Cannot Access Flyertalk
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: PER Australia
Programs: QF
Posts: 128
Cannot Access Flyertalk
Hi All,
I'm aware that there were some issues with the site over the last few days however for whatever reason I can no longer access this site from any of my home pc's.
It is the only site that I am having any trouble with and have tried just about every thing I can think of, including removing all internet security, system restore etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ger
I'm aware that there were some issues with the site over the last few days however for whatever reason I can no longer access this site from any of my home pc's.
It is the only site that I am having any trouble with and have tried just about every thing I can think of, including removing all internet security, system restore etc.
Any help would be appreciated.
Ger
#2


Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: EWR
Programs: UA Gold, UA MM, Marriott Gold, Hilton Diamond
Posts: 1,337
Ive been having issues today as well. I am quite certain it is still under cyber attack. Someone may prove me wrong but its been very hard for me to get on most of today.
#4
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend




Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: PSM
Posts: 69,232
Your location is listed as PER. The recent outages have had a number of fixes put into place, many of which were global region-specific. Oceania was one of the more affected areas. I'm guessing that you're still experiencing fall-out from that.
Check out the discussion in the Techincal Issues forum for more information.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/technical-issues-386/
Check out the discussion in the Techincal Issues forum for more information.
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/technical-issues-386/
#5
Join Date: Jul 2004
Programs: CO Gold; SPG Gold***; AvisFirst;
Posts: 3,970
One other thing to generally try: start->run ipconfig /flushdns
If a provider changes their dns settings (like moving to a different server when under attack), your PC will "remember" the old address for however long was specified by the provider before the change. Often, these are hours if not days. Additionally, when a site is down, Windows "remembers" not finding the site for some period of time as well.
Clearing DNS cache can solve a whole bunch of name resolution issues.
Note; sometimes your ISP will also be caching ... you can override this by using a different DNS provider - or at least using something like opendns to check vs. the address you see.
Last suggestion for future use - also check with netcraft (netcraft.com). They have a tool that can be used to check to see whether the site is up from their perspective. If they see the site up and you don't, then you can start troubleshooting. If they also see it down, it's probably down.
If a provider changes their dns settings (like moving to a different server when under attack), your PC will "remember" the old address for however long was specified by the provider before the change. Often, these are hours if not days. Additionally, when a site is down, Windows "remembers" not finding the site for some period of time as well.
Clearing DNS cache can solve a whole bunch of name resolution issues.
Note; sometimes your ISP will also be caching ... you can override this by using a different DNS provider - or at least using something like opendns to check vs. the address you see.
Last suggestion for future use - also check with netcraft (netcraft.com). They have a tool that can be used to check to see whether the site is up from their perspective. If they see the site up and you don't, then you can start troubleshooting. If they also see it down, it's probably down.
#7
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: MHT/BOS <--> World
Programs: AA Plat 2.8MM
Posts: 4,629
I was unable to access Flyertalk for the last several days while in Thailand. I tried things like start->run ipconfig /flushdns and several different browsers and cleaning the browser cache and cookies.....no luck.
The only thing that worked was using a proxy server. Without a proxy, I was unable to access any of the internet brands sites. Otherwise my web access seemed normal. I am no longer in Thailand so don't know if that problem still exists.
The only thing that worked was using a proxy server. Without a proxy, I was unable to access any of the internet brands sites. Otherwise my web access seemed normal. I am no longer in Thailand so don't know if that problem still exists.
Last edited by wanaflyforless; Nov 17, 2009 at 1:21 am
#8
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Home
Programs: AA, Delta, UA & thanks to FTers for my PC Gold!
Posts: 7,674
Since the cyber attack toward IB is still ongoing, FTers in different regions are having problems getting on FT since last Friday. Your ISP is not at fault.
These threads will give you some ideas:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...-downtime.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...iday-13th.html
Join the "fun" discussion in Technical Forum.
These threads will give you some ideas:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...-downtime.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/techn...iday-13th.html
Join the "fun" discussion in Technical Forum.

