Help! Disaster! Mousebits won't load!

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disneycraig

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Help! Last fall I had a problem where Mousebits wouldn't load, and my torrents stopped. I could access the site only if:

1. I used dial-up
2. Or logged in from work or another location
3. or used an anonymous proxy server.

All other times I got a server timed out error. I'm having this problem again. Last time it fixed itself after a month. Just one day it worked again. While I'm assuming this will happen again, I'm tired of it and want to fix it. Time Warner Cable is at a loss and can't figure out why it's happening.

All other sites work normally. But I want my MOUSEBITS!

Any ideas on what to do? Or what to tell Time Warner tech support?
 
I suspect a problem with your broadband (cable) connection.
Maybe a problem where your line meets others to make the connection.
I haven't noticed any problems here (and I'm on most days).
Obviously it's not your ISP banning P2P sites then (some do) but maybe they use some lines that do?
Lines do get shunted around - that's the whole purpose of the web, of course. Maybe your ISP just has a bad or poor line somewhere in the network when it tries to get through to Mousebits. They re-route every so often so that could explain why it's OK some times and not others?
I have had problems here in the UK when I could access some sites and not others although dial-up worked fine (different route) and that was more or less what they told me (though whether I believed it or not is quite another matter).
The line from work would use a different route as would a proxy.
If they get enough complaints they sort it out although they say that it's almost impossible to find which bit is down.
It's a bit like traveling on a train. Most lines clear but if you happen to get on one with a broken rail...........
Not much you can do as the problem is with the cable lines.
Just my guess, of course.
 
disneycraig said:
Help! Last fall I had a problem where Mousebits wouldn't load, and my torrents stopped. I could access the site only if:

1. I used dial-up
2. Or logged in from work or another location
3. or used an anonymous proxy server.

All other times I got a server timed out error. I'm having this problem again. Last time it fixed itself after a month. Just one day it worked again. While I'm assuming this will happen again, I'm tired of it and want to fix it. Time Warner Cable is at a loss and can't figure out why it's happening.

All other sites work normally. But I want my MOUSEBITS!

Any ideas on what to do? Or what to tell Time Warner tech support?
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Everybody want their MOUSEBITS  ;D

If you are able to open a dos window (assuming you are using Windows), it might be useful to enter:
tracert www.mousebits.com
and post the result in a PM
 
Thanks for the suggestions - I performed a traceroute and here's the results...

raceroute to mousebits.com (208.76.82.65), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets
1  cpe-76-166-208-1 (76.166.208.1)  859.830 ms  644.068 ms  639.100 ms
2  76.167.15.121 (76.167.15.121)  580.273 ms  1000.004 ms  719.869 ms
3  cpe-76-167-6-149 (76.167.6.149)  1020.477 ms  1224.502 ms  1204.936 ms
4  tge4-2-0.tustca1-rtr1.socal.rr.com (76.167.14.145)  999.512 ms  1023.658 ms  500.113 ms
5  te-3-1.car1.tustin1.level3.net (4.71.104.149)  431.472 ms te-4-1.car1.tustin1.level3.net (4.71.104.157)  448.690 ms te-1-4.car1.tustin1.level3.net (4.79.140.1)  356.186 ms
6  ae-2-3.bar1.tustin1.level3.net (4.69.132.218)  504.837 ms  212.132 ms  318.182 ms
7  ae-0-11.bar2.tustin1.level3.net (4.69.136.198)  165.615 ms  22 3.016 ms  177.574 ms
8  ae-10-10.ebr1.dallas1.level3.net (4.69.136.206)  293.299 ms  293.564 ms  289.797 ms
9  ae-81-81.csw3.dallas1.level3.net (4.69.136.130)  381.227 ms  411.775 ms  227.044 ms
10  ae-82-82.ebr2.dallas1.level3.net (4.69.136.145)  151.337 ms  371.908 ms  293.945 ms
11  ae-2.ebr1.denver1.level3.net (4.69.132.105)  334.156 ms  498.909 ms  497.939 ms
12  ae-1-100.ebr2.denver1.level3.net (4.69.132.38)  639.287 ms  407.045 ms  400.500 ms
13  ae-3.ebr1.chicago2.level3.net (4.69.132.62)  610.284 ms  515.407 ms  937.802 ms
14  ae-1-100.ebr2.chicago2.level3.net (4.69.132.114)  921.005 ms  1166.783 ms ae-6.ebr1.chicago1.level3.net (4.69.140.189)  1306.991 ms
15  ae-1-100.ebr2.chicago1.level3.net (4.69.132.42)  1124.223 ms  1189.668 ms  1453.588 ms
16  ae-8-8.car1.detroit1.level3.net (4.69.133.241)  1366.953 ms0 1483.387 ms  1478.346 ms
17  ae-11-11.car2.detroit1.level3.net (4.69.133.246)  1569.109 ms  1238.783 ms  1256.781 ms
18  network-inn.car2.detroit1.level3.net (4.53.74.98)  1295.533 ms  1196.977 ms  1310.727 ms
19  pos-3-1.core1.troy2.waveform.net (216.29.182.98)  1607.021 ms  1614.525 ms  1611.017 ms
20  router1.totalchoicenetworks.com (208.79.209.134)  1283.909 ms  1312.073 ms  1486.099 ms

Then nothing. It just goes dead and sits there.

I'm using Mac OSX by the way
 
Strange. You are only missing the final hop. It is defenately not an ISP issue. You do reach the front port of our provider.

Although I am an Admin, I don't have access to the server itself. Only SirLamer has that. Maybe you can send him a PM and ask if there is an ip-block in which your address falls.

In the meantime, you could find a proxy server to use. That would give you a different IP, just like your dial in does. Google around and you will find lists of proxies to use.

Good luck!
 
Thanks dajatje.
I did say I wasn't convinced by what my ISP had told me ;D
I got zoraster.tcmachines.com as my final result.
I'll note your suggestion for next time mine does it (Orange tends to get blacklisted for Spam every now and again). That's probably why I have occasional problems with some sites.
 
if nameservice res is the problem you could try open dns

https://www.opendns.com/start/
 
Problem solved! Although I don't know why it happened in the first place...

My IP was blocked by totalchoicenetworks. Something like 68 connection requests on port 80 and it looked like a ddos attack so they blocked me. I have NO IDEA what that even means but at least they unblocked me.

I want to thank everyone who helped out with suggestions.

DisneyCraig
 
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