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MikeGL
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Help: Talkchess site unreachable

Post by MikeGL »

Can someone help. Seems this forum is unreachable in my region. Impossible to connect without using a vpn.
I am currently using vpn to post this.
Trace route command shows normal as shown below. Ping directly (without vpn) to talkchess.com also shows it is reachable.

tracert

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  6   196 ms   195 ms   202 ms  sl-mst50-pa-.sprintlink.net [160.81.100.13]
  7   193 ms   191 ms   191 ms  sl-crs1-sj-be14.sprintlink.net [144.232.15.56]
  8   197 ms   196 ms   195 ms  sl-mst31-sj-be13.sprintlink.net [144.232.15.245]

  9   192 ms   200 ms   192 ms  99.82.178.80
 10   196 ms   198 ms   196 ms  52.93.141.17
 11   187 ms   188 ms   187 ms  54.240.242.21
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13   257 ms   254 ms   253 ms  52.93.129.101
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15   251 ms   251 ms   250 ms  52.93.239.15
 16   248 ms   248 ms   248 ms  52.95.2.49
 17   254 ms   297 ms   249 ms  52.95.1.136
 18   245 ms   245 ms   245 ms  52.95.1.111
 19   262 ms   249 ms   304 ms  52.95.3.126
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26   269 ms   257 ms   257 ms  aws-chess.wpcomp.com [3.13.56.189]

Trace complete.

ping

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ping talkchess.com

Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=287ms TTL=38

Ping statistics for 3.13.56.189:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 256ms, Maximum = 287ms, Average = 263ms
Any tips or directions so I can connect directly to this forum without going via vpn?
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Laskos
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Re: Help: Talkchess site unreachable

Post by Laskos »

MikeGL wrote: Sun Apr 12, 2020 8:27 pm Can someone help. Seems this forum is unreachable in my region. Impossible to connect without using a vpn.
I am currently using vpn to post this.
Trace route command shows normal as shown below. Ping directly (without vpn) to talkchess.com also shows it is reachable.

tracert

Code: Select all

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  6   196 ms   195 ms   202 ms  sl-mst50-pa-.sprintlink.net [160.81.100.13]
  7   193 ms   191 ms   191 ms  sl-crs1-sj-be14.sprintlink.net [144.232.15.56]
  8   197 ms   196 ms   195 ms  sl-mst31-sj-be13.sprintlink.net [144.232.15.245]

  9   192 ms   200 ms   192 ms  99.82.178.80
 10   196 ms   198 ms   196 ms  52.93.141.17
 11   187 ms   188 ms   187 ms  54.240.242.21
 12     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 13   257 ms   254 ms   253 ms  52.93.129.101
 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 15   251 ms   251 ms   250 ms  52.93.239.15
 16   248 ms   248 ms   248 ms  52.95.2.49
 17   254 ms   297 ms   249 ms  52.95.1.136
 18   245 ms   245 ms   245 ms  52.95.1.111
 19   262 ms   249 ms   304 ms  52.95.3.126
 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26   269 ms   257 ms   257 ms  aws-chess.wpcomp.com [3.13.56.189]

Trace complete.

ping

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ping talkchess.com

Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=256ms TTL=38
Reply from 3.13.56.189: bytes=32 time=287ms TTL=38

Ping statistics for 3.13.56.189:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
    Minimum = 256ms, Maximum = 287ms, Average = 263ms
Any tips or directions so I can connect directly to this forum without going via vpn?

This happens when you are unwelcome here. Sorry.
:lol:
MikeGL
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Re: Help: Talkchess site unreachable

Post by MikeGL »

:oops:
That doesn't inspire much confidence. :D

edit: but we have the 'foe' feature here, i guess.
this past several months i thought the site was just down.
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Eelco de Groot
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Re: Help: Talkchess site unreachable

Post by Eelco de Groot »

That is too bad, that you were blocked for so long. You will have to take it up with Sam, Mike. He is the only one who can clear your location from being blocked at least I think that is what is happening, see the thread about that. The site was also slow in responding to any new posts for me, or a post I wanted to make took so long it timed out but that was only yesterday.
Debugging is twice as hard as writing the code in the first
place. Therefore, if you write the code as cleverly as possible, you
are, by definition, not smart enough to debug it.
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