TPF IP address, how to always connect?

[TXhummer2]

Using work net now, getting in fine. My Windstream at home dns won't find www.texasphotoforum.com. What can I put in my home computer host table to always be able to get to TPF if dns is failing to resolve the name?

[KdLaneJr]

174.136.62.162 texasphotoforum.com works for me.

[TXhummer2]

host table entry still does not work. On the phone with Windstream now.....wish me luck

(I work from home, but that is a VPN).

[TXhummer2]

tropicpine in Houston is having the same issue. And his ISP is not Windstream. I wonder if the hosting site has a problem.

[RKEnnis]

So if the host file entry doesn't work, then it can't be a DNS issue, right? Have you tried running a traceroute to see where it's failing?

Or, if you still think it IS a DNS problem, you could configure the system to use one of the free DNS servers.

[tropicpine]

Originally Posted by TXhummer2

host table entry still does not work. On the phone with Windstream now.....wish me luck

(I work from home, but that is a VPN).

I hit the 404 wall using my sprint cell phone this afternoon. Shortly after 5pm I was able to access TPF from home. As of just now I can still not access TPF from Sprint's 3g network.

[DigitalScape]

Tom Hooper (user-name tomhooper) is also having the same issue (same ISP - Windstream). His communication with the help desk at Windstream indicates that the issue is with the TPF server - the site is blocking them. If anyone figures out a solution please let me know so I can pass the word/solution on to Tom.

[TXhummer2]

My work laptop with domain "ibm.com" when connected via vpn to ibm, gets me here. If I disconnect from ibm, my domain becomes "windstream.net" and I cannot get here on the same laptop nor any computer here at home.

My AT&T cell phone gets me here.

When windstream.net domain:
Tracert finds its way to 174.136.62.162 as web1.texasphotoforum.com
but then no "http://174.136.62.162" gets me there, it comes up to an Apache Webserver Cpanel.

[Abel]

looking into the issue now

[dchoe]

try using either opendns or google public dns

[Abel]

Problem fixed now.... this happend to tons of servers - not just ours, had to fix some dns changes

[DigitalScape]

Abel, I received a e-mail from Tom Hooper (tomhooper) and he says that he is still unable to connect to TPF -- same problem. His ISP is Windstream.

[TXhummer2]

I ran ipconfig /flushdns and rebooted and still cannot get here from a "windstream.net" computer. (ibm.com still works, but I can't do that on my personal computer).

[Abel]

im talking to tom via email as well to try to get it sorted out

[DigitalDiva]

We can't get on on windstream, got on with our sprint 4g hub