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Offline SPKmes

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connection timed out
« on: August 21, 2014, 01:28:58 AM »
Hi guys this has got me scratching my head...
I am trying to access my Cpanel and/or website and both dashboards continually time out. It happened about three days ago on my PC..I was in and using both. Closed browser for dinner and when I came back this was my problem.
I have and do access them both from my work laptop and a spare lappy I have around the house with no issues.

On this PC
I have flushed my DNS
I have cleared all cookies
I have cleared all Temporary internet files
I have re booted my router  (a Number of times)
I am still scratching my head...now to be fair I have very little knowledge with all things PC but I do have the ability to bumble through and understand but this is something new for me to learn.

I have no issues connecting to any other website I have bookmarked or directly look for.

Cheers
 Tongs/Wayne

Offline FESS67

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Re: connection timed out
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2014, 06:11:31 AM »
I had the same a few weeks ago from West Aus.  Did a PingPlotter trace and a couple of bad hops between me and them.  Nothing we can do, a week later it was all good.

Try a PingPlotter trace

Fess

Offline Bizman

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Re: connection timed out
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2014, 12:35:12 PM »
Since you can access the net through your router with other devices, it looks like there's something fishy in your computer, if I have understood your message correctly.

Now I don't know your mileage with computers, so this 101 may be too detailed for you but just the right thing for another someone:

1) Reset your IP stacks and other NIC related things. This is rude and simple but it works: Go to Start->Control Panel->System->Devices->Device Manager or simply type "devmgmt.msc" without quotes in the search (or run) bar. Find Networking devices, expand it with the + sign, click your network card and choose delete on top of the window. Reboot and let Windows reinstall it. If for some reason Windows has lost the driver, you'd have to find it elsewhere, either from the Internet with another computer or from the driver disk that came with your motherboard.

2) If that doesn't work, reset Winsock which deals with how Windows handles networking: Again, go to Start->All Programs->Accessories (or type "cmd" in the search bar) and right click Command Prompt (cmd). Left click "run as administrator". You'll get a black window with white text saying "C:\Windows\system32" or something like that. Type "netsh winsock reset catalog" and press Enter. It should tell you that you'd have to reboot for the reset to complete. Close the black window and reboot your computer.

Good luck!
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