This problem has only cropped up in the last week or so and I don't know the last time Chrome updated to Version 84.0.4147.89. What I see on most https websites is a message at the bottom left of the Chrome window saying "Establishing Secure Connection." This can go on for up to 45 seconds before it loads the website or tells me it can't connect. I've gone through most of the suggestions in THIS article with no change. This problem isn't just with Chrome, I see it in Firefox and Opera also. The only browser that doesn't seem to be effected (at least not as often) is Brave, a new Chromium based offshoot of Chrome. To make matters more confusing, it doesn't happen with any of my wireless devices, only over my wired connections.
I'm no networking expert by any means, but it seems to me that if it happens with more than one browser, it's probably not the browser. I haven't fiddled with any settings in my router, so I doubt I caused the issue. Any further ideas would be appreciated.
Windows 7 Ultimate
U-Verse 1 gig
Router is an AT&T supplied Pace 5268AC