unable to access website

[macabethiel]

Over the last few days I have had trouble in getting on the website. My browser just tells me the site is unavailable. Never had this issue before.

Has there been some extra maintainance going on?

[Liam]

Originally Posted by macabethiel

Over the last few days I have had trouble in getting on the website. My browser just tells me the site is unavailable. Never had this issue before.

Has there been some extra maintainance going on?

Ongoing problem for quite a few members,me included, since the site was upgraded last year, Bat blames Orange but I don't have a contract with Orange, my contract is with nissan4x4ownersclub.com. It's a pain to be honest, just wish Bat would give Orange a call and see what he can work out with them to sort it, after all we are paying for a service and should be able to use it. Don't think I'm the only one a little annoyed over it. Some of the IT people on here reckon it can be fixed relatively easy with a few simple mods but that's not my field of expertise so maybe some of them will see your post and explain in detail. It's an intermittent fault with me and never lasts more than a couple of days at a time.

[G Kerr]

Hi
I have had same prob i thouight it was my computer

[clivvy]

Bat has spoken to the ISP that hosts the site, they wont admit fault because they cant see the problem. Its a DNS issue, and yes you can easily resolve it using Bats guide or if you are technical adding your own host entry. Other options are to use different DNS servers, but again, you need to know how to do this, and you'd need to do it at the time the problem occurs, to see if it fixes the issues at that point (because it could turn out to be some other problem)

I have the exact same issue when I used either my Orange phone, or my TMobile 3g dongle. Peter is the same when he uses his 3G dongle, as far as I know most people withthe issue are using 3g or orange services. Somewhere there is a guide for making the changes in one of the threads..

[clivvy]

here it is, page one about half way down in big orange blocks

http://www.nissan4x4ownersclub.com/f...ad.php?t=12590

[macabethiel]

Originally Posted by clivvy

Bat has spoken to the ISP that hosts the site, they wont admit fault because they cant see the problem. Its a DNS issue, and yes you can easily resolve it using Bats guide or if you are technical adding your own host entry. Other options are to use different DNS servers, but again, you need to know how to do this, and you'd need to do it at the time the problem occurs, to see if it fixes the issues at that point (because it could turn out to be some other problem)

I have the exact same issue when I used either my Orange phone, or my TMobile 3g dongle. Peter is the same when he uses his 3G dongle, as far as I know most people withthe issue are using 3g or orange services. Somewhere there is a guide for making the changes in one of the threads..

My internet is on a newish BT broadband connection via Sky on two different PCs at home.
I have no idea what DNS is I thought it was text speak for Dinner Time .lol.

[MudLifeCrisis]

I can go days with no access from my home computer but never have problems at work.



Brian

[R1cho]

seems to me wireless connections have more trouble, my pc is wired into modem have no probs what so ever on it but if i use laptop which is wireless i get a timeout error from time to time saying it can not find the site

[davenclaire]

when i can get on the site which isnt often and try to see the latest posts it keeps telling me to wait 20 seconds between searches iv almost given up trying now, shame

[solarman216]

Originally Posted by davenclaire

when i can get on the site which isnt often and try to see the latest posts it keeps telling me to wait 20 seconds between searches iv almost given up trying now, shame

I simply click on "home" or if I want to see more Quick links then todays posts, Rick

[davenclaire]

Originally Posted by solarman216

I simply click on "home" or if I want to see more Quick links then todays posts, Rick

done that, when i go to click on "new posts" all i get is the wait 20 seconds screen yes i can see todays new threads but its very limited

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by davenclaire

done that, when i go to click on "new posts" all i get is the wait 20 seconds screen yes i can see todays new threads but its very limited

same 20 second delay is a standard part of this package. No idea why they do it unless its to minimise traffic to the server.

[solarman216]

I just tried "new posts" no delay at all, the only one I have noticed a delay massage is Search if I try and do one after another too quick, and I am on Orange with a wireless dongle on a laptop, it is true my system often slows right down but that applies to Yahoo mail and other sites not just this one, when that happens I just close my browser and terminate the connection, immediately start the connection and open my browser (Opera) and all is usually well again, sometimes it does not work, then I have to restart the PC, Rick

[lacroupade]

Originally Posted by davenclaire

when i can get on the site which isnt often and try to see the latest posts it keeps telling me to wait 20 seconds between searches iv almost given up trying now, shame

That 20-second thing is just a 'feature' of the template the site uses....its a PITA I have to say and not something I get on the other three car forums I'm on.....