whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Sorry guys, not sure where to turn on this, hope it was ok to post here.Does anyone know why www.vpforums.com is down?Was attempting to download a few new tables when it suddenly went dark! David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DazzleHP Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Seems fine to me?If you can't access it try deleting your cookies and/or performing a hard refresh - press CTRL+F5 on your keyboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Thanks for the suggestion, although still doesn't work.I get the following error:"www.vpforums.org Driver Error. There appears to be an error with the database. If you are seeing this page, it means there was a problem communicating with our database." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I still fail with same error on a different computer (still on my home network)So for kicks, I logged into my work computer and tried it.Works like a champ.Did something happen where my home IP got blocked? I was only downloading a few items.Not sure who to contact here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Not sure what browser you are using, but I would also recommend deleting any temp internet files along with cookies, close the browser, reopen and try again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Tried multiple browsers, even an iMac computer. Same error from home network. Only works from a different network. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Have your tried power-cycling your router and modem or checked to see if vpforums is showing as a blocked site in your router's firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 I just tried to post (from my work network) to ask for help, and get this same error from work when attempting to do any post to the forums on the site.Maybe the account is corrupt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Even worse, now the site won't come up at all from work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 ok I tried your suggestion at the work computer and it now is fine, was able to post to the forum.This is really weird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Yeah. I have had to troubleshoot this kinda stuff for a long, long time. Cookies and temp files are the simplest, but when you start getting to routers and firewalls, it can be a little dicey. So all working OK now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 works ok at work, still fails from home.at home, attempting from multiple PC's and even a Mac and all fail with same error even after clearing caches and cookies, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Have you looked into your router's firewall settings yet? Tried power-cycle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Just tried power cycled on the router ... and retested. Still failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Looks like you will need to troubleshoot your firewall settings on the router. Not much else I can suggest at this point. You will need to login to your router using your admin settings. If you are leasing a router (i.e., Comcast or the like) and cannot accessx it you will need to contact your ISP to hep you troubleshoot. if it is affecting all machines connected to the same router/network, then that is likely the issue. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tthurman Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Try manually setting some public DNS servers in your network adapter settings.Google public servers8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 OpenDNS208.67.222.222280.67.220.220 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Good idea, tried both (after each change, I performed a "ipconfig /flushdns", cleared browser caches and restarted IE) -- same result.Next I took fiddler to watch packets going between my PC and vpforums. (see attached)vpforums is answering with a 503 in all cases.To me this seems to be an issue at their end? This thing is really weird.Tried all three browsers and no-go. (IE, Firefox, Chrome) -- all same result.Open for other ideas.I think if I ask my ISP, they will look at me with 2 heads. The website answers as a 503 which is "service unvailable"Something is happening at the server end based on my ISP or specific IP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whynotpizza Posted July 25, 2015 Author Share Posted July 25, 2015 Success!I decided to go into my router configuration at home and perform an "IP Address Renew" ... which seemed to keep the same outward facing IP, but reset something inside the unit. Now vpforums comes up just fine. Go figure! I would have thought a power cycle on the router would have done the trick.Back to table configurations...(thanks for the suggestions and moral support!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco1962 Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Glad to hear ya got it sorted! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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