Is my IP Address banned?

[MarkG]

tracert or ping not reaching the apolyton server doesnt mean that you cant access the server. just that tracert calls are stopped at some point for security reasons

if by using or not using a proxy you can or can not access apolyton then it is obviously an issue on your end, something to ask your ISP about

[BigFurryMonster]

I did. They said: it's obviously a problem on the other end.

(I'm just reflecting their opinion, not mine)

[MarkG]

so what's the proxy you use?

[Nikolai]

I called my internet provider two days ago, and they told me that they changed some IP adress ranges or something some time back, and that was probably the problem, since some servers/internet sites had sometimes problems with that. So they will bee contacting the server administration this week. Hopefully this will be solved then!

[BigFurryMonster]

I use the proxy of my ISP: proxy.wanadoo.nl:8080.

Nikolai: interesting. My problems came up after a broader range of IP addresses had become unreachable by my ISP's customers. The ISP has fixed the problem for the other IP addresses, but they might have changed some "settings" in a similar manner as your ISP...

[yaroslav]

Hi,

I'm suffering the same problem, and the solution that worked for me was also to set a proxy. Here is a list of proxies:

http://www.aliveproxy.com

Instructions for setting a proxy in IE are here:

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?postid=2782929#post2782929

Hope that will help others European that are finding problems to connect Apolyton.

[BigFurryMonster]

It's indeed typical that this happens only to Europeans. There must be a patriottic American server along the route...

[yaroslav]

I hope it will be solved soon, though.

[BigFurryMonster]

Any luck with you guys? I can't connect to 'Poly directly, and am still using a proxy.

Q: can I use a proxy with MIRC ? I'd really like to enter the chatroom again....

[Nikolai]

This is my first visit to Poly since last post in this thread... Still not possible to reach the site, although my internet provider promised that it would take only maximum a week. I will try that proxy thing yaroslav suggested though. Nothing must be untried!

[DrSpike]

That blows! Can't you open an account with a new ISP? It takes like 5 minutes here, and you have a good reason for cancelling your old one.

[alva]

If he's on broadband it might be harder to change just like that.

[DrSpike]

True.........but then he could get a new static IP address, since usually not everyone with a broadband ISP is affected by these intermittent problems.

[Skanky Burns]

Personal broadband generally give you a dynamic IP adress, static costs extra. But thats in Australia, ymmv.

[DrSpike]

Most ISPs here offer a choice, with no price difference, although a couple of years back you had to pay extra.