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Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on May 13, 2006, 01:10:47 PM
I've had this problem since late last night. Anyone else having issues logging on? Or is my computer just being screwy?
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: Hymwen on May 13, 2006, 01:16:52 PM
No problems here.
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on May 13, 2006, 03:29:12 PM
Well, crap. Anyone have any idea what my problem might be?
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: Cenghiz on May 13, 2006, 03:30:15 PM
We can make sure faith does not like you these days.. "tracert ginka.armageddon.org" can find any route?
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: amoeba on May 13, 2006, 04:08:19 PM
Try "ping 64.252.79.51" to test the IP address. If this works, use it as your location rather than ginka.armageddon.org.  If you still can not connect but ping works, then you are very likely firewalled.

I don't recommend using tracert as the results -can- be misleading.  Not all routers respond nicely to traceroute packets even though they will pass other traffic fine. This can lead to false negatives.  Ping is usually sufficent in testing connectivity.
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on May 13, 2006, 04:55:01 PM
I'm not sure what you guys are saying. How do I "ping"?
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: Hymwen on May 13, 2006, 05:07:30 PM
I think you go to your start menu and 'run' and 'command' and type 'ping xx.xxx.xxx.x-whatever-xx.' or something like that. Not sure.
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit on May 13, 2006, 05:15:21 PM
Okay, I tried that, and the ping didn't work. It kept saying "request timed out".
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: Hymwen on May 13, 2006, 05:24:58 PM
I really don't know. I never had any problems myself, but there's probably plenty of gee... intelligent people around who know :)
Title: Can't access game, main site
Post by: amoeba on May 13, 2006, 06:26:06 PM
Quote from: "FiveDisgruntledMonkeysWit"Okay, I tried that, and the ping didn't work. It kept saying "request timed out".

That means you have a network problem.  I would talk to your network provider and ask if there are problems getting to that IP address.  I am assuming since you are posting on the board that you can get to other locations in the Internet.


FWIW, what a "ping" is, is you sending a "packet" of data to the other location and asking them to send it back to you.  This helps determine if the other site is reachable, and how long the roundtrip takes.  The term is derived from submarines doing the same thing with sound to determine if something is there.