I can’t seem to access any of the Google searches – web, images etc. They just take ages and then fail. Same when a website uses Google search themselves. When I open Google Earth I get a message about not being abole to connect to the authentication server.

All other websites seem to be OK (including this one).

It was all working OK a couple of days ago and I don’t think I’ve installed anything. I’ve tried rebooting.

Any ideas? I know it’s an odd query for a MTB forum but I’m sure I remember having had the same problem ages ago and someone on here telling me how to fix it.

Fine for me

Hmmmm. Not fine for me still.

Windows diagnostics has pinged Google (64.233.183.103) and got no response.

Any idea why (in layman’s terms) there’s a selective problem? I don’t know if it’s my PC that doesn’t like Google or Google that doesn’t like me.

Hig’s are you using IE or Firefox?

It’s gone wonky for me too using Firefox, but is fine on Safari.

IE7

Internet service provider?

Do you have Firefox installed that you could try? Does seem strange, if it was on an excluded list for your firewall I think it would be obvious!

Virgin Media (ex-NTL)

Firefox now installed.

Same thing – everything works apart from Google.

and then it just started working OK.

you running peer guardian? if so uncheck lists/webspiders & Bots