because other computers on my network can access this website just fine. My point is, is there something that I may have done to my computer, such that I am now unable to access it.Here is as an article you may want to read. It is about the Hosts file. The Hosts file is used to redirect specific web sires. Often this is done by a supervisor to prevent employees from wasting time on game sites. But it can also be used by parents, schools and any organizations to restrict use of forbidden sites.
http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-files/where-is-the-hosts-file-in-windows-7-x64-ultimate/3d6d5f4d-0204-4cac-91c0-683877a053f6
If you think that may apply to you, came bask with your questions and somebody will help you. I just checked my host file, and the only thing I am redirecting is 127.0.0.1 for web development purposes. I just removed that line and tried again just in CASE, but the website still doesn't work. This is my home laptop too, so nobody else has any access to it whatsoever.OK, very strange. About the only other thing would be the firewall. But I have never herd of that kind of thing with the Microsoft firewall.

This is about Windows 7 Firewall stuff.
Firewall: frequently asked questions
Does that help any?  Sorry for the late RESPONSE, I've been really busy this past week. The firewall settings doesn't seem to make a difference though. Plus, I haven't changed my firewall settings lately, so I don't think that is causing a problem.



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