Belfast gumtree page always down

over2ubob · Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 5

I have been trying this last few days to access the belfast page in gumtree and it seems to be unavailable quite alot. Is it just me having this problem. If so I'd be delighted if someone could tell me how i could rectify this problem.

over2ubob · Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 5

I have read another post wit hthe same problems as I'm having. Just to say I am using IE 8, tried fire fox and opera, all to no avail.

Fire Dragon · Posted: Tue May 12, 2009 5:51 pm Post subject:

Belfast is loading ok here at Gumtree HQ.

What ISP are you using?

nemofin · Joined: 12 May 2009 Posts: 1 Location: Belfast

Totally agree with you over2ubob, having the same problem accessing the belfast site, but all the others seem fine.

Must be a problem with HQ as I have never had a problem before.
Emma

belgirl · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 5

Hi!
Been trying to get into Belfast Gumtree for the past 2 days and to no avail, the site seemed to be down a few weeks back also... Anyone any ideas as whats causing the problem.. All the other gumtree site opening fine, just seems to be Belfast Sad

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

can you

1. From the desktop, click start
2. Select Run
3. In the Run box, type cmd
4. Click OK
5. The DOS window will pop up. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt type ping belfast.gumtree.com and press enter.
6. You will see some results pass through the screen.
7. please cut and paste these results into an email or send us a screen grab of the output

then

1. From the desktop, click start
2. Select Run
3. In the Run box, type cmd
4. Click OK
5. The DOS window will pop up. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt type tracert leeds.gumtree.com and press enter.
6. You will see some results pass through the screen.
7. Please cut and paste these results into an email or send us a screen grab of the output

then

1. Go to http://whatismyip.com/
2. Please send us the IP address listed there as 'Your IP'

over2ubob · Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 5

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Owner>CD\

C:\>CD WINDOWS

C:\WINDOWS>PING BELFAST.CUMTREE.COM

Pinging BELFAST.CUMTREE.COM [208.87.149.250] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 208.87.149.250: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=110
Reply from 208.87.149.250: bytes=32 time=285ms TTL=110
Reply from 208.87.149.250: bytes=32 time=285ms TTL=110
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 208.87.149.250:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 3, Lost = 1 (25% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 257ms, Maximum = 285ms, Average = 275ms

C:\WINDOWS>TRACERT LEEDS.GUMTREE.COM

Tracing route to a1446.g.akamai.net [92.122.216.112]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 126 ms 110 ms 119 ms 172.30.136.46
2 112 ms 119 ms 129 ms 195.50.119.9
3 119 ms 119 ms 119 ms ae-4-4.ebr1.London1.Level3.net [4.69.133.102]
4 124 ms 129 ms 129 ms ae-12-51.car2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.139.67]
5 129 ms 179 ms 199 ms telia-level3-ge.London1.Level3.net [4.68.111.182
]
6 159 ms 199 ms 179 ms ldn-bb2-link.telia.net [80.91.249.133]
7 122 ms 149 ms 179 ms adm-bb3-link.telia.net [80.91.250.84]
8 179 ms 210 ms 189 ms adm-b5-link.telia.net [80.91.253.158]
9 148 ms 129 ms 149 ms akamai-ic-127701-adm-b3.c.telia.net [213.248.89.
54]
10 220 ms 129 ms 159 ms a92-122-216-112.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com [9
2.122.216.112]

Trace complete.

IP address 94.197.48.117

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

over2ubob

It appears your web browser has been hijacked or your machine has a virus, the address that you are getting for belfast.gumtree.com is not Gumtree.

over2ubob · Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 5

thanks. scanning now fingers crossed this rectifys the problem,

intruder88 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 3

I,ve tried mozilla, ie7 and still no luck with belfast. I can link to every other city, but belfast is off limits.

At this stage I,m pulling the last of my hair out Laughing

intruder88

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

It won't matter what web browser you use.

If your computer is getting the wrong address for belfast.gumtree.com it simply won't work.

You need to check the windows hosts files and run a virus scanner asap

intruder88 · Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 3

Scanned for viruses with Norton. Nothing

intruder88

over2ubob · Joined: 11 May 2009 Posts: 5

I've scanned with NOD32 and xsoft se neither have found anything. I'd apreciate any hints as to wha ti could look for manualy.

smcbelfast · Joined: 15 May 2009 Posts: 2

I'm having the same problem...can access every other site apart from belfast. Can someone help??????????

belgirl · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 5

Still not able to get into Belfast Gumtree, anyone any idead at all what is going on with the site? I can get into all other gumtree sites but not Belfast, this is going on over a week now Sad

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

can you all run:

1. From the desktop, click start
2. Select Run
3. In the Run box, type cmd
4. Click OK
5. The DOS window will pop up. At the C:\WINDOWS> prompt type ping belfast.gumtree.com and press enter.
6. You will see some results pass through the screen.
7. please cut and paste these results into an email or send us a screen grab of the output

netsafer · Joined: 01 May 2009 Posts: 12 Location: North

Did no-one notice the 'typo' (perhaps freudian?) in over2ubob's Ping request? No wonder you got the wrong address!!

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

belgirl · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 5

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

C:\Users\user>ping belfast.gumtree.com
Ping request could not find host belfast.gumtree.com. Please check the name and
try again.

C:\Users\user>ping belfast.gumtree.com
Ping request could not find host belfast.gumtree.com. Please check the name and
try again.

C:\Users\user>

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

Ok, after some investigation, it looks like you are all using the same ISP, namely three.co.uk - are you all using 3G dongles for accessing the internet?

For some reason three.co.uk can't do a dns lookup for belfast.gumtree.com - can you all contact three.co.uk and explain that you can't access belfast.gumtree.com because their dns is broken?

Send them a link to this discussion if you like?

belgirl · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 5

Yes i'm on 3 dongle, so this is what is causing the problem Crying or Very sad

... I have been in contact with 3 regarding this issue and i am awaiting a return call i will keep you up to date ragarding same... Here's hoping i can get it sorted...

belgirl · Joined: 13 May 2009 Posts: 5

Had a return call from 3 regarding the above matter.. If any of you guys like me are on 3 dongle can you please report the problem to 3 direct as they cant act on my call alone to persue the issue, once they have received more calls from 3 users they can then advise their technicians on the problem...

Dave# · Gumtree Moderator Joined: 08 Oct 2007 Posts: 139

karlosfandango · Joined: 21 May 2009 Posts: 1

what sort of site is this, i can access any place cept belfast, is this micky mouse or what????????[/quote]