Blocked from a site

[Scarey]

Hi folks. Not sure anyone has any suggestions for this or not.I'm on a site and my profile is not working..made another one...and it's not working.Pretty sure I've been blocked somehow.do most sites block via IP address?....from what i understand terb does.Any suggestions how can get around it?....it's my own fault for letting a friend use my system to use the site also..it's the only explaination for my account not working.Any help would be appreciated..cheers

 

[thewheelman]

new IP will not help...

sites block your PC by using your FQDN 'fully qualified domain name'.

For Rogers your FQDN is a combination of the modem mac address and the mac address of the device directly connected to the modem ie: wireless router or PC.

For example it would look similiar to this CPE00060259b843-CM001665408b44.cpe.phub.cable.rogers.com

You cannot change the modem mac (CM001xxxxx), but you can change the CPE (customer premise equipment) mac (CPE0060xxx).

If using a router the CPE number is the router MAC, and this can be changed using the router's "Clone MAC" function. Just be sure to "release" the current DHCP address, before changing it. Then perform a DHCP "renew" after you change it.

It is a bit trickier if your PC is connected directly to the modem. You can change the MAC in windows. But the MAC is hardcoded into your network card, and changing it in the Windows registry does not always work.

 

[l69norm]

...Any suggestions how can get around it?....

Are you saying that you can't get your profile activated (i.e. You can read the general area, but you can't login to the reviews section) ?

OR

are you saying you can't get to the site period?

 

[synnano]

Are you saying that you can`t get your profile activated (i.e. You can read the general area, but you can`t login to the reviews section) ?

OR

are you saying you can`t get to the site period?

I hv the same problem. I can log in Terb, but not in Perb. Pls see my following text. Wud be much appreciated if any one can help.

Err403

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Hi, there, I am from vancouver and just joined Terb. I find when I am travelling outside of Vancouver, I cannot log in Perb with the following message:

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You don`t have the access to the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

ERR403

https://perb.cc

Monday Oct 1 18:46:22 2007
Appeche 2.0.48(Linux SuSE)

Unquote

I even cannot contact with perb as all my emails to Perb webmaster were immediately returned, I don`t know how to handle it when I am tarvelling away from Vancouver. Can anyone help? Thanks!

 

[l69norm]

....Err403 ...You don`t have the access to the requested directory. There is either no index document or the directory is read-protected If you think this is a server error, please contact the webmaster.

403 is a permissions issue. Perb either doesn`t like your account or the URL you gave
See:
http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E403.html

Is the the same PC as you use in BC?
A) See if it`s a URL problem:
What URL are you using?
Try using just https://perb.cc and clicking on the forum link instead of using the one cached in your browser. Also try clearing your cookies as well.

B) See if it`s an account problem-:try is creating a new account after clearing your cookies.

 

[synnano]

403 is a permissions issue. Perb either doesn`t like your account or the URL you gave
See:
http://www.checkupdown.com/status/E403.html

Is the the same PC as you use in BC?
A) See if it`s a URL problem:
What URL are you using?
Try using just https://perb.cc and clicking on the forum link instead of using the one cached in your browser. Also try clearing your cookies as well.

B) See if it`s an account problem-:try is creating a new account after clearing your cookies.

Tks Norm, appreciate ur help very much. The info/links are helpful too. They are different PCs. I hv no problem to log in Perb while in BC. I think U are right. It`s probable my URL issues, so I shall try to settle it from this first.

Tks again! Happy pooning.