Browser does not load when ip address is entered directly into the address bar

Since you are entering the IP address directly into the URL bar, DNS should be skipped entirely (since getting the IP address is the whole point of DNS). Are you specifying the port to connect to along with the address? Try the following:

#HTTP
http://<IP address>
<IP address>:80

#HTTPS
https://<IP address>
<IP address>:443