CP Error?

[ShadowPierce]

->Hi everyone, I'm having problems with accessing the forum... This is what shows up when I try to connect to CP:

Spoiler: ShowHide

I don't know what the hell those words mean. BTW, I'm accessing it through a cloaking website (I'm sorry!) and my friends can access it... Am I banned or something? If not, may I know what's wrong? Is it on my side? How can it be fixed? If I am, may I at least know why? If I think it's a valid reason enough, I'll stop using this cloaking website & stop trying to log on... But I highly doubt it since I didn't do anything ban-worthy anyway, most people even did worse...

I'd like to inform all spammers & trolls out there that I won't believe what they say, unless it comes from a mod or Blizz... Thanks!


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[Blizzard]

Honestly, I've just had the same problem.

After trying to figure out what's wrong, I took a look at the error logs. They showed that the site was tried to be accessed from spammer IPs. The funny thing is, the IPs were inverted. So my actual IP was X.Y.Z.W and the IP logged as spammer IP was W.Z.Y.X and I couldn't access it. It's possible that the host took some measures against spammers and overdid it a bit. I solved the problem here by resetting my router. If it happens again to you, try another cloaking site (or in case of somebody else, reset your router to get a new IP). I hope they will strip down the tight security a bit so this doesn't repeat.

[ShadowPierce]

->I don't like the feeling when I'm posting through a cloaking site... Not only are the javascripts disabled, but also the spoilers... Can someone tell me how to reset the IP address if I'm using a plug&play modem? (It's SmartBroadband & it connect directly through a USB port).


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[SquareMan]

try unplugging it, it might work, but i dont know, considering i bum my internet from my neighbors

[Blizzard]

It should be enough if you turn it off and on. Also, if you are getting the problems through a proxy only, then there is no need to reset your router.

[WhiteRose]

->I don't like the feeling when I'm posting through a cloaking site... Not only are the javascripts disabled, but also the spoilers... Can someone tell me how to reset the IP address if I'm using a plug&play modem? (It's SmartBroadband & it connect directly through a USB port).


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It depends on your provider. Mine only resets my IP address about every four months or so. Or rather, mine back at home did that. Here at college, everything's just all screwed up to begin with.

[ShadowPierce]

->Thanks for the help guys... I'm back on... *levels up everyone who posted in this thread*


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[ShadowPierce]

->I'm experiencing this same problem when I try to modify Wipe's first post...

http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php/topic,7480.0.html

Should I really get a new IP address?


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[Blizzard]

Proxies are often associated with and used by spammers so proxy IPs are obviously banned. Access CP properly.

[Vell]

At first I was confused and then I realized Blizz prolly has little control over the ban on proxy IPs.

[Blizzard]

It's something unrelated to the forum. You can literally prohibit access to the server from certain IPs or IP ranges. Our host probably did a variation on that using possible spam IP ranges with checking of specific message and data patterns.

[ShadowPierce]

->I'm accessing it properly, no cloaking sites, on Chrome, using a portable modem in my home PC... Any other solutions? Thanks!!!

I post mostly in the spam section, but that couldn't possibly be the problem right?


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[Ryex]

I too have this problem from time to time. there isn't really anything you can do.

[ShadowPierce]

http://forum.chaos-project.com/index.php/topic,7448.msg122088.html#msg122088

->This is actually a part 2 of my 403 problem... Maybe it's different from the one you're talking about?


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[Blizzard]

As I said, if the message matches a specific pattern, there's not much you can do about it.

[ShadowPierce]

->I found this but I honestly don't know what to do with it... There are causes listed here & I also don't know which one I could be doing...

http://www.getnetgoing.com/HTTP-403.html


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[Ryex]

as Blizz said this web host has put measures in place to block spam bots. these measures block specific POST activity (POST being the http protocol that websites) uses to receive user data form browsers. there is NOTHING that can be done about it. it is annoying yes, live with it for now because it isn't going away unless Blizz changes hosts.

[ShadowPierce]

->Will I at least be allowed to make a new topic? My members might think I'm not doing anything if I don't update...


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[Blizzard]

You should be.

[Taiine]

I reset my router and all that and I'm still getting the error