Strange website behaviour

immy

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Getting some strange issues with images on certain websites since switching to youfibre with fixed ip.

gmail , images not loading...but if if right click and open image in new tab, it opens. Also works correctly in incognito mode.
Similar issues on some other websites. Random as to what works and what doesnt. and can vary between devices i.e phone, pc desktop, mac laptop


Any ideas on whats going on?
 
Only affecting my macbook; Have cleared cache with no luck.
Would dns not be picked up from the router? Same sites on my pc work fine.
 
immy said:
Only affecting my macbook; Have cleared cache with no luck.
Would dns not be picked up from the router? Same sites on my pc work fine.
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Cleared which cache? Browser, DNS or both? Do a full browser cache clear (make sure you select 'All history' not just the last X amount of time), then in your terminal do:

Code: 
sudo dscacheutil -flushcache; sudo killall -HUP mDNSResponder

to clear the DNS cache, assuming Sonoma. If you have an older OS then find the correct command in this list. Then restart the Mac, to clear all other caches and flush swap etc. You can check the assigned DNS servers in Settings > WiFi (or Network, depending on your adapter). Click the 'i' button and then DNS and it'll list them. Try another DNS if the issue persists. Which DNS server are you actually using? All kinds of gremlins can show up if you've just switched ISP. Restart the router as well - is it your own or theirs?
 
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flushed the cache on macbook and restarted. Same issue.
macbook connects to router via wifi. dns on macbook points to 192.168.1.254 plus a ipv6 address
arris youfibre router settings show dynamic dns turned on but currently pointing to 8.8.8.8 as primary and 1.1.1.1 as secondary

Will hardcode the dns servers later tonight to see if it reacts differently.

update : tried on safari browser and images load fine. Only chrome has the issue on some sites.,
 
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Finally figured this out.

It was a dodgy chrome extension causing image issues. Disabling extensions worked, then switched them back on one by one led me to the culprit.
 
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