I see this was a problem a couple of years ago. I was trying to get to the Best Western website and got this message. Access Denied
You don't have permission to access "http://www.bestwestern.com/" on this server.
Reference #18.bf622317.1551224970.334971.
I had tried the suggestion given a few years back but it didn't solve the problem. Anyone have any new ideas to solve this problem? I tired accessing the website on Yahoo, Google Chrome, and Firefox.
iMac 27", macOS 10.14
I have no problem opening the site on this Mac.
Power off the router. Unplug it from the wall. Wait a while.
Plug it back in. Power the router on. Wait until all lights are lit properly. It will take a while.
Restart the computer.
Start up in Safe Mode. This will remove some system caches and perform a minor level Disk Repair.
Once in Safe Mode, click the “Restart” button at the bottom.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
If this doesn’t help, download EtreCheck: https://etrecheck.com/maspro and post the report here.
Click, “Free Download” button and then “Click to download” button,
open Downloads folder, click on it to open, and then select ”Open”.
Click on the bouncing EtreCheck icon in the Dock.
“Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.
Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar and select “Copy report”.
Click the Page button in toolbar at the bottom of this page.
Paste the report when you reply.
Note: This is a diagnostic test. Reading the report will help us not make unnecessary suggestions.
I have no problem opening the site on this Mac.
Power off the router. Unplug it from the wall. Wait a while.
Plug it back in. Power the router on. Wait until all lights are lit properly. It will take a while.
Restart the computer.
Start up in Safe Mode. This will remove some system caches and perform a minor level Disk Repair.
Once in Safe Mode, click the “Restart” button at the bottom.
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201262
If this doesn’t help, download EtreCheck: https://etrecheck.com/maspro and post the report here.
Click, “Free Download” button and then “Click to download” button,
open Downloads folder, click on it to open, and then select ”Open”.
Click on the bouncing EtreCheck icon in the Dock.
“Choose a problem” from the popup menu box, and then “Start EtreCheck” in the dialog.
Click “Share Report” button in the toolbar and select “Copy report”.
Click the Page button in toolbar at the bottom of this page.
Paste the report when you reply.
Note: This is a diagnostic test. Reading the report will help us not make unnecessary suggestions.
Try setting up another admin user account to see if the same problem continues. Please post back on whether or not this worked. Also try the Safe Mode. Please post back on whether or not this worked.
Isolating an issue by using another user account
Access Denied
