Certain websites do not load, but load under a VPN connection? DNS settings?

can you do following - after reboot but before you launch any browser.

  • check content of /etc/resolv.conf after the boot and ensure it contains proper nameserver definitions
  • run ping to each of the mentioned there nameserver
  • run dig www.aljazeera.com
  • run curl -v http://www.aljazeera.com/
  • finally open the browser and ensure behaviour is consistent. Eg if curl works and returns content - browser should show the page as well. If curl gives error - browser may give error as well, or may actually display the page.