Connecting to Avinashtech

[Jeremy]

I use the same ISP as Mike (Roadrunner) however we connect to different boxes. I haven't personally had a problem connecting at all.

If you are able to connect to other websites without a problem then there is likely a problem somewhere between your computer and the host server. Diagnosing a problem like this can be methodical. You can ping the server or do a traceroute to try to locate where the problem lies. Since you are able to connect to other websites it could be a standard glitch, which are the majority of internet connection problems and should be back to normal soon. If this persists then you definitely want to run some tests. Does traceroute show a complete path to the server? If it does, then the server is working but there is a problem with the actual website (which I don't think is the case). If it does not show a complete path to the server, there is a breakdown between yourself and the server. The traceroute will tell you where.

*Edit:
Since you have been messing with proxies, you could try using the release/renew IP command. It may not work but it won't hurt to try and is simple to do.

1)Go to Start > Run and type "cmd" (no quotes), then select "OK"
2)Type "ipconfig /release" (no quotes) and press "Enter"
3)Once the prompt returns, type "ipconfig /renew" (no quotes), then hit "Enter,"
4)Finally, type "exit" (without quotes) then press "Enter" to close the window