A particular website doesn't come, all others do. Why?

[ukb008]

Hi

I am member of a small number of fora (like AMD users forum, Travel-related fora, DVD-review fora etc) and found out that one particular site has recently started showing a timeout owing to the site taking too long to respond.

The site itself probably isn't down, because my mailbox continues to receive posts in the threads I have been subscribed to. But clicking the reply links produces a timeout.

I have initially considered that I may have been ousted from the Forum (although I don't have the faintest why), but then the site itself should come, and inform me I am not allowed to go into the members' area - so that is out. Moreover, such a thing would be informed to me by an eMail, wouldn't it?

Can you PROs solve this riddle?

Regards.

[Taurus]

Without knowing your hardware, OS, connection type..etc....
Looking thru the magic ball:
1.Your provider is blacklisted by forum software.
2.Your host file is corrupted.
3.Your dns queries are not resolved.
4.Your router is misconfigured (NAT?).

Try to ping the forum with the real IP adress.
Do a dns lookup to resolve the IP adress.

Only guesses...

Cheers

Taurus

[setarip_old]

@ukb008

Hi!

It might help if you posted the website's address...

[Taurus]

Sometimes the shortest way is very simple:)

[ukb008]

Hello

Thanks for the responses.

I've checked in a computer away from home...the site is OK and I can log in just fine.

It's possible some creep at my ISP is doing this, because I've complained about speeds of my broadband. I spend a lot of time chatting with other members in the forum. I asked my ISP, but they said 'no'.

Can they do it (scientifically)? Is there anything I can do (scientifically) that will circumvent this?

I think my hostfile is OK.

Here's my system info:

Computer:
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack: Service Pack 2
Mozilla Firefox: v 2.0.0.3

Motherboard:
CPU Type: Intel Pentium 4A, 2679 MHz (5 x 536)
Motherboard Name: Gigabyte GA-8I845GV(-C) (3 PCI, 2 DIMM, Audio, Video, LAN)
Motherboard Chipset: Intel Brookdale-G i845GV
System Memory: 503 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type: Award Modular (12/01/03)
Communication Port: COM1 & COM2
Communication Port: Printer Port (LPT1)

Display:
Video Adapter: Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller (64 MB)
3D Accelerator: Intel Extreme Graphics
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 753DF

Multimedia:
Audio Adapter: Intel 82801DB(M) ICH4(-M) - AC'97 Audio Controller

Storage:
[B]Floppy Drive: SONY Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive 1: SEAGATE 80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100
Disk Drive 2: SEAGATE 80 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100
Optical Drive 1: ASUS CB-5216A DVD-ROM+CD-Writer
Optical Drive 2: SONY DVD RW DW-Q120A

Partitions:
C: (NTFS) 20002 MB (6431 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 20002 MB (6622 MB free)
E: (NTFS) 20002 MB (8034 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 16308 MB (7724 MB free)
G: (NTFS) 28615 MB (13547 MB free)
I: (NTFS) 47692 MB (32655 MB free)

Network:
Network Adapter: Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC
Network Adapter: WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface

Peripherals:
Printer: hp deskjet 3500 series

Regards.

[Taurus]

Did you try the steps mentioned in my post?
Are there any plugins for your Firefox browser interfering?
Maybe AdBlock, NoScript, etc...?
How to ping a provider or website:
WinXP: Start/Run-> Type cmd -> at the Dos Prompt type:
ping (www.doom9.org) or (www.whateveryoulike.com)
In your hosts file there should be normaly only one activated entry:
127.0.0.1 localhost

[ukb008]

Hi, Taurus

I tried to ping as you've advised. It says:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss).

I've made no changes in Firefox's native advertisement blocking program. I don't think it's any plugins for Firefox interfering.

And, indeed, the entry in my hostfile is as you have written

Regards.

[Taurus]

So your ISP is blocking/blackmailing the adress.
Try with a webproxy (use google to find one) to mascerade your ip:cool:
Good luck
I'm @ end

Taurus

Just for excitement: would you mind telling us the name of the forum?