googy Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 I enjoy going along to Distrowatch and trying out different distro's but everytime i've tried clicking on a link to get to the site all i get is: Server not found? This has been going on for at least a day. Is Distrowatch nolonger available? Link to post Share on other sites
John 44 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 What link are you using? This works for me right now. http://distrowatch.com/ Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Hello John 44 I followed your link but still got the same result: Server not found? I am running the SliTaz OS and using Firefox-9.0.1 Link to post Share on other sites
dog_soldier Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 What link are you using? This works for me right now. http://distrowatch.com/ works for me also must be a setting you in your browser. i tried opera 11.60, google chrome 16.0.912.75 , and firefox 9.0.1 and all work fine Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 19, 2012 Author Share Posted January 19, 2012 Strange that because i am also using Firefox 9.0.1 + Midori 0.2.4 and i can't get to the Distrwatch site with either browser. Must be someone who knows what's causing the problem surely? Link to post Share on other sites
terry1966 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 at a guess i'd say you've blocked it somehow.. no probs here. Link to post Share on other sites
John 44 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 I installed the slitaz rolling ver from http://mirror.slitaz.org/iso/rolling/slitaz-core-4in1.iso then downloaded firefox-custom-9.0.1.tazpkg from https://fs.hlrs.de/projects/live-ptd/index.html . I then did as root: tazpkg remove firefox then: tazpkg install firefox-custom-9.0.1.tazpkg Firefox 9.0.1 was then in the apps/internet menu and it displays http://distrowatch.com/ ok. Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 20, 2012 Author Share Posted January 20, 2012 I originally installed Slitaz-3 stable and had a load of problems trying to run it the way i wanted. So i did a fresh install with Slitaz-Core-4in1. The install was very fast. For some reason i was unable to download Firefox 9.0.1 from the link you provided so i went to http://www.trixarian.net/slitaz and i downloaded Firefox 4.0 and updated it to version 9.0.1. With Slitaz-Core-4in1 i had no problem getting the default media player to work and i could even watch YouTube video's without any problem. The only problem i have encountered so far is the screen resolution which is set at "800x600" When i would want "1024x768". By the way even with Firefox 9.0.1 up and running i still can't access the Distrowatch site lol Link to post Share on other sites
dog_soldier Posted January 21, 2012 Share Posted January 21, 2012 it sure sounds like its being blocked someplace. do you have a router? if so and you may want to check in the admin settings and see if its blocked there. Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I have a Netgear DG834G router and i have even checked the "Block Sites" section and could find no mention of Distrowatch there. I have even checked the HOSTS file. I still can't access the distrowatch site? Link to post Share on other sites
adam22 Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Maybe they've blacklisted your IP. Try using a proxy. Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 I had been using a Netgear DG834G router so i changed the router to a D-Link DSL-2640R but with the same result? Why would the Distrowatch site ban my IP for? I only go to the site to read up on different Linux distro's. Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Sounds like a simple dns issue to me. Try clicking the address below. http://66.180.174.35 Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Clicked on the link with the usual result. Server not found? Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Have even tried to ping the distrowatch site using ping www.distrowatch.com and got the following output: ping unknown host www.distrowatch.com Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Doesn't sound to my like an issue with your computer, but more network or isp problem. Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 The computer i am using is not part of a network so that just leaves the ISP. Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 26, 2012 Author Share Posted January 26, 2012 Just thought that everyone might like to have a look at the answer to the problem i have been having when trying to access www.distrowatch.com http://www.talktalkmembers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74834 What possible reason could TalkTalk have for denying its members access to Distrowatch? By the way how do i go about changing servers? Link to post Share on other sites
Bruce Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 (edited) You can edit /etc/resolv.conf and add the following as dns servers nameserver 4.2.2.1 nameserver 4.2.2.2 nameserver 4.2.2.3 nameserver 4.2.2.4 Or put them directly into your router. I use them in my router, then any computer I connect to my network use those numbers. Edited January 26, 2012 by Bruce Link to post Share on other sites
googy Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Have finally managed to configure the router and changed theDNS servers. Can now visit Distrowatch.com whenever i choose lol Thanks for all the help and advice everyone. Link to post Share on other sites
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