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nietzsche
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Posted - Jul 27 2009 : 10:43PM
i know you're not supposed to post the same thing in multiple forums, but i really use the site a lot. I can access it through a proxy server ok. can my isp block the site? Here is the message i get
i don't want to call the isp because it's a pron site.
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 1:37AM
Can't u just use imdb.com and squint when you look it it? It will be close enough.
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 1:38AM
Wait until your ISP blocks ADT. It will be the end of life as we ALL know it.
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 2:48AM
Your ISP has got something against pron sites?
Harri Patel
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 4:01AM
Daljeet-pretending-to-be-"Keith" ain't gonna care.
What happens if you try to go to http://216.118.89.130/ ?
 
Drew Black
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Posted - Jul 28 2009 : 8:24PM
Did you write to Jeff?
nietzsche
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Posted - Jul 29 2009 : 2:33AM
i mentioned it over in the iafd forum but he said the server is ok. I'll consult him personally.
airborne852004
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Posted - Aug 3 2009 : 8:12PM
I'm unable to access the iafd.com website. I either get a "cannot find server" or "website suggestion" message.
Reading the earlier posts in this thread, I'm still confused as to what the problem is but it sounds like the provider is blocking access?
If so, is there anything else I can do? I've come to rely on the info from iafd and am disappointed that I can't view it any longer.
Thanks
Hardware All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 5 2009 : 1:48AM
Of course it can, but if that were the case then I would expect no connection, not an interrupted connection. Try a PING test just to verify connectivity. Assuming that works, the simplest thing is to see if you have the same problem using a different browser.
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Posted - Aug 5 2009 : 1:50AM
You have a DNS problem, your Domain Name Server is not translating 'www.iafd.com' into the correct IP address. Try using this instead of www.iafd.com:
http://216.118.89.130
airborne852004
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Posted - Aug 5 2009 : 8:41PM
Thanks Hardware (and Harri)
I tried the http// address and still have the same issue:
The "page could not be displayed....." or "cannot find server" messages still occur.
Oh well, I guess that just means I'll spend more time on ADT!
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Posted - Aug 5 2009 : 9:27PM
You could try doing a trace route:
c:\tracert www.iafd.com
This will let you see if the host name gets translated to an IP address and, if so, what address it is. It will also show you whether you can actually reach the IAFD server, as this command tells your computer to list every router your traffic goes through to reach the server.
BTW, my computer did a reverse DNS lookup when I performed a trace route to the IAFD server's IP address and came up with the host name "lennon.jephens.com". If you put "http:\\lennon.jephens.com" into your web browser it will bring up the IAFD home page.
If your provider is blocking the 'www.iafd.com' host name this may be a way to get around that, however, most blocking is done using the IP address, not the host name. Good luck.
Harri Patel
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Posted - Aug 6 2009 : 1:33AM
Just to be clear, you would do this by (in Windows) clicking on Start, then finding and clicking on Run . . ., then typing "cmd" in the box that comes up and clicking on OK. This will bring up an old fashion DOS-style window. You would type the line Hardware gave you after the cursor in that window and hit enter. You may or may not need the "c:\" part of it.
nietzsche
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 1:25AM
it pings ok
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 3:11AM
As I expected it to. Most ISP's are not going to bother doing a port level block on outbound traffic.
So, try a different browser already.
 
nietzsche
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 6:16PM
it works on none of my browsers. I have 5.
Zoid
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 9:12PM
Maybe iafd server had a brain fart and blocked your IP?
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 10:16PM
Server's fine -- so let me know what your IP address is, and it's possible you've been blocked on the router level, but I'd be surprised...
http://checkip.dyndns.com
If you don't want to post it in the forum, email me at iafd@iafd.com -- actually, email me it in any event, just in case.
Jeff
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Posted - Aug 9 2009 : 11:50PM
^ He said he can PING your server, which he couldn't do if you were blocking his IP address.
@neech:
My guess is that your computer is sending larger packets than Jeff's server wants to accept, and, for whatever reason, your network software is refusing to negotiate the packet size. That is consistent with you being able to access the server via a proxy server - the proxy is able to handle the larger packets from your PC; it simply breaks them up into smaller ones before sending the lot on to Jeff's server.
First, make sure you have the latest drivers for your network adapter. If you do, then, since I assume you haven't been mucking about with your network stack, try a different brand of network card - see if it's a driver problem. That beats the heck out of diagnosing Windows internals.
The fun only get, well, not better from here on out.
nietzsche
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 1:22AM
ill check out updating the drivers of my network card. I don't have a router or anything .
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 5:10PM
Totally missed the part where he says he can ping.
Still, the IP address would be handy for log checking and whatnot.
I can't believe it would be anything as mundane as packet sizing...
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 5:12PM
Wait a second -- Neech said he can ping the IP but can he ping by name?
If not, it's a DNS issue, which seems to be
Can he get to http://www.cavr.com ? (Same server.)
I'd also be slightly concerned about the no router thing. Are we sure there's no evil malware in the way?
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 7:13PM
He doesn't need a router, he just needs a firewall.
PS - I don't know if Neech pinged the host name, but since I indicated how to use the IP address in his browser, I just assumed that wasn't an issue.
Edited by - hardware on 8/10/2009 7:14:44 PM
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 8:16PM
Nowadays, the term is pretty much interchangeable. You go to Staples or Best Buy and they sell you a router (with a firewall built in) and not a firewall.
Software firewalls are fine in a pinch, but I do prefer the safety of a NAT router.
airborne852004
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 8:43PM
I've tried all the suggestions listed and I'm still unable to access iafd (or cavr).
If it's a router or network issue, how would I be able to know?


 
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 10 2009 : 10:03PM
It's a router issue on our end and it has been fixed.
ICMP traffic was flowing fine (why you could ping) but web traffic was being blocked for most of Sprint's network.
Obviously, this was a mistake. Our apologies.
Welcome back!
airborne852004
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 1:26AM
Thank you, Jeff!
nietzsche
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 10:49PM
Fixed! Bravo!
nietzsche
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Posted - Aug 11 2009 : 10:49PM
I'll throw in one of these as well.
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Posted - Aug 21 2009 : 7:45PM
Earlier today, some idiot who was using IP addresses that didn't belong to him misconfigured his router, throwing Verizon's entire network into chaos. I was surprised it took Verizon as long as it did to figure out what was going on and kick him to the curb.
I hope that makes you feel better, Jeff.
Jeff @ IAFD All-Star Supporter
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Posted - Aug 30 2009 : 2:45AM
That makes me feel much better... if not a little late. ;-)
thanks, HW!
magnum475
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Posted - Sep 4 2009 : 6:22PM
what's IAFD?
ChodeMasterJ
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