I've not been an active member of this community, but there are many high quality posts that Google returns so I've visited the site infrequently. Until recently I had no issues accessing the site, however, recently I am unable to access from home. I've tried different browsers and different computers to no avail - on wifi my smartphone won't connect, but on data it's just fine. I also have no issues at work (where I'm posting from). Since I visit the site so infrequently, and usually late at night, I figured I was just getting unlucky and hitting maintenance times. It has continued though so last night I VPNd into my computer at work and was able to access the site while on my desktop I couldn't. I basically just get a 404: browser cannot locate the site @ mtgsalvation.com/forums/moreextensions.
Neither the power cycle nor the DNS flush @ command line worked. How long ago was the move? I've never heard of DNS propagation taking more than 48 hours, though I have Comcast so that might explain things.
Neither the power cycle nor the DNS flush @ command line worked. How long ago was the move? I've never heard of DNS propagation taking more than 48 hours, though I have Comcast so that might explain things.
Oh it should go just fine, but last time it messed with people for weeks. Like literal weeks. It was especially troublesome with some smart phones. They love to not update dns/ip. Flushing, battery removal, etc, all worthless sometimes.
There's definitely something specific with your home connection. Everything's going through your wifi router into the same dns server, etc. That's why your phone works on data, but the wifi won't. I'm quite convinced that it's still a bad dns cache. It's probably a dns cache at your isp (or their provider) that isn't refreshing as it should. All DNS caches at that level are suppose to expire within 24 hours or less, and a dns change should generally be propagated everywhere within 48 hours. Generally there's nothing you can do to make it happen short of calling your ISP and hoping that the person you get is friendly and have access to such things.
The only other things I can think of are generally far fetched, such as someone going into the router and blocking this site.
The timing of it being coincidental to our move makes it even more unlikely.
I actually have been having this same trouble since the new system went live. Ill try to do what you first posted but if that fails what then? I can also view/post from work fine, it just fails when i get home.
Unfortunately, there isn't really anything we can do.
We're up and going, as you can see from your other connections.
Wish I could do something, but there's really nothing we can do.
You just have to hope your ISP/etc starts acting right
hmm.... well I guess I cant complain too bad cause it does appear to be working although still the oddest think is keeping me from viewing the site.
After doing what you originally suggested, our household desktop can view the site fine, as well as my sisters laptop.
... now the strangest problem is my personal laptop still continues to give me the same problem. Do you happen to know a way to fix that? It is quite a let down not being able to view it on my personal computer whereas it comes at my own convenience, the other I have to dodge a large family.
try a dns flush again
Start -> Run -> ipconfig /flushdns
Alternatively, we can try to edit the host file to force it to go to the right ip.
DISCLAIMER:
Editing the hosts file can cause issues if you mess it up.
The good news is that you can just delete anything you put in it, and it should be good.
You can even delete everything in it and leave it blank, and it'll revert to being ok.
Open up Notepad (the text editor)
File -> Open -> %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
(just copy paste that in the Open File dialog box)
It should open a text file that says "# This is a sample HOSTS file......"
Anyone? Bueller? Anyone?
The DNS hasn't propagated to your home ISP, or the old IP is cached.
If you have a router, power cycle it.
On your desktop, try clearing your dns cache
( Start -> Run -> "" ipconfig /flushdns "")
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Oh it should go just fine, but last time it messed with people for weeks. Like literal weeks. It was especially troublesome with some smart phones. They love to not update dns/ip. Flushing, battery removal, etc, all worthless sometimes.
There's definitely something specific with your home connection. Everything's going through your wifi router into the same dns server, etc. That's why your phone works on data, but the wifi won't. I'm quite convinced that it's still a bad dns cache. It's probably a dns cache at your isp (or their provider) that isn't refreshing as it should. All DNS caches at that level are suppose to expire within 24 hours or less, and a dns change should generally be propagated everywhere within 48 hours. Generally there's nothing you can do to make it happen short of calling your ISP and hoping that the person you get is friendly and have access to such things.
The only other things I can think of are generally far fetched, such as someone going into the router and blocking this site.
The timing of it being coincidental to our move makes it even more unlikely.
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We're up and going, as you can see from your other connections.
Wish I could do something, but there's really nothing we can do.
You just have to hope your ISP/etc starts acting right
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After doing what you originally suggested, our household desktop can view the site fine, as well as my sisters laptop.
... now the strangest problem is my personal laptop still continues to give me the same problem. Do you happen to know a way to fix that? It is quite a let down not being able to view it on my personal computer whereas it comes at my own convenience, the other I have to dodge a large family.
try a dns flush again
Start -> Run -> ipconfig /flushdns
Alternatively, we can try to edit the host file to force it to go to the right ip.
DISCLAIMER:
Editing the hosts file can cause issues if you mess it up.
The good news is that you can just delete anything you put in it, and it should be good.
You can even delete everything in it and leave it blank, and it'll revert to being ok.
Open up Notepad (the text editor)
File -> Open -> %SystemRoot%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
(just copy paste that in the Open File dialog box)
It should open a text file that says "# This is a sample HOSTS file......"
At the bottom, type in:
190.93.245.119 www.mtgsalvation.com
Save it. try going to www.mtgsalvation.com
With any luck, it'll work.
(If it works, remember to delete the entry in a couple of weeks.)
(That way if we change IPs again, it will update in the future. )
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