Can't connect to the URL, only the IP

[Olaf the Stout]

Add me to the list of people with problems....errrr....I mean people experiencing problems. I too am in Australia (Adelaide to be precise) and cannot access ENWorld through Optusnet. I can access the site from work (which is why I can post this message).

I didn't notice that there was a problem because I was able to access the site from work. When I couldn't get to EN World from home I just thought that the server had gone down again. I imagine that I haven't been able to access ENWorld for as long as everyone else has been having problems.

Here's hoping that the problem will be sorted out soon. Us Optus users are missing out here. I may try and do a trace and try and change the proxy at home if I'm computer savvy enough to figure it out.

Olaf the Stout

 

[unleashed]

How is that done? I can try to pass the instructions on to doghead.

doh! you passed me in post count again. must be all that di posting you've been up to.

Well, since Klaus already explained it, I'll just quote that, as it's exactly how I do it...well except I use my ISPs proxy server.

In Internet Explorer, go to Tools -> Internet Options -> Connections -> Configurations and mark the "Use a proxy server for this connection". Then type in the IP and port of the proxy server you want to use.

A simple Google search for Free Proxy Server List will give you tons of servers to use. You'll have to try a few out and see which ones work best for you.

I only mark the box when I come to EN World, and unmark it when I'm done, to speed things up.

Yeah, guess so, though I was ahead before the crash at around the same post count...so just imagine how far ahead I might be by now.

 

[Bront]

I've tried e-mailing Doghead myself, and he hasn't responded yet.

 

[Erekose13]

I'll pass that on to him. What ISP do you use? doghead is in Victoria too, so if he has the same ISP he might be able to use the same proxy as you.

 

[unleashed]

I'll pass that on to him. What ISP do you use? doghead is in Victoria too, so if he has the same ISP he might be able to use the same proxy as you.

I'm with Netspace.

 

[Legildur]

Hey, I can access EnWorld again from my home computer! I've made no changes to my settings, so I presume that the node that was blocking access has resolved itself.

Access from work was never a problem.

I'm located in Canberra, Australia.

 

[Nifelhein]

Gonna report on RPG.net right away!

 

[unleashed]

Hey, I can access EnWorld again from my home computer! I've made no changes to my settings, so I presume that the node that was blocking access has resolved itself.

Access from work was never a problem.

I'm located in Canberra, Australia.

Still no luck here in Victoria.

 

[Legildur]

And here's my traceroute:

[sblock=traceroute 24Sep06]Tracing route to enworld.org [65.127.163.19]

over a maximum of 30 hops:



1 * * * Request timed out.

2 27 ms 26 ms 28 ms cor3.can.connect.com.au [210.8.1.161]

3 27 ms 25 ms 26 ms ge-0-3-0.dst1.can.connect.com.au [210.8.107.129]

4 26 ms 26 ms 26 ms so-2-0-0.cre2.can.connect.com.au [202.10.0.147]

5 29 ms 26 ms 26 ms as0.cre1.can.connect.com.au [202.10.0.90]

6 30 ms 32 ms 34 ms as2.cre1.syd.connect.com.au [202.10.0.238]

7 29 ms 31 ms 32 ms as0.cre1.hay.connect.com.au [202.10.0.59]

8 33 ms 32 ms 33 ms so-1-0-0.bdr5.syd.connect.com.au [202.10.4.92]

9 30 ms 30 ms 32 ms p5-0.sybr3.global-gateway.net.nz [203.96.120.121]

10 * * * Request timed out.

11 * * * Request timed out.

12 * * * Request timed out.

13 181 ms 178 ms 178 ms sl-st20-la-6-2.sprintlink.net [144.232.154.209]

14 193 ms 189 ms 190 ms 144.232.9.18

15 179 ms 178 ms 179 ms bur-core-02.inet.qwest.net [205.171.213.109]

16 * * * Request timed out.

17 243 ms 244 ms 245 ms nap-edge-01.inet.qwest.net [205.171.27.46]

18 274 ms 270 ms 271 ms 65.124.198.234

19 271 ms 271 ms 272 ms 63-144-217-198.cust.neotechus.com [63.144.217.198]

20 276 ms 271 ms 271 ms rcarter.cyberstreet.com [65.127.163.19]



Trace complete.[/sblock]

 

[Xyanthon]

I'll have to try later when I get home. If not, I'll try the proxy server trick. I hope one of them works! I miss my enworld at home!