Weird situation

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Okay, so I want to download a few files from gofile.io.

My computer, the connection times out.

My laptop, the connection times out.

My Cellphone - connects fine.

All connected to/via RAIN 5G.

When on occasion in the past, when needing to download from them, not been an issue.

Use FireFox browser on both laptop and computer.

So, try Windscribe free VPN exiting in London, on laptop, can connect, and download files without issue.

My cellphone connects, no issue, and my laptop connects no issue, via a VPN.

Laptop and computer do not connect via normal connection. Cellphone does. Laptop connects via VPN.

I do not understand and it is bugging me somewhat.

Anyone have an explanation?

 

[DapperDanMan]

Anyone have an explanation?

Windows.

It sucks.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Windows.

It sucks.

I agree 100% - Win 10 on computer, Win 11 on laptop.

But issue bugs me still - why?

 

[WAslayer]

All sharing the same public IP via the rain connection..?

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

All sharing the same public IP via the rain connection..?

Yes, same connection - cellphone is connected via Wi-Fi. VPN obviously changes IP and location.

Edit: If the cellphone does not time out to the same link, then niether should either the laptop or computer.

 

[Rickster]

Maybe gofile.io and rain aren't the best combo.

Try wetransfer.

 

[WAslayer]

Yes, same connection - cellphone is connected via Wi-Fi. VPN obviously changes IP and location.

Edit: If the cellphone does not time out to the same link, then niether should either the laptop or computer.

Traceroutes are going to be your friend here..

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Maybe gofile.io and rain aren't the best combo.

Try wetransfer.

Someone else put the files up, but will keep wetransfer in mind if I need to share stuff. Thanks

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Traceroutes are going to be your friend here..

Had forgotten that, will look, thanks.

 

[Sinbad]

Check that you're not using some weird custom DNS on your windows machine - something that does ad blocking or similar.

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Check that you're not using some weird custom DNS on your windows machine - something that does ad blocking or similar.

Will do thanks, tho I only use FireFox native security ... , far as I remember. Maybe an extension is misbehaving

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Traceroutes are going to be your friend here..

Traceroute says : Unable to resolve target system name https://gofile.io

Which says DNS is buggered for dome reason

 

[WAslayer]

Traceroute says : Unable to resolve target system name https://gofile.io

Which says DNS is buggered for dome reason

Play around with the dig command on the non-working device..

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Play around with the dig command on the non-working device..

Win 10 does not have dig.

 

[WAslayer]

Win 10 does not have dig.

Use WSL bud...

 

[neoprema]

Traceroute says : Unable to resolve target system name https://gofile.io

Which says DNS is buggered for dome reason

I assume you tracerouted only the domain right? Not the Https:// part you showed…

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Use WSL bud...

WSL will see what google says about that

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

I assume you tracerouted only the domain right? Not the Https:// part you showed…

Traceroute for https://gofile.io

 

[elf_lord_ZC5]

Use WSL bud...

Okay, so WSL is not the World Surf League.

Windows Subsystem for Linux

Which gives me "Catastrophic failure" when installing it.

Think, I will leave it be for today

 

[me_]

Ignore the linux stuff. From the command line, try

nslookup gofile.io

That will do a DNS lookup using your current DNS server

Then try:

nslookup gofile.io 1.1.1.1

If the first one fails and the second one works, set your DNS to 1.1.1.1