Safari https problem

Question

Please help! Safari will not load certain https sites. it just stopped working about a week ago, these sites have never been an issue in the past (work email and bank account). the computer is connected via ethernet cable to cable modem. If I use a wireless network at the neighbors house the sites load fine. If I use the neighbors ethernet the sites load fine. However, when we hook my wifes PC to the same ethernet cable at home (the one that doesn't work for the desired sites on the mac) the load fine. Technicians from the cable company ensure that the modem etc is fine. I even re-installed OS X 10.6.6. Why won't these sites work at home when they work in other locations, and why do they work for my wife's computer? Very frustrating, seems to be a communication problem with the modem?

Answer 1

Hello Y:
After rereading your post, it looks like a networking problem (although why your wife's system works and yours does not on the same network is a puzzle). Is her OS X configuration the same as yours?
You might try posting in the networking forum to see if someone there can see something:
http://discussions.apple.com/forum.jspa?forumID=1343
I never say never, but changing Safari to open in the 32 bit mode would not seem address your issue (I access many secure sites and do not have that configuration).
Barry