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Is Parallax.com Down?

ercoerco Posts: 20,261
edited 2012-01-23 18:45 in General Discussion
Or is it just me...?
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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2012-01-20 16:42
    Just you. (at least I was able to get there just now.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 16:46
    Still down for me.

    Have I been outted?

    I wasn't even in!
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2012-01-20 16:51
    Perhaps you've exceeded your visit limit...
  • $WMc%$WMc% Posts: 1,884
    edited 2012-01-20 17:24
    erco
    '
    Removed from the Parallax friends list!!!!!!
    '
    '
    What
    just kidding
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-01-20 18:43
    erco wrote: »
    Still down for me.

    Have I been outted?

    I wasn't even in!


    Working here... You did pay your dues for this year right? ;)

    OBC
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 19:02
    I still get BUPKIS !

    You boys are JOSHIN' wit me, right?
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-01-20 19:08
    I can load it too. Erco, how is it failing for you? A timeout, DNS error, a 404, or some other error?

    if you know how to do a Ping trace route you can see where it is failing.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 19:14
    Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage...

    Ping trace route? Dunno 'bout dat...
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-01-20 19:15
    It was down for me today, too, until I signed up for another year. I had forgotten that you get a nineteen-day bye in the new year before you have to renew your subscription. Erco, just go to the "Renew" page to update your personal info, and click "Submit." It doesn't cost anything.

    -Phil
  • mindrobotsmindrobots Posts: 6,506
    edited 2012-01-20 19:18
    Works for me! I got in just at the end of the PropBOE giveaway!
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-01-20 19:21
    Sometimes IE's cache gets corrupt and a bad page with an expires in the future causes that. Try another browser or try a clear cache in IE.
  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    edited 2012-01-20 19:26
    No It not just you it acking flake about saving and hitting ENTER command

    It just happen to me when i add something to a post i just did
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-01-20 19:42
    mindrobots wrote: »
    Works for me! I got in just at the end of the PropBOE giveaway!

    You got one too! Yeah! Shame the PropBOE giveaway was over by 8pm.. ;)

    OBC
  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2012-01-20 19:44
    @erco,


    Seriously.. You are using IE? Grab a copy of Chrome or Firefox and try reloading it. IE is trouble waiting to happen.

    OBC
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,246
    edited 2012-01-20 19:46
    Oldbitcollector (Jeff) wrote: »
    You got one too! Yeah! Shame the PropBOE giveaway was over by 8pm.. ;)

    OBC
    I got 2!
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 19:49
    Nope, I closed the browser, cycled power to the modem. Still no Parallax.com!

    It's quite maddening. Every time I tried to go to Parallax, it redirected me to Microsoftrobotics.com and I kept winning Eddie robots. Bummer. All I wanted was a Parallax Ping, but now I'm stuck with seventeen preassembled Eddies. What good are those? ;)
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-01-20 19:52
    Closing the browser won't fix the cache if it is corrupt and the page is in the cache. I've seen some really weird stuff with IE in this area.
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 19:56
    Chrome didn't work either. Shoot, another free Eddie coming my way.
  • Martin_HMartin_H Posts: 4,051
    edited 2012-01-20 20:02
    Hmm, since you are able to use the forum you can resolve the Parallax domain which is why I was thinking cache. I am out of ideas and when that happens I reboot out of desperation.
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-01-20 20:04
    Erco,

    Try this link:

    It may not already be in your cache.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 20:15
    Still, Phil.

    Internet Explorer cannot display the webpage on your link. :(

    Never seen this before. Also no go on bookmarked site http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/docs/cols/nv/vol1/col/nv40.pdf
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2012-01-20 20:20
    Start->Run, type cmd, then enter:

    ipconfig /flushdns

    That should flush any DNS entries held in the network cache. Power cycle your cable modem or router or whatever you use to connect.

    Try parallax.com and not www.parallax.com (or vice versa).

    The forums and the main site are on different IPs, so it's possible for you to be able to reach here, and not there.

    -- Gordon
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-01-20 20:26
    It could still be a routing problem. www.parallax.com and forums.parallax.com are hosted in two different locations.

    -Phil
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-20 23:16
    Restarted computer, reset network adapter twice, no joy. Ugh.

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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2012-01-20 23:41
    Dang SOPA!! I can't ping or tracert to parallax.com (67.104.29.61) but I can still get to it from cached webpages. Who posted copywrited material?
  • doggiedocdoggiedoc Posts: 2,246
    edited 2012-01-21 04:15
    erco wrote: »
    Restarted computer, reset network adapter twice, no joy. Ugh.

    noparallax.jpg
    Apparently I need more coffee. I just clicked the 'Cancel' button on your attachment. Twice!
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-01-21 09:10
    Neither ping nor traceroute work from here, even though I have access to the site with my browser. (traceroute gets stopped at xo.net.) Oddly enough, you can't use the IP address in the browser's address line, either, in lieu of parallax.com.

    Erco, have you tried accessing the site through an open proxy? (Do NOT do this if you plan to transmit confidential data, such as credit card numbers.)

    -Phil
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    edited 2012-01-21 09:50
    Not being able to ping (or traceroute) just means their firewall or local switch is dropping those requests.

    If you can't reach the site via a direct IP, it probably means the IP is host to a number of resolving domains, and there is no default set, or the default is a domain without a document root entry.

    Ecro/Erco, you really need to flush the DNS cache. Restarting your machine isn't enough, as the cache can remain ever after a restart.

    If you have another browser it's a good way to avoid any issues with sticky cookies or its own cache. Chrome is a quick and easy download.

    Finally, routes can change, and your ISP may have a switch or router that's keeping an old routing table. You could contact them, but that rarely results in anything more than what people have suggested here. You might try not accessing the main site for several days, in the hopes the new IP (if that's the case) propagates to you.

    -- Gordon
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,261
    edited 2012-01-21 10:33
    Flushed the dns cache successfully, restarted PC several times, removed the router (modem direct into PC). Same problem, same error message. Chrome also fails.

    Ain't life grand?
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2012-01-21 10:50
    Try changing your DNS preference to http://opendns.org (208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220).

    'Grasping at straws here...

    -Phil
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