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#312903 28-May-2024 07:33
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one day around a month ago i woke up and i can't access Reddit from my Spark Fibre, it says "ERR_CONNECTION_REFUSED"

 

no device connected to my router can access Reddit and only Reddit

 

on public wifi, work wifi, Kogan hotspotting they all work fine

 

just checked on Skinny mobile data works fine

 

 

 

what could be the issue? could Reddit blacklist my connection?


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  #3235705 28-May-2024 08:24
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Batman:

 

heh i learnt something cool, traceroute lol

 

Last login: Thu May 23 16:14:39 on console

 

macbook@MacBook-Pro-2 ~ % traceroute www.reddit.com

 

traceroute to www.reddit.com (146.171.250.28), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets

 

1  192.168.0.1 (192.168.0.1)  2.398 ms  2.109 ms  2.057 ms

 

2  * * *

 

3  * * *

 

4  122.56.113.6 (122.56.113.6)  26.976 ms  22.161 ms  22.804 ms

 

5  ae10-44.tkcr5.global-gateway.net.nz (122.56.127.210)  23.984 ms

 

    ae9-43.tkcr5.global-gateway.net.nz (122.56.127.62)  23.983 ms  24.139 ms

 

6  trade-me-int.akbr6.global-gateway.net.nz (202.50.234.114)  25.714 ms  24.892 ms  25.769 ms

 

7  * * *

 

<snip>

 

 

This trace is pretty interesting with the last hop appearing to go to Trade Me's link to Spark. 🤔

 

www.reddit.com for me resolves to 151.101.165.140, which goes to Fastly for me (not on Spark)

 

<snip>
 6. et21-00-501.core1-akl2.vetta.net                                          0.0%     3   20.0  20.0  19.9  20.2   0.2
 7. as54113.akl.ix.nz                                                         0.0%     3   21.0  21.0  20.5  21.5   0.5
 8. 151.101.165.140                                                           0.0%     3   22.1  21.2  20.2  22.1   0.9

 

However Spark appears to be pointing you to 146.171.250.28, which if I run an MTR to, end up in the same state as you.

 

<snip>
 6. et21-00-401.core1-akl1.vetta.net                                          0.0%     3   20.3  20.7  20.3  21.2   0.5
 7. ae9-174.tkcr5.global-gateway.net.nz                                       0.0%     3   26.5  34.2  23.5  52.5  15.9
 8. trade-me-int.akbr6.global-gateway.net.nz                                  0.0%     3   25.7  25.9  24.9  26.9   1.0
 9. ???

 

Interestingly however, visiting http://146.171.250.28 redirects to a "Web Page Blocked" page by Spark's "Net Shield"

 

Perhaps that service is enabled somewhere? (not sure how it works), which is why you're being sent to that IP?

 

Either way, change of DNS should fix it up.





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  #3235710 28-May-2024 08:42
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saf:Interestingly however, visiting http://146.171.250.28 redirects to a "Web Page Blocked" page by Spark's "Net Shield"

 

Perhaps that service is enabled somewhere? (not sure how it works), which is why you're being sent to that IP?

 

Either way, change of DNS should fix it up.

 

 

thanks that's amazing, yes I am subscribed to Spark's free "Netshield" lol

 

i thikn that solves it


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