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Title: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: SFR10 on June 28, 2018, 01:53:44 AM
Anyone else having problems in accessing this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)?
- I'm using NordVPN and this is the error that I get (very often):

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This site can’t be reached

bitcointalk.org refused to connect.

For the record: Without the VPN, I can normally enter the forum.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: TryNinja on June 28, 2018, 02:06:02 AM
Did you try changing the server? Which country are you connected to?

I'm using NordVPN and the forum is working fine.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: efrenbilantok on June 28, 2018, 02:09:14 AM
Anyone else having problems in accessing this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)?
- I'm using NordVPN and this is the error that I get (very often):

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This site can’t be reached

bitcointalk.org refused to connect.

For the record: Without the VPN, I can normally enter the forum.

Try changing your vpn server also clear your browsers cache.
If it didn't work try restarting your router.. hope it helps :D


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: SFR10 on June 28, 2018, 02:28:20 AM
Did you try changing the server? Which country are you connected to?

I'm using NordVPN and the forum is working fine.
Yes, I already tried using different servers (I usually connect to UK and US servers [tried different servers for each] and also tried few other countries [with no luck]).
- On its settings, only "CyberSec" is ON.

Try changing your vpn server also clear your browsers cache.
If it didn't work try restarting your router.. hope it helps :D
I already did those and even checked using different browsers.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: TryNinja on June 28, 2018, 02:30:46 AM
- On its settings, only "CyberSec" is ON.
Yeah... That's 100% the issue. I just enabled CyberSec and got the same error when accessing the forum.

Maybe disable it for now?


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: SFR10 on June 28, 2018, 03:11:10 AM
Yeah... That's 100% the issue. I just enabled CyberSec and got the same error when accessing the forum.

Maybe disable it for now?
That's weird (I always had it "ON" [since past few months] and never faced such issue), why all of a sudden this forum is considered as a threat?

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CyberSec
Avoids ads and protect your security from malware, phishing and other threats.

For the meantime, I will not lock the thread (in case an admin wants to add something in regards to a change [back-end]).


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: digaran on June 28, 2018, 05:29:47 AM
I guess it has something to do with cloudflare or internet doesn't trust this forum anymore since there are so many abuse and scam running freely with no fear of any consequences. ;)
Also you should know that theymos doesn't like adblockers.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: Memet_52 on July 23, 2018, 06:31:17 PM
is it okay to use this forum with active vpn? because my friend often borrow my laptop and returned with vpn position is still active, is it okay to use this forum with vpn is still active? please help me,
And as always, thank you ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: TryNinja on July 23, 2018, 06:33:00 PM
is it okay to use this forum with active vpn? because my friend often borrow my laptop and returned with vpn position is still active, is it okay to use this forum with vpn is still active? please help me,
And as always, thank you ;D ;D ;D

Yes. Nothing will change.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: Joel_Jantsen on July 23, 2018, 09:28:45 PM
is it okay to use this forum with active vpn? because my friend often borrow my laptop and returned with vpn position is still active, is it okay to use this forum with vpn is still active? please help me,
And as always, thank you ;D ;D ;D

Just to mention and for future reference: If in future your friend does some spamming on the forum and by any chance, the IP gets blacklisted, you will also be unable to use the forum using the same IP address without paying the evil point removal fees. So it's better you get a VPN which allows on-demand dynamic IP's.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: TryNinja on July 23, 2018, 09:30:43 PM
Just to mention and for future reference: If in future your friend does some spamming on the forum and by any chance, the IP gets blacklisted, you will also be unable to use the forum using the same IP address without paying the evil point removal fees. So it's better you get a VPN which allows on-demand dynamic IP's.
That's not true. The whole evil units thing just appears when you are registering a new account. Not if you already have an account and just want to login.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: Joel_Jantsen on July 23, 2018, 09:50:31 PM
Just to mention and for future reference: If in future your friend does some spamming on the forum and by any chance, the IP gets blacklisted, you will also be unable to use the forum using the same IP address without paying the evil point removal fees. So it's better you get a VPN which allows on-demand dynamic IP's.
That's not true. The whole evil units thing just appears when you are registering a new account. Not if you already have an account and just want to login.
Oh don't you think the tech is broken then? You just need to create one account from an unused, not evil IP address and then you're good to access it from as many blacklisted IP addresses as possible? Thanks for correcting me.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: DireWolfM14 on July 23, 2018, 10:59:17 PM
- On its settings, only "CyberSec" is ON.

That is your problem.  NordVPN's CyberSec tool attempts to block advertisements, and as we all know this forum is a SPAMFEST.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: petrobit on July 24, 2018, 08:47:06 AM
I have such a problem only if the VPN connection is very slow. Then the forum does not wait for the response to show such a message. try different servers, maybe at a different response time will be faster.


Title: Re: Can't access this forum while using a VPN (for the past 2 days)
Post by: Theb on July 24, 2018, 09:47:34 AM
Yeah... That's 100% the issue. I just enabled CyberSec and got the same error when accessing the forum.

Maybe disable it for now?
That's weird (I always had it "ON" [since past few months] and never faced such issue), why all of a sudden this forum is considered as a threat?
I don't think that it is on NordVPN's side, usually when the CyberSec is on and if that website you try in viewing is blocked by NordVPN's CyberSec it will notify you with a warning message. But seeing the screenshot you provided it says clearly that "bitcointalk.org refused to connect" which means that Bitcointalk might have some problems connecting with NordVPN when the CyberSec is on.