NO DIY Audio anymore?

wuffwaff · 2nd June 2004, 06:48 AM

Hi all,

since a few days I can´t reach DIYAUDIO anymore from my home adress! Instead the standard page "Server not found" is displayed. All other links I normally use are working fine. From work it´s no problem (as you can see)

Any ideas

William

BrianGT · 2nd June 2004, 06:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by wuffwaff
since a few days I can´t reach DIYAUDIO anymore from my home adress! Instead the standard page "Server not found" is displayed. All other links I normally use are working fine. From work it´s no problem (as you can see)

The server transferred over to a new server recently.

It looks like the DNS server that your connection uses at home hasn't updated with the new server address yet. You should be able to access it by going directly to the IP address:
http://209.124.89.84

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Brian

Peter Daniel · 2nd June 2004, 06:57 AM

I had similar experience few months ago. Whenever I used a link from my Favorites menu, or typed the address directly, I couldn't reach DIY Audio.

By accident, I used a link in other forum and I got connected. It seemes like some "bug" was installed in my system, preventing me from getting proper access. I got rid of it after using some spyware (but it wasn't easy).

BrianGT · 2nd June 2004, 07:00 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Peter Daniel
I had similar experience few months ago. Whenever I used a link from my Favorites menu, or typed the address directly, I couldn't reach DIY Audio.

By accident, I used a link in other forum and I got connected. It seemes like some "bug" was installed in my system, preventing me from getting proper access. I got rid of it after using some spyware (but it wasn't easy).

It probably was a problem where the Spyware put entries in your HOSTS file at: C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS\ETC

The only entry you should have in that file is:
127.0.0.1 localhost

unless you bind names to addresses that your DNS server can't resolve.

Spybot - Search & Destroy is a good utility for checking for Spyware and other problems, such as BHOs (browser helper objects, which embed into your browser). You can get it from www.download.com by searching for: spybot search destroy

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Brian

jean-paul · 2nd June 2004, 07:31 AM

Spybot - Search & Destroy is indeed one of the best to kill spyware and it has the nice feature that it's free ( like the spyware itself

)

kelticwizard · 2nd June 2004, 08:25 AM

Don't forget Ad-aware. Gets rid of spyware, updates regularly, also free.
http://www.lavasoft.de/

jean-paul · 3rd June 2004, 08:57 PM

Spybot and Adaware don't bite eachother and Spybot can immunize your system. It also can run in the backgound alarming for spyware before it enters the system. That is an option only the commercial version of Adaware offers.

BTW at this site a nice system cleaning tool can be found, it's under Software:

http://www.xs4all.nl/~franckey/franckey/

wuffwaff · 4th June 2004, 06:40 AM

Hi all,

thanks for the help: Found some spyware

but the site still isn´t working. I´ve sent an email to GMX so let´s see if they can help.

William

till · 4th June 2004, 11:28 AM

William, you are not alone with this problem... I also can´t connect to diyaudio, and someone one audiotreff.de posted the same.

wuffwaff · 7th June 2004, 09:48 AM

Hi Till,

I tried different thing s this weekend (reinstalled my connection, tried spybot and ad-aware) but nothing helped. Hearing that other people have got the same problem kind of confirmes my meaning that my computer is ok.
Still heard nothing from GMX. Is your connection also Telecom 2000 with GMX DSL or do you use another provider?

William

2nd June 2004, 06:48 AM	#1
wuffwaff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ingolstadt Germany	NO DIY Audio anymore? Hi all, since a few days I can´t reach DIYAUDIO anymore from my home adress! Instead the standard page "Server not found" is displayed. All other links I normally use are working fine. From work it´s no problem (as you can see) Any ideas William __________________ een ooievaar is geen konijn want zijn oren zijn te klein!

2nd June 2004, 06:57 AM	#3
Peter Daniel diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Toronto, Canada	I had similar experience few months ago. Whenever I used a link from my Favorites menu, or typed the address directly, I couldn't reach DIY Audio. By accident, I used a link in other forum and I got connected. It seemes like some "bug" was installed in my system, preventing me from getting proper access. I got rid of it after using some spyware (but it wasn't easy). __________________ www.audiosector.com “Do something really well. See how much time it takes. It might be a product, a work of art, who knows? Then give it away cheaply, just because you feel that it should not cost so much, even if it took a lot of time and expensive materials to make it.” - JC

2nd June 2004, 07:31 AM	#5
jean-paul diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Spybot - Search & Destroy is indeed one of the best to kill spyware and it has the nice feature that it's free ( like the spyware itself ) __________________ It's only audio

2nd June 2004, 08:25 AM	#6
kelticwizard diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Connecticut, The Nutmeg State	Don't forget Ad-aware. Gets rid of spyware, updates regularly, also free. http://www.lavasoft.de/ __________________ "A friend will help you move. A really good friend will help you move a body." -Anonymous

3rd June 2004, 08:57 PM	#7
jean-paul diyAudio Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: The Netherlands	Spybot and Adaware don't bite eachother and Spybot can immunize your system. It also can run in the backgound alarming for spyware before it enters the system. That is an option only the commercial version of Adaware offers. BTW at this site a nice system cleaning tool can be found, it's under Software: http://www.xs4all.nl/~franckey/franckey/ __________________ It's only audio


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4th June 2004, 06:40 AM	#8
wuffwaff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ingolstadt Germany	Hi all, thanks for the help: Found some spyware but the site still isn´t working. I´ve sent an email to GMX so let´s see if they can help. William __________________ een ooievaar is geen konijn want zijn oren zijn te klein!

4th June 2004, 11:28 AM	#9
till Banned Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany, Clausthal	William, you are not alone with this problem... I also can´t connect to diyaudio, and someone one audiotreff.de posted the same.

7th June 2004, 09:48 AM	#10
wuffwaff diyAudio Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Ingolstadt Germany	Hi Till, I tried different thing s this weekend (reinstalled my connection, tried spybot and ad-aware) but nothing helped. Hearing that other people have got the same problem kind of confirmes my meaning that my computer is ok. Still heard nothing from GMX. Is your connection also Telecom 2000 with GMX DSL or do you use another provider? William __________________ een ooievaar is geen konijn want zijn oren zijn te klein!

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