Connection Problems

uthaman · 05-10-2007, 04:40 PM

What happened to th eearlier thread about people having trouble connecting to CF?? It seems to be gone...

Anyway, ISUFAN22 and others gave some advice to fix the problem. I have tried everything. Ever since I switched to Qwest DSL at home I can't access CF. I am beginning to think there is a squawk fan at Qwest programming their DSL modems... aargh!!!

cys_av8r · 05-10-2007, 04:57 PM

Here is the link to the thread:

http://www.cyclonefanatic.com/forum/...-problems.html

Cyclonepride · 05-10-2007, 05:00 PM

As I said in the other thread, I have Qwest dsl also. My computer hangs up once in a while when I'm signing into the internet (this is my home page). Other than that, no problems.

ISUAlum2002 · 05-10-2007, 11:19 PM

Glad I'm not the only one having connectivity problems to this site. I cannot connect to this site using my desktop PC, which is running XP through cable internet from Mediacom. Neither Firefox or IE can get the site to load. I have done the DNS flush multiple times and have reduced my security and firewall settings down to nil, but still nothing.

Originally I thought it was the Netgear wireless router I had installed recently, but I bypassed that and hooked the PC directly to the cable modem and still nothing.

I went a couple of days of not being able to connect, thinking the site was down, when I finally IM'd ISUFan22 to see what was up with the site. He told me it was up and fine, so I tried loading it from the laptop for the hell of it and it loaded fine. The laptop runs Vista and gets its signal from the wireless router.

I can't get the PC to get to the site at all. Not even occasionally. Tough for me to believe that it is anything with the PC, as it doesn't have difficulty loading any other sites.

ISUFan22 · 05-11-2007, 10:53 AM

That scenario is very strange ISUAlum2002. Clearly this isn't just a Qwest issue, seeing how you are a Mediacom subscriber.

I wonder why type of home networks the others with connection issues have. It could be something to do with that, the old network somehow caching the old IP information (before the last server move).

It's not impossible for this problem to be on CF's end. Yet I would think more users would be having the problem then.

isucyfan · 05-11-2007, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

That scenario is very strange ISUAlum2002. Clearly this isn't just a Qwest issue, seeing how you are a Mediacom subscriber.

I wonder why type of home networks the others with connection issues have. It could be something to do with that, the old network somehow caching the old IP information (before the last server move).

It's not impossible for this problem to be on CF's end. Yet I would think more users would be having the problem then.

My connection problems started after the server move. I never had any problems before. My setup is very simple...single computer, no wireless connection, no network. I seem to be connecting more regularly the last couple of days, but there have still been outage periods on those days. I have tried turning off my firewall, the DNS flush, switching between Firefox and IE, and screaming at the computer. All have been equally ineffective. I just hope this is resolved before football season. I will be living at the library accessing their computers.

ISUFan22 · 05-11-2007, 11:48 AM

Have you tried resetting your DSL modem? I know it sounds silly and likely is, yet ya never know...

isucyfan · 05-11-2007, 11:51 AM

Originally Posted by ISUFan22

Have you tried resetting your DSL modem? I know it sounds silly and likely is, yet ya never know...

Yep, already tried that, too. Forgot to mention that.

jbhtexas · 05-11-2007, 11:51 AM

Another problem for me that has cropped up within the past couple of weeks...I can't edit any posts on my home Win2KPro/IE6 computer. I can create posts, but when I click the "edit" button, the web browser just hangs with the little rotating circle icon. No problems editing from my WinXPpro/IE7 computers. I've flushed, rebooted, etc.

I've got Time/Warner-formerly Comcast-formerly AT&T-formerly @Home cable internet service. At least I get a new email address every couple of years, which prevents spam from finding me for awhile...