Off topic: Safe Speed access

[safespeed]

Hiya,

I've had a report that someone can't access the Safe Speed website today at www.safespeed.org.uk nor at its IP address of http://66.29.138.186

It's working fine from here, but I can't usefully ask folk on Safe Speed if they are having access problems because if they were they wouldn't see the message!

If you CAN'T access Safe Speed today please reply and give your ISP.

[Parrot of Doom]

You might ask that person if they're accessing it through a particular proxy they've set up in their browser.

[safespeed]

Parrot of Doom said:

You might ask that person if they're accessing it through a particular proxy they've set up in their browser.

We've been round lots of loops. Looks like Safe Speed access is being blocked somewhere along his route. See: www.safespeed.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=13871

I still very much want to hear from anyone whose access is down.

[ThePassenger]

Works fine here. Sounds daft but you I'd get you friend to do the usual malware scan (Spybot S & D, AdAware SE, Windows Defender, install, update, run, reboot in to safe mode, run). Then try again; it's quite common for spyware to knakker one or two websites but leave the rest working fine.

[RogerJP]

Hi

Thanks for the thoughtrs on here.

I actually tried a different PC - one that had not been on my home network for a while. Same problem - access to all sites except Safespeed - but could get to Safespeed via a nonny proxy. How bizarre. I've contacted my ISP (F2S) for comment.

Roger

[MR2Mike]

The fact that you can get as far as the last router in the path suggests any blocking, (deliberate or not) would be down to go180.net and their router configuration, rather than your ISP.

[RogerJP]

Well.... <BIG BLUSH>

Whenever anyone else has asked me about problems such as this in the past I have always suggested they reboot not only their pc but also any router they may have.

Pity I didn't practice what I preach. Restarting the router not only connected me back to SafeSpeed but also improved my access speed to most of my other haunts.

Still no idea what the problem was, but this definitely was a cure - tracert before and after proved that.

Thanks for help folks - I'm back in business!

Roger