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Not Necessarily Kayak Fishing => Site Discussion => Topic started by: pmmpete on November 14, 2017, 10:46:24 AM

Title: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: pmmpete on November 14, 2017, 10:46:24 AM
For the last week, I haven't been able to view the NWKA website or forum on my home computer, but I can view it with no problem on my work computer.  On my home computer my web browser says it's searching, and then I get a message that I can't view the website, and suggesting that there is a problem with the website address I used.  But I get the same message whether I use the address in my "favorites" which I've used for years, or I google the NWKA forum and try to view the address produced by Google.  Do the administrators of the forum or any of the computer wizards who are members of NWKA have any idea why I am having this problem on my home computer?
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: Zach.Dennis on November 14, 2017, 10:52:55 AM
I have the same problem with my mobil phone on the site.  It no longer works on my phone but my computer will work just fine.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: skidlybo on November 14, 2017, 12:31:53 PM
+1 for my mobile phone.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: Captain Redbeard on November 14, 2017, 02:56:49 PM
It happened to me on my mobile as well. From all of my PCs (work, home, etc.) it works fine.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: pmmpete on November 14, 2017, 03:37:00 PM
But the problem isn't consistent.  For example, after several days of being unable to get on the forum from my home computer, for some reason my home computer is currently getting the forum.  I have no idea what the problem is.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: Captain Redbeard on November 14, 2017, 03:41:14 PM
(99% sure) It's all related to the DNS problems explained in other posts. That would explain why yours is working now, and why they'll probably all work eventually. Your ISP finally got the updated DNS info published and now it works. It just usually doesn't take this long.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: polepole on November 14, 2017, 03:52:25 PM
(99% sure) It's all related to the DNS problems explained in other posts. That would explain why yours is working now, and why they'll probably all work eventually. Your ISP finally got the updated DNS info published and now it works. It just usually doesn't take this long.

I'm guessing most remaining problems are due to local DNS caching on your computer or other device.  If you're still having problems, flush you DNS cache (google it up to figure out how for your specific device).

-Allen
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: Captain Redbeard on November 14, 2017, 03:56:05 PM
That's true; I guess I didn't look at it very carefully on my phone and it started working a few days later (this was last week) so I didn't really follow up on it.
Title: Re: I can't view the forum on my home computer
Post by: Trident 13 on November 14, 2017, 04:01:36 PM
This is a fishing site, and they do call it fishing rather than "catching" for a reason, right?    An intermittent reward is one of the strongest training tools, just like the third punch of a lit elevator button :banjo: 
Badda Boom

I had the problem intermittently.  Deleted my browsing history, googled nwka.com and it's worked from there.