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12-06-2020, 11:35 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 396
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Access to Equibase.com
I've never had a problem accessing Equibase but for the past 2 days I've gotten a bold message "Access To Website Blocked". I've tried with Chrome, Firefox and Edge on my Windows 10 laptop - all 3 produce the same message.
I tried both Chrome and the Equibase app on my Android phone and got right in with no problem.
I've not had a problem with any other sites (perhaps a couple of dozen or so) over the past couple of days. PA, adw’s, HDW, etc. as well as non-handicapping-related sites have opened normally.
I have virus protection and have scanned for viruses and have also scanned with Malwarebytes and HitmanPro with no problems detected.
I turned off my laptop VPN and was finally able to access the Equibase site on the laptop so the VPN appears to be the problem at first blush BUT the same VPN server on my Android phone was able to access Equibase with no problem via Chrome and by the Equibase app.
Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on?
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12-06-2020, 11:38 AM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
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No problems here...
Either someone blocked the site on your end using some sort of firewall or Equibase is blocking you for some reason. Did you ever use a bot to scrape info off their site?
Last edited by PaceAdvantage; 12-06-2020 at 11:39 AM.
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12-06-2020, 11:41 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Reno, NV
Posts: 16,915
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Quote:
Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on?
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The logical question is, "Blocked by WHAT?"
Is it blocked because you are at work and they've blocked all gambling sites? (Or you are at home and your wife is very high-tech? LOL)
Is it being blocked by your anti-virus because it is flagged as dangerous?
Is it blocked because you have signed up for some kind of "web trust" software that has decided (for you) what you should be allowed to see?
Are you being blocked by EqB because they believe you are violating their terms of service?
So, who/what is blocking?
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12-06-2020, 11:44 AM
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crusty old guy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Snarkytown USA
Posts: 3,924
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Originally Posted by OverlayHunter
I turned off my laptop VPN and was finally able to access the Equibase site on the laptop so the VPN appears to be the problem at first blush BUT the same VPN server on my Android phone was able to access Equibase with no problem via Chrome and by the Equibase app.
Does anyone have any ideas about what is going on?
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The VPN IP addresses are very likely to be different on the phone and laptop. The one given to you on your laptop is likely blacklisted, and the one on your phone is not. Any good VPN lets you change locations or even servers in the same location. You could try that option on the laptop.
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12-06-2020, 11:47 AM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
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OH...I ACTUALLY MISSED THAT PART.
YES, it's the VPN that is causing you to be blocked. It's likely Equibase has targeted as many VPN providers as they can...since people like to hide behind VPN's in order to scrape info off their site.
Although, I would have to imagine, VPN or no VPN, it would be tough nowadays to scrape info off their website...
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12-06-2020, 01:19 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 396
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Thanks for the insights, guys.
I'm not very sophisticated so I don't scrape and, even if I had the knowledge, I would respect their terms of service. The truth is, I don't use their site much but it's a nice resource when I need to review a chart or two.
I'll play around with different VPN servers and see if that helps.
Thanks, again, to all of you.
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12-06-2020, 01:30 PM
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#7
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 396
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Tried a different server and the problem was solved. I'll assume there was a bad actor scraping or otherwise up to no good who utilized the server I was originally using.
Thank, again, guys.
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12-06-2020, 02:36 PM
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PA Steward
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Del Boca Vista
Posts: 88,646
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OverlayHunter
Tried a different server and the problem was solved. I'll assume there was a bad actor scraping or otherwise up to no good who utilized the server I was originally using.
Thank, again, guys.
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Yes, that could also have been the case...
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12-06-2020, 03:44 PM
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crusty old guy
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: Snarkytown USA
Posts: 3,924
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OverlayHunter
Tried a different server and the problem was solved. I'll assume there was a bad actor scraping or otherwise up to no good who utilized the server I was originally using.
Thank, again, guys.
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Sometimes the IP address is banned temporarily due to excess traffic (like bot bombardment). Or sometimes the ban is permanent. I kept getting blocked 80% of the time going to askwoody.com. It's down to about 10% or less with my new VPN service. It pays to find a service with a lot of servers/IP addresses.
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12-06-2020, 03:54 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Western NY
Posts: 5,345
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https://whatismyipaddress.com/
Will tell you how the internet sees your device. It will not be same as the IP address configured for your device.
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12-08-2020, 10:43 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,239
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If this type of issue is consistent you can email feedback@equibase.com and someone can look into the issue.
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12-15-2020, 06:35 PM
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Pace Cappa
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Canada
Posts: 4,649
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I cannot access the Equibase site when Express VPN is running in the background. I simply just shut if off when I want to access the Equibase website.
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