Cannot access certain website?

TehTech · 05-02-2008, 21:54

Not sure if its just me, but I cannot access www.pcworld.co.uk, can anyone else check & verify this please?

Also, tried to ping this site but it times out.

oliver1948uk · 05-02-2008, 21:57

No, I can't either at the moment

Ben B · 05-02-2008, 21:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by TehTech

Not sure if its just me, but I cannot access www.pcworld.co.uk, can anyone else check & verify this please?

Also, tried to ping this site but it times out.

not working here either it just says waiting for http://www.pcworld.co.uk at the bottom of the IE window but the page doesn't load.

~Ben B~

EDIT: I also get request timed out when pinging it

TehTech · 05-02-2008, 21:59

Well now I know it isn't my connection's fault lol
Maybe they have become so popular that the site has crashed

oliver1948uk · 05-02-2008, 22:05

Working now but loading VERY slowly indeed

Octal · 05-02-2008, 22:09

tis slow isn't it, 28 seconds.

TehTech · 05-02-2008, 22:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by oliver1948uk

Working now but loading VERY slowly indeed

Thanks for that info bud

Ben B · 05-02-2008, 22:34

still not working at all for me and still getting this:

Quote:

Originally Posted by cmd

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>ping www.pcworld.co.uk

Pinging www.pcworld.co.uk [195.92.228.186] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 195.92.228.186:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Ben>

willas00 · 05-02-2008, 22:42

loaded really fast here

Ben B · 05-02-2008, 22:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by willas00

loaded really fast here

Just checked again here now and is working fast again also. Pings are still timing out though.

~Ben B~

willas00 · 05-02-2008, 22:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by ben_b

Just checked again here now and is working fast again also. Pings are still timing out though.

~Ben B~

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping www.pcworld.co.uk

Pinging www.pcworld.co.uk [195.92.228.186] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 195.92.228.186:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\User>

Same here

**Rob** · 05-02-2008, 23:11

I could of course wonder why you are even concerned. After all who really want's to get stuff from PCworld except as a last resort

willas00 · 05-02-2008, 23:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob

I could of course wonder why you are even concerned. After all who really want's to get stuff from PCworld except as a last resort

lol true

i dont shop there any more not unless i need something now then i pop 2 pc world down the rode

**Rob** · 05-02-2008, 23:16

I have to admit that the shop online, then collect in store can be good value, if you happen to know what you want, and also they actually stock the product. Trouble is a lot of their stuff is almost too generic, rather than the more specific branding that I'd prefer.

Ozzig · 06-02-2008, 21:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by willas00

Code:

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\User>ping www.pcworld.co.uk

Pinging www.pcworld.co.uk [195.92.228.186] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 195.92.228.186:
    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\User>

Same here

This is normal, reduces impact of basic DoS attacks - why have your webserver allocate CPU time to process ICMP requests when you could be providing web pages to your customers ?