15-07-2004 23:25									#1
	Poly is unaccessible from some PCs Support Apolyton, buy GURPS/ Alpha Centauri

It won't load. I think it has to do with some pop up blockers.

	16-07-2004 02:56									#2
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I think it has something to do with the server being strained to breaking point.

	16-07-2004 03:23									#3
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Yeah, Markos - fix the ****ing server! What's with all the downtime?

(no insult intended )

	16-07-2004 09:38									#4
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quote: Originally posted by MarkG i'd like to point out that these days load can get high at any time of the day, as i'm archiving posts almost 24/7 (with "time gaps" in this process as i'm not always in front of my computer)

	23-07-2004 18:48									#5
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That's not it guys. APolyton can be perfectly accessible from one PC and not from another. I repeat that I think it has to do with some pop up blocker.

	23-07-2004 19:40									#6
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That's what you get for using a pop up blocker

If a person thinks they are having a problem accessing the site because of a pop up blocker... THEY SHOULD JUST TURN IT OFF AND SEE IF THAT IS THE PROBLEM... DUHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

	24-07-2004 11:42									#7
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If it is only 'some' PCs that are having troubles, then dare I suggest the problem is with those PCs and what is installed on them, rather than Poly itself?

	24-07-2004 14:30									#8
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quote: I think it has to do with some pop up blockers.

I ignored that part of your suggestion for a reason.
The major part being that your suggestion is wrong.

	24-07-2004 23:10									#9
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And that was yet another one of your mistakes.

It is a pop up blocker (3rd time saying it, at 4th you win a cookie). And I can't "turn it off" since it's installed in a PC other than my own.

Let me put it to you this way: it is in a biiig place with looooots of PC's all latest tech, (also known as Internet caffe au lait) none can acess Poly.

	24-07-2004 23:13									#10
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Does Poly require something, some settings in internet explorer for example to be accessible?

	25-07-2004 06:27									#11
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Sounds more like a firewall problem to me. Try
"tracert -d apolyton.net > trace.txt" without the quotes in a dos prompt. Copy the text of trace.txt to this thread.

	25-07-2004 13:14									#12
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns Sounds more like a firewall problem to me. Try "tracert -d apolyton.net > trace.txt" without the quotes in a dos prompt. Copy the text of trace.txt to this thread.

You think he will fall for that?

	25-07-2004 14:00									#13
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That was unexpected.

	25-07-2004 18:47									#14
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I love this thread

	25-07-2004 21:14									#15
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quote: Originally posted by Skanky Burns That was unexpected.

What was?

	26-07-2004 23:38									#16
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quote: Originally posted by paiktis22 It is a pop up blocker (3rd time saying it, at 4th you win a cookie). And I can't "turn it off" since it's installed in a PC other than my own.

If you can't turn it off, how do you don know it's just not something else on the machine causing the problem

But seriously, most pop up blockers can be turned on and off easily, it's usually as easy as clicking on an icon... and in some cases, holding down the contol key will disable it during a specific action.

	26-07-2004 23:45									#17
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Most popup blockers prevent popups from loading - not sites. Most popups that are blocked originate from sites that computers can get to in the first place.

	27-07-2004 04:25									#18
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It's not just pop up blockers.

I tried to connect from work, and even from outside the firewall just a direct connection to the ISP, I see nothing.

But I can connect from home fine, which is odd because I use the same ISP here as we have at work.

	27-07-2004 07:30									#19
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It may be a DNS problem. Can the work computers resolve the apolyton.net address into an IP address?

	27-07-2004 17:32									#20
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This site has obviously been sent to Mingapulco by the cafe.

	28-07-2004 04:44									#21
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Yes they can resolve the IP.

	28-07-2004 06:05									#22
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It's probably the server being over loaded.

	28-07-2004 12:49									#23
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I have a similar problem. I can access ‘Poly at work fine. However I had a new connection (broadband finally ) installed at home, and ‘Poly has stopped working. My first thought was the new firewall or connection, however it loads all other sites, and doing a tracert, it gets 16 steps and then times out. So the package is getting out of our LAN, out of VispaNet (our ISP) and over the Atlantic, before it stops. I’ve tried connect to ‘Poly’s frontpage, OTF and directly via IP address.

I asked Micha to do a tracert, which he did, and it also got 16 steps and then timed out. However he can access ‘Poly.

I also tried connecting to #apolyton IRC, which wouldn’t connect either.

My only thought is if it is a link that’s gone down, but most links down would either affect a lot of people, or be able to circumnavigate. Any ideas of what to do to fix it would be welcome

	28-07-2004 15:46									#24
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Make sure you try with and without the www. prefix. Also, if you are certain it's nothing to do with your settings then you could ask your ISP.

Where does the traceroute stop?

	28-07-2004 16:46									#25
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I've tried with www, without, and with the IP address. I'll ask the ISP, but IIRC, the traceroute stops after it's out of VispaNet. I can't remember exactly (will get someone to post it tonight, once I've checked again.

	28-07-2004 21:12									#26
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quote: Originally posted by Drogue I have a similar problem. I can access ‘Poly at work fine. However I had a new connection (broadband finally ) installed at home, and ‘Poly has stopped working. My first thought was the new firewall or connection, however it loads all other sites, and doing a tracert, it gets 16 steps and then times out. So the package is getting out of our LAN, out of VispaNet (our ISP) and over the Atlantic, before it stops. I’ve tried connect to ‘Poly’s frontpage, OTF and directly via IP address. I asked Micha to do a tracert, which he did, and it also got 16 steps and then timed out. However he can access ‘Poly. I also tried connecting to #apolyton IRC, which wouldn’t connect either. My only thought is if it is a link that’s gone down, but most links down would either affect a lot of people, or be able to circumnavigate. Any ideas of what to do to fix it would be welcome

Poly doesn't respond to ping. That's the timeout.

	29-07-2004 17:04									#27
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Ahhh. Then it not showing up? If the ping get's to 'Poly before not responding, then why doesn't it load?

	29-07-2004 17:35									#28
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please post the result of your tracert

	29-07-2004 22:05									#29
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I've never heard of this problem and if I experienced same I would probably pull my hair (a totally useless gesture).

If this is a work computer, perhaps certain folk have abused the company time by overly accessing these boards and the company has blocked access to 'Poly. The problem is at your end, I bet.

Monk

	29-07-2004 23:37									#30
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Drogue asked me to post this pic of his tracert

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