Problems getting on PNG?!?

[Novasport]

Prob one for the more computer minded.
I cannot get on the PNG website on my laptop, it can get on any other website fine though. I am running Windows 7 and have tried 64bit and normal IE. 64 bit does nothing, normal IE I get the top banner with a blank grey screen below and the progress bat has stopped half way. I can however get on here using my Blackberry, hence this post.
Please help, this is proper p:ssing me off :(

[Novasport]

BTW it has worked fine up until tonight on this setup. Have PNG changed something on the site?!?

[Southie]

My advice is use firefox as your web browser, far better ;)

Also try clearing your cookies and cashe, this should reset IE but I've found on the wife's laptop that IE is getting worse these days.

[Novasport]

Just downloaded Firefox and it does not seem to work on that either!
F00king computers, ahhhh!

[Southie]

Odd, try restarting your computer and run firefox again. ;)

Another to try is the safari browser btw but suprised the firefox ones an issue.

Pc's suck lol

[Novasport]

Restarted, still naff all!

[SRimon]

Try Google Chrome? - Best browser i've used tbh.

[Jack]

Is it just PNG you have issues with?

If your BB can get on, and its affecting all browsers on your laptop, that would point at something in the local firewall on the laptop (or windows) is blocking it for some reason...

[Novasport]

Bit it opens the homepage, just on Firefox but slow to load and some icons are an empty box with the red X in it. Can get the forum banner but that's it.
Help!

[Novasport]

How do I unblock it? Never had a problem before. Has the site had an update or something?

[Jack]

Not that I'm aware of, unless Kev is squirrelling away in the background lol

I had a vaguely similar thing a while back where I inadvertantly blacklisted most of Celica Club in Firefox - not sure how I did it though, had to reinstall FF to fix it!

Anyways - do you have any Firewalls or suchlike running on the laptop?

[MK1_Ben]

Go on a site like hidemyass.com and try visiting PNG through there. This will tell whether it's a hosts/firewall type problem if you can access PNG through there (usually).

I pinged PNG to see if it would be possible to visit directly through the IP (as he could be having DNS problems), but doesn't resolve directly to the sites url and it's too late to faff around working it out.

[Novasport]

Right. This is proper p!ssing me off and I I am getting ready to smash up my f'ing compuer.
I can get on using a hosting website. I have tried adding it to my trusted website list but that does not seem to have worked.
Just wondering if it is something to do with Mcafee as it updated the night before this happened.
Please someone help me before I go mad!

[Southie]

Try running avg freevirus software and also run malware virus software, you may have a Trojan virus somewhere on your computer.

Thankfully I have a macintosh so tend not to suffer with these issues lol

[Jack]

Might be worth temporarily disabling or shutting down McAfee, see if problems still persist whilst its off

[Novasport]

Jeez, how frustrating is this!
Just downloaded Malwarebytes, scanning now and nothing so far.
Triied turning off McAfee but still no access.

[Southie]

How full is your hard drive getting btw, does your pc seem to be getting any slower also?

[Novasport]

Just bizzare it is only PNG and that's it. Everything else is fine.

[Novasport]

Hard drive has 405 GB free of 451 GB. Seems a little slower than normal.
The laptop is only a couple of months old.

[Novasport]

Ah FFS, looks like I have lost Ebay aswell!

No, seems to have returned now, sorry! PNG still not coming up tho :(

[Novasport]

Right, have a little more to go on. I have dug out my old laptop and I cannot access PNG on that either so to me that would point to my ISP being the problem. Why would they block or prevent acces to just this one site for the last 2 days? Any ideas?!?

[MK1_Ben]

Have you tried restarting your router?

[Jack]

http://91.186.0.8/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi

Does that give you an Apache page?

[John]

Adam texted me earlier, said he was having a few issues too?

[Novasport]

http://91.186.0.8/cgi-sys/defaultwebpage.cgi

Does that give you an Apache page?

Nope, doing the same as when I try to access PNG

[Novasport]

Adam texted me earlier, said he was having a few issues too?

I am on Virgin, is he?

[Novasport]

3 bloody days and still not sorted, dont think there is any point ringing Virgin as they will probably do feck all plus it costs a fortune ringing 08... numbers from a mobile. Having to use a Proxy service to get on here :(

[bazil]

How does it go if you try using your blackberry and your wifi conection to your router?

[Southie]

tbh what are you really missing out on thought, if its only the adverts your blessed really lol

[Novasport]

Looks like a nationwide problem on Virgin Media. Bit dissapointing when you pay for a service and you cannot get on one of your most used sites.
Got a Proxy server address to use I got off the Virgin support forum so I dont have to keep posting on my BB.

[Southie]

I'd contact them and see if they can reimburse you for downtime, how longs left on your contract btw?

[Novasport]

Only just upgraded to 30 meg so about 11 months.
TBH, I have had about 5 years of faultless service from VM so should not really complain its just frustrating and at first I thought I had got a problem on my new laptop.

[Southie]

Well at least you know your laptops are okay, is that why you replaced you old one though due too a cr@p connection :(

[Adam]

I am on Virgin, is he?
Yeah I am. And I'm having the same issues. It takes 25mins load the home page. Its taking the piss. Virgin have definently changed something this week. I can't get into the forums on my laptop or brand new pc. So its definently an isp issue. Posting this via android and 3g btw lol
I'm on 30mb service too.

[Southie]

Problem solved then :)

[Ste L]

I'm on Vrigin, and having no Problems viewing PNG


BUT i've got a website hosted with the same hosting as here EUKHost, and im having problems viewing that

[Adam]

Just had a quick look on the VM forums and it seems it is indeed a nation wide problem causing some sites to not load at all.
Looks like everyone is using proxy's to access these sites until VM fix the problem.

[Southie]

How come though his blackberry works then if he's going though the same Virgin router ... snigger sorry.

[Novasport]

My Blackberry is using 3G high speed internet so thats why it works OK.
Dont need to use wireless with the BB as the 3G connection is excellent.

[sport]

Same thing has happened to me, just managed to get back on this morning, to be fair i was blaming my wife for putting a block on this site lol

[paul james]

I've also not been able to get on here, or a few other sites for the last few days, glad to hear its not my computer(s) at fault. Its frustrating enough not being able to get on a few sites, I'd have more free time than I'd know what to do with if I lost the internet completely.

[scott.parker]

I'm on Virgin, we only get the cable BB no other services from them, and mines been 100% fine, no issues at all, strange, and i alway use my phone of our router, never 3G as to use our Internet is free, and 3G is way slower..

Hope everyones sorted now?

Scott

[luke1.4sr]

same here look like virgin are fooked.couldnt even load up anything on here last night,worked fin on other websites but not this one lol but seems to be ok so god knows whats going on lol

[scott.parker]

Maybe it's VM users with more then BB, so a TV package too? as mines been as fast as always.

[Adam]

Mines still fooked. So I'm having to use my phone again. Scott, I usually use the routers wifi too, but obviously can't do that with these issues as its the service thats at fault. I'm on vm bb, phone and tv btw.

[Adam]

Problem now seems to have been sorted.

[Novasport]

First time online today and all is well. I am back properly, woo hoo!
Saw the VM tech at the box down the road earlier but he was just leaving, nearly chased him down to road to give him a piece of my mind!

[andybishop]

I'm with Virgin too and have had problems getting on for the last 3 or 4 days too. First time I've managed get on here..

[scott.parker]

Strange, must be bb tv land line packs struggling, mines been fine.

[Novasport]

I dont have TV or phone, just 30mb BB

[Adam]

Probably just certain virgin media regions then....