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I'm not sure if the OS X Operating System forum is the right place to post this, but here goes. I should note that initially, my problem does not sound relevant to Macs, but if you read on, you'll see why I believe it is a problem with my computer.
For reference, I use a 17-inch Macbook Pro that's running on Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.
I run a website that hosts a couple of forums, and yesterday, all of a sudden, I was unable to view any images hosted on my site, including the forum headers and graphics. I can see images on all other websites on the internet - it's only my own website that I can't. It's been 24 hours since and the problem persists. I have tried viewing the site on Firefox, Opera and Safari, and my site's images cannot be viewed on any browser on my Mac. I can also no longer access the website's Cpanel using the usual URL I've used in the past (e.g. cpanel.WEBSITE-NAME-HERE.com) and have to go through another URL (e.g. stats.servername.webhostname.com:1234). In addition, my forums are taking about five times as long to even load (but perhaps this is because the browser is trying so hard to load the images that won't load... I'm really not sure. The text and forums are taking pretty long to load, though. I don't know if it's linked to the image issue.).
All other members of my forum can view the images, the forums load fast and normally for them, and nobody that I know is facing the same problem as I am. Of course, as the website's owner, being unable to view any images (along with the other site problems I mentioned) is a HUGE problem, and one that needs to be resolved immediately.
I tried rebooting my computer several times, clearing cookies, checking to see if the site had been accidentally blocked on each browser, checking to see if I'd accidentally selected "block images" on Firefox, etc. Nothing works. I also tried viewing the website on other computers in my household, and it loads just fine on my brother's PC and laptop, so it's not possible that our internet company blocked my site (nor would they have any reason to). As the problem occurred so suddenly, randomly and without warning, I'm pretty sure that I did not personally do something to cause it intentionally - if I did, it was a sheer accident and I'm not even sure what I did. I am also inclined to think it's a computer problem rather than a browser problem, as seeing the issue affects the site on ALL my browsers, not just one of them.
I contacted my web host's live chat support, and according to them, my IP address has not been banned or anything, and the site works fine on their end (they checked it out on several computers). They suggested that the problem lies with my Mac, and they cannot help me with that.
Does anybody know what's wrong?
I would really appreciate suggestions on how I can rectify this - ones I haven't already tried. If you know exactly what happened to trigger this, all the better. I want to know so that I can ensure it doesn't happen again.
Any help would be great, thanks!
P.S. I also just tried using OpenDNS.com to change my DNS and see if that was the issue. It has no effect on the problem so far.
For reference, I use a 17-inch Macbook Pro that's running on Snow Leopard, OS X 10.6.
I run a website that hosts a couple of forums, and yesterday, all of a sudden, I was unable to view any images hosted on my site, including the forum headers and graphics. I can see images on all other websites on the internet - it's only my own website that I can't. It's been 24 hours since and the problem persists. I have tried viewing the site on Firefox, Opera and Safari, and my site's images cannot be viewed on any browser on my Mac. I can also no longer access the website's Cpanel using the usual URL I've used in the past (e.g. cpanel.WEBSITE-NAME-HERE.com) and have to go through another URL (e.g. stats.servername.webhostname.com:1234). In addition, my forums are taking about five times as long to even load (but perhaps this is because the browser is trying so hard to load the images that won't load... I'm really not sure. The text and forums are taking pretty long to load, though. I don't know if it's linked to the image issue.).
All other members of my forum can view the images, the forums load fast and normally for them, and nobody that I know is facing the same problem as I am. Of course, as the website's owner, being unable to view any images (along with the other site problems I mentioned) is a HUGE problem, and one that needs to be resolved immediately.
I tried rebooting my computer several times, clearing cookies, checking to see if the site had been accidentally blocked on each browser, checking to see if I'd accidentally selected "block images" on Firefox, etc. Nothing works. I also tried viewing the website on other computers in my household, and it loads just fine on my brother's PC and laptop, so it's not possible that our internet company blocked my site (nor would they have any reason to). As the problem occurred so suddenly, randomly and without warning, I'm pretty sure that I did not personally do something to cause it intentionally - if I did, it was a sheer accident and I'm not even sure what I did. I am also inclined to think it's a computer problem rather than a browser problem, as seeing the issue affects the site on ALL my browsers, not just one of them.
I contacted my web host's live chat support, and according to them, my IP address has not been banned or anything, and the site works fine on their end (they checked it out on several computers). They suggested that the problem lies with my Mac, and they cannot help me with that.
Does anybody know what's wrong?
I would really appreciate suggestions on how I can rectify this - ones I haven't already tried. If you know exactly what happened to trigger this, all the better. I want to know so that I can ensure it doesn't happen again.
Any help would be great, thanks!
P.S. I also just tried using OpenDNS.com to change my DNS and see if that was the issue. It has no effect on the problem so far.