Access Denied error message on several sites
I get an access denied error message when trying to access several major sites, namely: publix.com, lowes.com, ihg.com, and hollandamerica.com. I consistently get this msg using 4 different devices a...
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I disable wifi in my phone's Internet settings so that it would connect to the Google Fi 5G network. I've not been to another location with a different wifi network so I determine if I have the same issues.
I just used Avast to scan the Cox Panasonic router/modem, but no malware was found.
Do you have Advanced Security enabled by any chance? Also, when did this start happening? Since getting service or a new gateway or something more recent? Last, do all the errors mention the HTTP version of the site?
Sorry for all the questions but this is a tricky one.
It's a tricky problem indeed. The sites where I get the message are ones I use frequently and the problem seems to progressively get worse. On the Holland America site for example I start having problems after using the site for a while and then I started getting the access denied message when going to the site. But sites like Amazon work just fine.
The only recent change I made was to add a range extender, but I removed that a few days ago and the problem did not go away
Yes, oddly all the error messages refer to "http" even though the link is https. I get the error whether I use a bookmark or search result link.
Advanced Security is not enabled. Since enabling it allows one to manual grant access to sites, is this a potential option to try?
BTW have tried restarting the Panasonic modem/router several times.
Are you using Chrome? If you are, and open an incognito window and try again, do you still get the error?
While Chrome is my preferred browser. I've used Edge, Firefox and Brave both standard and incognito mode to try to access the sites. All with the same results. Although for a while I was able to use the Holland America site in Edge while having problems in Chrome, but that didn't last long. Since I see the same issue on multiple devices, I not sure this issue is at the device or software level, but somewhere in the network.
What IP do you get when you ping the website? I get 104.69.221.41 for www.publix.com. If you get something different, try google DNS.
Another thing it could be is a block on your IP, but that would be odd on so many websites. To get around it though try a browser with a VPN like Opera GX. If that works you could swap the Panoramic gateway out at a Cox store. This would give you one with a different MAC address, which should give you a different public IP address.
I previously switched to the google DNS, but still have the same issue.
I get a different ip address when pinging www.publix.com 23.79/190.38
I agree that changing the Panasonic gateway is worth trying. Will let you know how it works out.
