Arrrghh... Can't get FT forums to load via home internet connection
May 1, 2010, 11:06 am
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Arrrghh... Can't get FT forums to load via home internet connection
Please excuse my ignorance of things technical, but...
For years I have had no problems accessing FT from my laptop at home. But for a few weeks now I have been unable to get the forums to load (though occasionally one will load in about 10 minutes) when using my laptop via my home ADSL connection. However, when I am logged onto my work VPN using the same connection I have no problems at all! (But I really don't want all my FT activity logged at work.)
Today I tried with 2 other computers from my home and neither worked. One was a laptop that I used while travelling and it got the FT forums with no problems while I was away.
What am I doing wrong??? Help. please!
For years I have had no problems accessing FT from my laptop at home. But for a few weeks now I have been unable to get the forums to load (though occasionally one will load in about 10 minutes) when using my laptop via my home ADSL connection. However, when I am logged onto my work VPN using the same connection I have no problems at all! (But I really don't want all my FT activity logged at work.)
Today I tried with 2 other computers from my home and neither worked. One was a laptop that I used while travelling and it got the FT forums with no problems while I was away.
What am I doing wrong??? Help. please!
May 5, 2010, 1:24 pm
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Thanks, Cage Rattler. I feel a bit better now that I know I'm not alone. Telkom is also my ISP.
It's very baffling, though. I have absolutely no problems with any other site I access. And the problem started out of the blue without any changes of my own IT environment - that I was aware of.
Anybody have suggestions on what is happening?
It's very baffling, though. I have absolutely no problems with any other site I access. And the problem started out of the blue without any changes of my own IT environment - that I was aware of.
Anybody have suggestions on what is happening?
May 13, 2010, 6:55 pm
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The forums stopped loading for me around noon today. I noticed that it was hanging trying to load ibpxl.com
I have the noscript extension on Firefox. Around 7 p.m. I clicked that, marked it to flag ibpxl.com as untrusted, and then FT loaded instantly. It's some crap in javascript at the end of the page code.
I have the noscript extension on Firefox. Around 7 p.m. I clicked that, marked it to flag ibpxl.com as untrusted, and then FT loaded instantly. It's some crap in javascript at the end of the page code.
<script type="text/javascript"> pxlSiteFile = "flyertalk.com.js"; pxlScriptStart = '%3Cscr' + 'ipt type="text/javascript"'; pxlScriptEnd = '%3C/scr' + 'ipt%3E'; if (location.protocol.indexOf("https") == -1) { document.write(unescape(pxlScriptStart + ' src="http://pxl.ibpxl.com/'+pxlSiteFile+'"%3E'+pxlScriptEnd)); } else { document.write(unescape(pxlScriptStart + ' src="https://pxlssl.ibpxl.com/'+pxlSiteFile+'"%3E'+pxlScriptEnd)); }
May 14, 2010, 12:35 pm
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The forums stopped loading for me around noon today. I noticed that it was hanging trying to load ibpxl.com
I have the noscript extension on Firefox. Around 7 p.m. I clicked that, marked it to flag ibpxl.com as untrusted, and then FT loaded instantly. It's some crap in javascript at the end of the page code.
I have the noscript extension on Firefox. Around 7 p.m. I clicked that, marked it to flag ibpxl.com as untrusted, and then FT loaded instantly. It's some crap in javascript at the end of the page code.
The ibpxl is a script the we use to push all sorts of other scripts through, so by disabling that, you may run into problems down the road.
May 14, 2010, 2:45 pm
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noon until 7 p.m. central time. As soon as I disabled that FT resumed loading, but now I don't get smilies or multi-quoting.
May 14, 2010, 6:01 pm
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If you disable the block on the ibpxl, I assume that the site slows back down? If that's the case, try to load the page with ?nocache=1 at the end if the url. So http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ncredible.html becomes http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...html?nocache=1
You might also try using a different browser, specifically one that handles javascript well, such as Google Chrome.
May 14, 2010, 7:49 pm
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Turns out it's the ui.ibsrv.net that is killing it, not the ibpxl.
When I allow that one, even with ?nocache=1 FT doesn't load.
Allowing ibpxl doesn't seem to matter.
Firefox 3.6.3, WinXP sp2.
When I allow that one, even with ?nocache=1 FT doesn't load.
Allowing ibpxl doesn't seem to matter.
Firefox 3.6.3, WinXP sp2.
May 17, 2010, 11:38 am
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I'm escalating this to our network guy who will take a look. I don't know why that sub-domain wouldn't be liked.
FWIW, ui.ibsrv.net is a static content server housed at the same place as the regular FT servers. There should be no difference between downloading from there.
FWIW, ui.ibsrv.net is a static content server housed at the same place as the regular FT servers. There should be no difference between downloading from there.
May 18, 2010, 8:10 pm
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I am seeing delays getting FT started up that are caused by waiting for Facebook to respond. So it is clear that all FT users are paying a price for this feature, whether or not we want to use it.
May 19, 2010, 10:51 am
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May 19, 2010, 8:51 pm
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