Forum Testing

Dragaan · Mar 28, 2009, 15:35:22

Please excuse this post. I have been posting for years on a forum that uses SMF with the same patch as this forum, but I've been unable to or virtually unable to post there for some months. On a different pc through the same router I can get a few words posted before ti times out. However the time out occurs very quickly. So as I said, please excuse me posting here but I;ve been asked by the forum admin to check
Thanks
Dragaan

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 15:39:22

I suggested to Glenn that you try here, Dragaan, as we use the same software. If you can post here OK, and it looks like you can, we can swap notes on configuration to see if we can identify the problem. Welcome to Netters, feel free to hang around anyway.

Simon · Mar 28, 2009, 15:49:09

I would suggest this to be a cookie issue, Dragaan. Have you tried deleting the forum cookie from your machine, and allowing it to be reset? You must have your browser set to allow the cookie to be permanently stored.

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 15:56:06

Aaron has tried from different PC's, he has just tried posting over on my racing league forum, he could post a short message from IE7 but not from FF? No one else on the forum has had this issue, even with a new account the problem persists!

Simon · Mar 28, 2009, 16:00:00

I can only imagine is something to do with the way the cookie is being handled. Can we see which forum Aaron is having trouble with?

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 16:00:42

www.wrracing.net

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 16:02:05

Do you want me to register and post?

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 16:04:09

Sure, that's fine Rik

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 16:07:29

Awaiting your approval.

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 16:10:22

All done

Simon · Mar 28, 2009, 16:13:26

You have been! Or should that be, bean?

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 16:13:46

Posted, no problems.

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 16:17:46

I know it's a strange problem, I have asked Aaron to delete all cookies and temp internet files from within IE7 to see if that fixes it.

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 17:14:19

One other thing I did, with the 2nd account I created, I tested it myself to see if I could post OK (which I could) before sending the details to Aaron. I also tried his own account without any problems too.

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 17:16:55

Odd. If it's not a cookie issue, could it be his firewall or AV setup? (Or is his router timing out?)

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 17:54:17

A traceroute from Aaron

TraceRoute to 67.15.172.8 [www.wrracing.net]
Hop   (ms)   (ms)   (ms)      IP Address   Host name
1   16   6   6      72.249.0.65   -
2   8   10   6      8.9.232.73   xe-5-3-0.edge3.dallas1.level3.net
3   7   Timed out   19      4.68.19.6   ae-14-69.car4.dallas1.level3.net
4   42   12   7      4.71.122.2   the-planet.car4.dallas1.level3.net
5   17   11   11      70.87.253.54   et1-1.ibr02.hstntx1.theplanet.com
6   13   13   24      70.87.253.58   et1-3.ibr02.hstntx2.theplanet.com
7   28   15   22      74.55.252.210   po2.car12.hstntx2.theplanet.com
8   12   13   11      67.15.172.8   serv01.siteground122.com

Could that highlighted text be causing the problem?

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 18:01:52

It certainly could - his session may well time out at that point.

Steve · Mar 28, 2009, 18:23:01

Would going via a proxy give him a different route?

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 18:24:03

It might do, I'll ask him to give it a go.

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 18:27:34

Do you know of any 'free' but safe to use proxy's

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 18:28:19

http://www.hidemyass.com/

Steve · Mar 28, 2009, 18:37:20

Hidemyass works on idnetters

Glenn · Mar 28, 2009, 18:38:29

It works on wrracing too

Thanks everyone for your suggestions and help, I have emailed Aaron to see if the proxy works or not.

Rik · Mar 28, 2009, 18:42:28

And on Glenn's forum... As he says.

Glenn · Mar 29, 2009, 21:55:53

Well it seems like it's nothing to do with my forum or Aaron's connection, he can post via his mobile connected to his WLan, the only thing I can think of is a problem with both PC's that he uses.