Can A Site Block Me.

[Erin 10]

I have no problem getting on any site on the net except one?  For about a month now I cannot get a connection with eurocarparts whatsoever?

 

Its as if I'm blocked, any device on my internet will not connect to them, although my phones own internet will?

 

Any ideas please.

[Guest]

What's the message it comes back with in the browser when you try to get to it?

[Erin 10]

Hmmm… can't reach this page

www.eurocarparts.com took too long to respond

Try:

• Checking the connection
• Checking the proxy and the firewall
• Running Windows Network Diagnostics

ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

 

2 hours ago, enntee said:

Clear Cache.

Clear Cookies

 

Tried several time but doesn't help. 

 

In diagnostics it says. Your computer appears to be correctly configured, but the device or resource (www.eurocarparts.com) is not responding.

[zach 234]

It looks like a secure site.

 

Check your bookmark address is  https://www.eurocarparts.com/

 

Also if you have any blockers, try turning them off.

 

EDIT: Forgot to add, it works OK on Chrome, Edge and Safari.

 

Edited November 15, 2020 by zach

[Erin 10]

43 minutes ago, zach said:

It looks like a secure site.

 

Check your bookmark address is  https://www.eurocarparts.com/

 

Also if you have any blockers, try turning them off.

 

EDIT: Forgot to add, it works OK on Chrome, Edge and Safari.

 

Thank you tried that but still no luck.  I'm almost sure their blocking me, why I really don't know?

 

I have tried to connect by more than one pc through my internet, even my mobile phone is the same.

 

The only way I can reach the site is by using my phones own internet allowance.

Edited November 15, 2020 by Erin

[the_bloke 17]

It *is* possible for a site to block access by IP address; the most common reason would be to restrict access to IP ranges used by malicious actors, or ranges from certain geographical locations. If you don't have a static IP address, turn your router off for a few hours and turn it on again so it picks up a new IP address from your ISP and try again.

[RollingJ 1,994]

@ErinThis may be a silly question, but (1) who is your ISP? and (2) when did you loose the ability to connect to the site - was it after a router re-boot or an external IP change. Just wondering if the previous owner of that IP had upset Europarts, and they have decided to block it - unlikely I know, but I've known it happen. Another possibility is that Europarts thinks your IP isn't in the UK, and is blocking it based on where it THINKS it is.

 

@the_bloke beat me to it.

[Erin 10]

Thanks to the last 2 replies which made me think. I used a phantom VPN and guess what I got through to euro.

 

This must mean my normal ip is blocked by them surely?

Edited November 15, 2020 by Erin

[RollingJ 1,994]

6 minutes ago, Erin said:

Thanks to the last 2 replies which made me think. I used a phantom VPN and guess what I got through to euro.

 

This must mean my normal ip is blocked by them surely?

Could be, for the reasons we both mentioned - probably not your fault, though.

[Erin 10]

The last time it worked a few weeks ago I had ordered some car parts without problem.

 

It does make me wonder why they have blocked me (which is more than likely) 

 

Big thanks for the replies.

[RollingJ 1,994]

Sorry Erin, I think you haven't been blocked personally, more likely your current external IP has fallen foul of a block, either because the previous holder upset Europarts, or it has changed to one that they THINK isn't UK based, hence the questions I asked in my original post, and the suggestion by @the_bloketo try and obtain a new one.

[the_bloke 17]

It happens sometimes; I use a static IP these days, but in the past I've had some odd IP addresses from whatever my old ISP was, including ones that a lot of sites (and Google) would equate to my connecting from Germany