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#324667 10-May-2026 17:12
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Could not log on a few minutes ago, logon page had completed CAPTCHA checks ago, unresponsive for tens of seconds after entering user name and password and then this error was presented. Same result on two different browsers.

 

 

 

Web server is returning an unknown error

 

 

 

There is an unknown connection issue between Cloudflare and the origin web server. As a result, the web page can not be displayed.

 

 

 

Ray ID: 9f96698e41c2d997

 

Your IP address: 222.154.y.z

 

Error reference number: 520

 

Cloudflare Location: Auckland

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  #3489480 10-May-2026 17:18
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Yep. Same here. This page also hasn't loaded correctly.

 

 

Server error or server unavailable

 

 

 

Connection timed out

 


 

The initial connection between Cloudflare's network and the origin web server timed out. As a result, the web page can not be displayed.

 

Ray ID: 9f967973c8b9d9b4

 

Error reference number: 522

 

Cloudflare Location: Auckland

 



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  #3489481 10-May-2026 17:22
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Page seems to be loading properly now, it was utterly mangled after my first post.

 

Geekzone is also sluggish.

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  #3489482 10-May-2026 17:25
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Copy/paste in the OP left an open tag. That's why this page wasn't loading properly.




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  #3489486 10-May-2026 17:52
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We have two networks that share the load. The Vetta DDoS will impact part of the access. Cloudflare should failover automatically but the health checks return ok intermittently because the network is up and down, with reduced capacity.

 

I am manually switching all traffic to the other provider.




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  #3489488 10-May-2026 17:54
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Stu:

 

Copy/paste in the OP left an open tag. That's why this page wasn't loading properly.

 

 

Apologies.

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  #3489489 10-May-2026 17:54
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Can confirm that the attack towards Vetta has impacted Geekzone's connectivity.

 

While it should be automatic, we've manually shifted Geekzone traffic over to the secondary connection so it doesn't keep flapping between the 2.




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  #3489491 10-May-2026 18:01
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I got "Error sending reCAPTCHA validation message"

 

Thought they use the Cloudflare one 😉

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  #3489655 11-May-2026 04:49
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Late to the party, but I’ve also been having trouble logging in on my iPad Air lately (I know—it’s an Apple bug—but for me, it’s happening with the Brave browser. Safari seems to be somehow involved in the mix, though).

 

I’m getting server timeouts that point to Cloudflare. Sometimes I also just get kicked out—either in the middle of a session or while trying to post. The Cloudflare pre-check is sometimes repeated after my login though I dutifully checked the box confirming that I am a human before. 😁

 

edit: although I just received an error message, the post was accepted nonetheless. However, a timeout was reported.

 

thousandeyes.com currently reports no anomalies either in NZ.

 

 




     

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  #3489677 11-May-2026 08:48
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Yes. I also saw this issue many times where the page just says that the connection has been dropped, then I have to refresh again.

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  #3489684 11-May-2026 09:27
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Tinkerisk:

 

Late to the party, but I’ve also been having trouble logging in on my iPad Air lately (I know—it’s an Apple bug—but for me, it’s happening with the Brave browser. Safari seems to be somehow involved in the mix, though).

 

 

That's because, behind the scenes, every browser on iOS is Safari. There aren't different browser engines; they are just skins. The Safari bug affects all browsers.




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  #3489685 11-May-2026 09:30
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@Tinkerisk:

 

thousandeyes.com currently reports no anomalies either in NZ.

 

 

As per earlier in the thread, we use two network connections, and one was under heavy, hours-long DDoS. Cloudflare wouldn't just switch to the other all the time because the network would intermittently return OK. At some point, I manually turned it off for the duration of the DDoS.

 

 




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  #3489693 11-May-2026 10:36
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Maybe late as well, but noticed web page visit the first time simply fails within a second. Refresh the page, comes good.




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  #3489694 11-May-2026 10:42
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Please, please, please.

 

When reporting something remember to mention at least the browser and OS. Our crystal ball is broken.




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  #3489698 11-May-2026 11:26
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My experience yesterday was Firefox and Opera both running on Linux.

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  #3489700 11-May-2026 11:34
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geek3001:

 

My experience yesterday was Firefox and Opera both running on Linux.

 

 

Yes, for yesterday it is already established there a DDoS attack at one of our providers.




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