ISP (Mweb Blocking Websites)

[sticks_3]

The last few weeks I've noticed some sites either don't load or the connection is refused but when I use a proxy it works perfectly and if I trace route and just type the IP address it also works fine.

Now obviously this isn't a connection/server issue and I suspect Mweb is either blocking the site or shaping the traffic to these particular addresses so much that they fail load. Has anyone else experienced this?

When queried all the Mweb people give me is the usual your account has been reset please try again (read as either I don't know what the hell is going on or spin circles around customer until he gives up).

 

[psion]

and what sites might it be?

 

[Fulcrum29]

and what sites might it be?

I also want to know. There is a very small probability that Mweb will deliberately block an IP/domain, technical issues may be a cause.

 

[sticks_3]

I've noticed it a lot on zippyshare and sharebeast

 

[sticks_3]

I also want to know. There is a very small probability that Mweb will deliberately block an IP/domain, technical issues may be a cause.

And I doubt it's technical issues as like I said it works perfectly through a proxy or even just using modify headers on Firefox

 

[justanotherguy]

If you are running Peerblock, close it (or disable http), and try again

 

[sticks_3]

If you are running Peerblock, close it (or disable http), and try again

I'm not running that, doing trace routes shows slow as hell connection (like 350ms) through SA leg and then fine once it gets international but only to those sites.

 

[Fulcrum29]

I've noticed it a lot on zippyshare and sharebeast

I am on Mweb and accessed the above two sharing websites with no issues. It is probably something not resolving on the other side.

 

[sticks_3]

I am on Mweb and accessed the above two sharing websites with no issues. It is probably something not resolving on the other side.

I can access the home pages no problem, it's the download pages that give trouble

 

[shadow_man]

The last few weeks I've noticed some sites either don't load or the connection is refused but when I use a proxy it works perfectly and if I trace route and just type the IP address it also works fine.

Now obviously this isn't a connection/server issue and I suspect Mweb is either blocking the site or shaping the traffic to these particular addresses so much that they fail load. Has anyone else experienced this?

When queried all the Mweb people give me is the usual your account has been reset please try again (read as either I don't know what the hell is going on or spin circles around customer until he gives up).

Switch DNS servers and test? Use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS).

The fact that the proxy works + IP works hints at a DNS resolution failure?

 

[sticks_3]

Switch DNS servers and test? Use 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 (Google DNS).

The fact that the proxy works + IP works hints at a DNS resolution failure?

Tried that still didn't work. If it was a DNS resolution failure I wouldn't be able to access the entire server (I can access the home pages) not just the download pages?

 

[Royalk]

Tried that still didn't work. If it was a DNS resolution failure I wouldn't be able to access the entire server (I can access the home pages) not just the download pages?

Has anyone figured this out? Since i upgraded to a premium account in June my torrents just dont work at all & any link to zippyshare.com doesnt work?

 

[vij]

Just tried some random zippy link from a search engine, it didnt load..also on mweb

 

[Johnatan56]

Just tried some random zippy link from a search engine, it didnt load..also on mweb

Please link it for someone else to check.

 

[vij]

Please link it for someone else to check.

link comes from here, so not illegal content : https://twitter.com/arminvanbuuren/status/255130444373295106
http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/21794849/file.html
It mysteriously works now, however its downloading at +-10kb/s..dunno if mweb throttling or zippyshare servers

 

[Rickster]

Lets see what @PostManPot says

 

[durbandave]

Check DNS by using another server

 

[PostmanPot]

Lets see what @PostManPot says

I don't download, and anyone who does the research would know that MWEB isn't really for downloaders.

 

[vij]

link comes from here, so not illegal content : https://twitter.com/arminvanbuuren/status/255130444373295106
http://www1.zippyshare.com/v/21794849/file.html
It mysteriously works now, however its downloading at +-10kb/s..dunno if mweb throttling or zippyshare servers

now at 80kb/s with vox fatpipe

 

[fixx]

I can download the file on a MWEB ADSL connection but only at 15kb/s