I noticed suddenly something weird on my PC. I am currently in Italy, Google all of a sudden is displayed in Arabic, and my IP is from an ISP in Czech Republic, and it is obviously different from the Italian ISP I am connected to.
In my phone with only WIFI enabled and mobile data disabled, I can see that the IP assigned is from the correct ISP. I run a test from speedtest.net, and I see the Czech IP. The same IP is displayed double checking from whatismyip.com.
Chrome often hangs with the error ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED, but I checked my Chrome proxy settings (which redirects you to your Windows proxy settings) and I do not have a proxy set.Â
On Firefox everything works normally, the italian ISP is shown. As extension, I only had AdBlocker. I uninstalled it, restarted Chrome and the issue persist.Â
Interestingly, from Edge (which I have never used) I have the same behavior as in Chrome though, may play a role the fact that Edge is Chromium based.
My phone when it is connected to the same wifi correctly shows the Italian ISP. When I use my phone as hotspot using the mobile carrier instead, when I do a speed test the ISP is the correct one from my mobile carrier, but the Ookla server assigns a Czech server as the closest one. All other devices in my premises (PCs, phones, tablets) correctly display the italian address, so maybe this would rule out possible router hijacking. I ran a scan with my antivirus and nothing relevant came back.
Any other ideas of what to look for or what it could be?
Few things to try to fix it (if still exists...)
If Google Chrome started returning the ERR_PROXY_CONNECTION_FAILED window, first of all try using an alternative web browser. If this simple step answered the purpose, then I would strongly recommend you to update Google Chrome or reinstall it.
In case switching from Chrome to another browser didn't help, restart your Wi-Fi router or try the LAN connection. If that did not help, follow these instructions:
Renew IP address
- Right-click on Windows key and select Command Prompt (Admin).
- Type the following commands to the Command Prompt window and press Enter after each of them:
ipconfig /release
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew - Type Exit and press Enter to close Command Prompt.
Reset TCP/IP
- Right-click on Windows key and select Command Prompt (Admin).
- Copy and paste the following commands and hit Enter after each of them:
netsh winsock reset
netsh int ip reset - Type Exit and press Enter to close Command Prompt.
- To execute the changes, reboot Windows.
Reset Internet Settings
- Press Windows key + R, enter inetcpl.cpl and Press Enter.
- When Internet Options window opens, go to Advanced tab at the top of it.
- Now click Reset button and wait while the process is being executed.