astraweb blocked by sky

llywmog · 25 Jan 2012 at 15:25

my connection to astraweb through grabit no longer works and i can't even access their website. i imagine sky have blocked me.

any suggestions of a workaround?

cheers

mjones1 · 25 Jan 2012 at 15:29

I'm on sky and can currently access their website fine but dont have usenet subscription to them.

DJMK4 · 25 Jan 2012 at 16:19

Out of curiosity, was you using SSL ports?

llywmog · 25 Jan 2012 at 17:46

i wasn't using ssl just the us server

every time i've tried ssl in the past (and since it stopped working) i can't connect (tried 119, 563 and 443).

i'm assuming it's the isp because their website won't load.

whitecrook · 25 Jan 2012 at 17:52

not using ssl is pretty dumb tbh. Try the other servers, there's an eu one and a non geographic one. I was using 443 for a while, switched to 563, works pretty damned well.

llywmog · 25 Jan 2012 at 17:59

whitecrook said:
not using ssl is pretty dumb tbh. Try the other servers, there's an eu one and a non geographic one. I was using 443 for a while, switched to 563, works pretty damned well.

bit difficult to when it won't work for me.

tried all ssl servers on both 443 and 563 but no luck.

whitecrook · 25 Jan 2012 at 18:04

you must have a config problem. The servers are fine. Maybe your astraweb payment hasn't went through ? What do the logs say? Could be your ISP though. Can you get through on 3G on your phone?

DJMK4 · 25 Jan 2012 at 18:18

Not using SSL Encryption is just asking for trouble :rolleyes:

As said, works fine, sounds like something wrong with the config

ChrisD. · 25 Jan 2012 at 18:20

Why does ssl now work?

Are you testing to ssl.astraweb.com or www.astraweb.com? As you need to use ssl.

llywmog · 25 Jan 2012 at 18:42

ssl has never connected for me. config is fine. paid and up to date.

used ssl.astraweb.com
ssl-eu and ssl-us

i can't access astraweb's website either which is why i think it's the isp.

DJMK4 · 25 Jan 2012 at 18:45

Can you access the website through a proxy?

Sounds a bit suspicious really, maybe do a shoutout any see if anyone else on Sky getting the same? could they have targeted your IP if you havnt been using SSL?

3dcandy · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:13

I'm with Sky and it's fine here...must be a config problem. I use port 563

wonko · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:18

No problems using the astraweb's eu ssl servers via sky from here. I never had much success using SSL with grabit (at least on older versions), and use stunnel instead.

3dcandy · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:18

must admit I use unzbin...could be a grabit problem

ChrisD. · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:28

Are you using a VPN at all?

DJMK4 · 25 Jan 2012 at 19:34

I would say try using SABnzbd, however that doesn't explain why you cannot access their site. What happens when you try and ping their domain? Or do a trace route and see where its failing?

DJDaz · 25 Jan 2012 at 20:41

Sky customer here, using Astraweb with SSL without any problems. Can access the website fine as well.

I use Sabnzbd to download.

KIA · 25 Jan 2012 at 21:47

Post the traceroute to their site. He has no need for SSL if he's on Sky LLU.

John24 · 25 Jan 2012 at 21:56

Sounds like your client doesn't support ssl, some don't, like Binreader.

DJMK4 · 25 Jan 2012 at 22:00

This is something deeper than ssl guys, although he should be using it. Not being able to get to the site is v worrying. However a traceroute is what we need