I think you need to look for your Hardware and the browser, either try to
upgrade the firmware for the Router/Modem from the manufacturer website or
try to repair the Browser it may be broken or you have some malware or other
third-party add-ons hooking up on your beowser and causing the timing out!
Here are some info read it and appply it and see if the issue will be
resolved.

"10060 Connection Timed Out" Error Message When You Try to Connect to
Certain Web Sites
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/811087

http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wired_Routers&thread.id
=17753

1... Click start >> Control Panel >> Double Click Network and Internet
Connections >> Double click Internet Options, on the IE Properties window
you will see these Options:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs

Click on General Tab (1st Tab on the left) and you will see a Button called
[ Clear History ..] click on it to clear your History caches, then click on
[Delete Files..] to delete Internet Files created over the time, click on [
Delete Cookies...] to delete your cookies left by visiting websites.

Click on Connections tab then click LAN Settings Button, there make sure
nothing checked.

= Then try to Disable the Add-Ons on your Browser somehow installed on your
browser, On how to disable the Add-ons follow this:
Click on Programs Tab and then click the Manage Add-Ons Button there Disable
the None/Not Verified Plug-ins/Add-ons ( you need to Renable them one-by-one
later and see which is the culprit .
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

Click on Advanced Tab and scroll down under the browsing option and uncheck
this box:
[&] Browsing
[  ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest)
&] HTTP 1.1 Settings
[  ] Use HTTP 1.1 ,= Make sure this checked
[  ] Use HTTP 1.1 through proxy connections
If you using proxy check the proxy one if not check only the first one.

Then under Security Option:
[&] Security
[  ] Use SSL 2.0
[  ] Use SSL 3.0
[  ] Use STL 1.0

and click Apply then [OK] to close the IE properties

Scan for malware from here:
SuperAntispyware - Free
http://www.superantispyware.com/superantispywarefreevspro.html

on the Run command type in:
ipconfig /flushdns click [OK]
ipconfig /renew click [OK]
netsh winsock reset click [OK]
Reboot your machine and see if you can access any website/link easily and
without the cannot connect error message.
or this tool (winsock-Fix) from here:
http://www.nasstec.co.uk/tools.html
Reboot your machine and see if the webpages will display.

If that doesn't help try these steps:
= Power or unplug the Power cord for the Router/Modem for about 40 seconds or
so be generous with it <g> turn the computer OFF and wait for the time to go
by!!.
Then Turn the Router/Modem ON and wait a minute or so then Power ON the
computer and try to establish a connection and try the link, does it work?.
How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/936211

HTH
Let us know.
nass
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