RE: Our server keeps getting blocked
Richard Ford <[email protected]> Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:48:21 +0800
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--===============1569362623== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=-n96hzN+Ff39yF6tJD4gk" --=-n96hzN+Ff39yF6tJD4gk Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Best advice. Do business in China, host in China. RF. On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 20:16 +0800, Frederic Muller wrote: > I have had the same problem with China Telecom (in Guangdong area though) > and complained very hard to them. They could not explain the source of the > problem (we changed host and the next day the new host was blocked), even > installed a PC in our DMZ to check the connection (it once lasted for 4-5 > days... hard to handle business that way) and for now the problem is gone.. > until it comes back. > > So you're not alone. > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org > [mailto:blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org] On Behalf Of Ben Gunn > Sent: Monday 21 February, 2005 13:53 > To: 'Beijing LUG technical questions and assistance - Publicly posted' > Subject: [blug-tech] Our server keeps getting blocked > > > Hi All, > > I am hoping one of you might be able to provide some insight into a problem > we are having with our server. Our company uses a server which is hosted by > lunarpages.com in the US. Over the last several weeks we have been having > an unending stream of connection problems. Access to our website and mail > server keeps coming up and going down (although it stays down more than it > is up). > > I have been doing some research into the issue and this is what I have > discovered: > 1. The server name is resolving correctly so I don't believe it is a > DNS issue. > 2. If I go to our site via a proxy server located in a country other > than China there is no problem. > 3. If I go through an anonymous proxy within China I cannot get to the > server. > 4. The problem is intermittent (sometimes there is no problem, then all > of a sudden we cannot connect, then it will eventually work again) > > Additional info: > This problem was getting so severe that we recently changed hosts (now we > are using lunarpages.com). After the change the problem seemed to have been > solved (with only the occasional connection problem), however, now it > appears that the same problem is occurring. > > I would love to hear any ideas as to what the issue may be. If the host was > being blocked, why would it only work part of the time? Perhaps it is a > problem with our office server, which functions as a router (IP > masquerading). However, in the past it has been working perfectly and the > configuration has not been altered anytime recently. Furthermore I can get > to any other website just not ours. Frustration extreme!!!!! > > Thanks in advance, > > Ben > > _______________________________________________ > blug-tech list > [email protected] > http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech > > > _______________________________________________ > blug-tech list > [email protected] > http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech --=-n96hzN+Ff39yF6tJD4gk Content-Type: text/html; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 TRANSITIONAL//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; CHARSET=UTF-8"> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="GtkHTML/3.3.2"> </HEAD> <BODY> Best advice.<BR> <BR> Do business in China, host in China.<BR> <BR> RF.<BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> <BR> On Mon, 2005-02-21 at 20:16 +0800, Frederic Muller wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE> <PRE> <FONT COLOR="#000000">I have had the same problem with China Telecom (in Guangdong area though)</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">and complained very hard to them. They could not explain the source of the</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">problem (we changed host and the next day the new host was blocked), even</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">installed a PC in our DMZ to check the connection (it once lasted for 4-5</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">days... hard to handle business that way) and for now the problem is gone..</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">until it comes back.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">So you're not alone.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Fred</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">-----Original Message-----</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">From: <A HREF="mailto:blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org">blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">[mailto:<A HREF="mailto:blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org">blug-tech-bounces-+qp3TudyjKPvfBIPTTProkB+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org</A>] On Behalf Of Ben Gunn</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Sent: Monday 21 February, 2005 13:53</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">To: 'Beijing LUG technical questions and assistance - Publicly posted'</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Subject: [blug-tech] Our server keeps getting blocked</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Hi All,</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">I am hoping one of you might be able to provide some insight into a problem</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">we are having with our server. Our company uses a server which is hosted by</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">lunarpages.com in the US. Over the last several weeks we have been having</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">an unending stream of connection problems. Access to our website and mail</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">server keeps coming up and going down (although it stays down more than it</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">is up). </FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">I have been doing some research into the issue and this is what I have</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">discovered:</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">1. The server name is resolving correctly so I don't believe it is a</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">DNS issue.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">2. If I go to our site via a proxy server located in a country other</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">than China there is no problem.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">3. If I go through an anonymous proxy within China I cannot get to the</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">server.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">4. The problem is intermittent (sometimes there is no problem, then all</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">of a sudden we cannot connect, then it will eventually work again)</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Additional info:</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">This problem was getting so severe that we recently changed hosts (now we</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">are using lunarpages.com). After the change the problem seemed to have been</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">solved (with only the occasional connection problem), however, now it</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">appears that the same problem is occurring.</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">I would love to hear any ideas as to what the issue may be. If the host was</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">being blocked, why would it only work part of the time? Perhaps it is a</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">problem with our office server, which functions as a router (IP</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">masquerading). However, in the past it has been working perfectly and the</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">configuration has not been altered anytime recently. Furthermore I can get</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">to any other website just not ours. Frustration extreme!!!!!</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Thanks in advance,</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">Ben</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">_______________________________________________</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">blug-tech list</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech">http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">_______________________________________________</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000">blug-tech list</FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A></FONT> <FONT COLOR="#000000"><A HREF="http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech">http://list.beijinglug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/blug-tech</A></FONT> </PRE> </BLOCKQUOTE> </BODY> </HTML> --=-n96hzN+Ff39yF6tJD4gk-- --===============1569362623== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline