Why doesn't gnu.org load on my WiFi?

I tried to install emacs on my laptop but the package manager failed. When I go to gnu.org/software/emacs nothing ever loads and I get a timeout error. I tried on my phone. Same thing. Turned off WiFi and tried to go to gnu.org on mobile data, it loaded instantly.

Only noticed after I recently installed cachyos on my laptop. Hhhmm I'm going to try on VPN and see what happens

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hobata@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 3d

RMS was upset about proprietary blobs in your wifi driver.

schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de · 10 pts · 3d

If it only happens on your wifi, this sounds like a problem with your wifi. It may have misconfigured DNS or similar.

BurgerBaron@quokk.au · 4 pts · 3d

I'm sure there's a reason. My first thought is it sounds like a DNS issue, but I'm not sure why unless you're using something like NextDNS and got a false positive block. If the VPN works, makes it even more likely.

Toes@ani.social · 2 pts · 2d

Check if nslookup is returning the correct IP address for the domain.

Try using DNS over HTTPS (DoH). https://quad9.net/news/blog/doh-with-quad9-dns-servers/

Check for overzealous nanny features (cloud filtering, dns filtering, exotic proxy settings) on the router.