I'm using Ubuntu 14.04, and Firefox, and even installed and tried Midori. When I try to open certain websites, by either clicking the link from a search engine, or directly typing the address into the address bar, I get the message "Unable to connect" It's usually government websites. I did some searching and found a solution requiring typing in some code, but it was for an older version of Ubuntu. I use PhantomPeer VPN, but I get the same trouble weather I'm using it or not.
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Not every DNS servers keep themselves updated with localized domains such as government domains . Change your DNS server to Google'S public DNS server by entering following IPs in your network manager
8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4