I was trying to use the Google Adwords Keyword planner when I suddenly ran into a weird error message that said: “Our systems have detected unusual traffic from your computer network.”
It then said: “To continue, please type the characters below:” and there was a CAPTCHA and a box to enter the characters into to prove that I’m a human.
It looks like this:
I tried entering the text but every time I did so I was just given another one to enter. It just keeps going on forever.
Fortunately here is the solution:
STEP ONE:
- Open a new tab and go to google.com
- Type in: “my ip address”
- A number should appear called “Your Public IP Address”
- Write this number down on a piece of paper.
STEP TWO:
Get a new IP Address. The process for doing this will be different depending on what company you get your internet connection from. But usually if you’re on something like cable you can try to unplug your modem for about an hour (or overnight if an hour doesn’t work) and then plug it back in.
You can then do the same thing you did in step one to check to see if you now have a different IP Address when compared to the old one you wrote down on your piece of paper.
If that doesn’t work then you can usually google search “How to change my ip address” and then the name of the company that provides you your internet.
If you’re on Rogers in Canada then I have an article here that explains who to change your IP Address there: https://www.thefakegeek.com/2015/03/how-to-change-your-ip-address-on-rogers/
STEP THREE:
Go back to the Google page you were trying to get to an you should now be allowed in.
If the problem reappears then I would suggest that you try disabling any strange toolbars or software on your computer in case it’s sending weird requests to google that is making it suspicious.