Amazon Workspaces VM prevented from logging in to WordPress on DreamHost

I have several WordPress websites being hosted on DreamHost. I decided to set up an Amazon WorkSpaces VM to do my WordPress development because my current computer is under-performing (I have a new one on the way). However, I can’t log in to any WordPress dashboard from the Amazon Workspaces VM.

I also tried logging in from an EC2 VM. Same issue.

Using a VPN allows me to log in, leading me to think that there is IP level blocking going on. However DreamHost assures me that there is no blacklisting against the IP address.

Anyone have any idea what could be causing this?

(Side note: this is in no way intended to make DreamHost look bad. They are my top recommendation for shared hosting, and their customer support is excellent. I named them in case the specificity would be helpful.)

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