longbreak754 Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 I would suggest that the problem must lie somewhere on the ISP network, possible a DNS server that both ISPs route through and that has not updated and is causing a block of some sort. As I live in the UK I have never heard of the two ISP in question so googled them. Reading the respective current outages pages at CanadianOutages.com (Rodgers http://canadianoutages.com/status/rogers and Shaw HERE) it does seem that both ISP are having major issues - one Rogers user (using the user ID P and located in Brampton Ontarioi) even states that he/she has had issues over the last 4 months following network upgrades - related to your issue - who knows. Regards Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StringBean Posted May 29, 2017 Share Posted May 29, 2017 Guess it's just me... Due respect, if it was a website issue there would be a lot of people here complaining about it. One question, are you using old bookmarks, with the http:/... address? If so, try editing your bookmarks to https:/ and test. peace, the Bean WWOD---What Would Opa Do? Farewell, my freind (sp) Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jgf Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 If a site loads but appears "jumbled" it is often a scripting issue. Farcebook loads all jumbled in Firefox for me, with items overlapping each other and that idiotic "old browser" notice covering a fourth of the page; yet Farcebook displays fine in the K-meleon browser (which is a stripped down Firefox). But Flightsim works fine here; occasionally it stalls when "waiting for flightsim.com" - wait, wait, wait, then close the tab, try again, and all is well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louw Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I have problems with loading Flightsim for some time now. Some days it loads immediatly, other days it will not load. I get the following message: Browser OK, Toronto Gateway OK, Flightsim Host Error. Has something changed at Flightsim in the past month? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loki Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 I would suggest that the problem must lie somewhere on the ISP network, possible a DNS server that both ISPs route through and that has not updated and is causing a block of some sort. As I live in the UK I have never heard of the two ISP in question so googled them. Reading the respective current outages pages at CanadianOutages.com (Rodgers http://canadianoutages.com/status/rogers and Shaw HERE) it does seem that both ISP are having major issues - one Rogers user (using the user ID P and located in Brampton Ontarioi) even states that he/she has had issues over the last 4 months following network upgrades - related to your issue - who knows. Does look like it could be an ISP issue. Perhaps those having trouble could provide their ISP? Telus (DSL) and Bell (mobile) have been working fine for me, although mobile is noticeably slower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted June 1, 2017 Share Posted June 1, 2017 But Flightsim works fine here; occasionally it stalls when "waiting for flightsim.com" - wait, wait, wait, then close the tab, try again, and all is well. That's exactly what I get and I will usually hit the "back" button and retry where I want to go. Some days it's fast other days it's like watching grass grow! Using Firefox on Comcast Cable. Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyjohnston Posted June 2, 2017 Share Posted June 2, 2017 This is the first time in ages I've been able to read a thread and then post to it. I'm in Canada as well, but don't use Rogers or Shaw. Usually if I use the Flightsim skin, I can read threads, but I can't reply to anything. If I want to post, I change to the white skin. It makes everything look like a browser from 1994, but gives just enough room to type something and submit. I was thinking I'd have to give up on FlightSim.com after some 20 years. I use the htttps address. Spent way too much time using these sims... FS 5.1, FS-98, FS-2000, FS-2002, FS-2004, FSX, Flight, FSW, P3Dv3, P3Dv4, MSFS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobson Posted June 7, 2017 Share Posted June 7, 2017 Wow! Don't know what happened, but I've been having very long wait times getting the forums to load on my iPad. But, today, things load very fast! I am now able to check things out in a flash! Darrell [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted June 8, 2017 Author Share Posted June 8, 2017 Good to hear darrell Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WJA221, BFL0200, ASA2703 http://www.darrensfs9site.weebly.com http://darrensflightsimblog.blogspot.com/ https://discord.gg/6d5V7Qu << <<<fs9 discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted June 13, 2017 Share Posted June 13, 2017 Not sure yet, early days, but I think I just stumbled on something good. I had althis time had a possible issue with page loading slowness. Same thing I described before. Page appears quickly, and is fully usable, so not really an issue. But.. while the page is already there and usable, the wheel' keeps spinning, and takes another 15 to 20 seconds to stop. As surmised earlier, possibly to do with pages here that contain "mixed content", meaning Images that are hosted elsewhere, and linked through to Flightsim. The site that hosts the image may not be https, causing this issue. (At least, that's how I understood the moderators response to my report.) Anyway, even though I was fine with it, this spinning wheel thing was still there. Another thing I noticed was that every once in a while, (every two to theree days), the webpage would crash completely. Sometimes invoking an automatic Browser restart. This seemed to happen more in IE then in FF. (Not fact, impression). (Both up to date in WIn7-64bit. ---- IE-11, and FF 53.0.3 32 bit.) I was working in IE again for a change. Usually I use Firefox these days. I decided to try shifting settings to fix this. I looked in Otions-Settings-Advanced. Found nothing too obvious. But then I saw: "block unsecured images with mixed content" I decided to check-mark that option. To my great joy, now pages loaded at the same speed as before, but the wheel no longer kept spinning afterwards. A page comes up in 1-3 seconds, and is done. No more spinning wheel. I did a quick test. Before, the spinning didn't happen in the main forum pages. Those showed green lock, and no spinning. The spinning happened in many threads, but not in all. Some had yellow lock, and spinning. Others had green lock, and no spinning for 15 to 20 secs. (In IE-11 it is visually represented slightly different, but it's the same kind of thing.) Now, no more spinning. Some pages are still green lock, others (like this page in this thread) still yellow. But no spinning. Quick and much more solid. That is in IE-11. And in FF-53.0.1 as well. (settings in IE have an effect in FF as well.) ----- I can't say for certain if the occasional page-crashes are now over too, but it all feels much more solid to me! hope it helps someone, il.:cool: [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColR1948 Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 This is what I see now when I eventually get the site to load, I have to scroll down to see anything else not like before. Also I'm using Firefox and I haven't changed any settings, I click on the normal bookmark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copperpen Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 That is what I see if I use the Flightsim option in the styles box at the bottom of the page. Select white or blue and you get the two column layout which loads much faster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 This is what I see on the Home page, which is where I almost never go! Do I win something?? The Head Nurse, here at the institution, says we get IScream tonight! I guess that's prize enough:p Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Nels_Anderson Posted June 23, 2017 Founder Share Posted June 23, 2017 Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. At the lower left is a pull down box where you select the site template. You currently have selected "photo". I suggest that you change the selection to "FlightSim", which is the default. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobson Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Well, the fast loading times have left me! It is back to 15-20 seconds for any page to load. Dont know why. :( [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenvox Posted June 25, 2017 Author Share Posted June 25, 2017 Here's another point to make, website loads fine but screenshot or any other sub forum areas aren't loading properly, and I have cleared the cookies/history...and not showing up... Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk WJA221, BFL0200, ASA2703 http://www.darrensfs9site.weebly.com http://darrensflightsimblog.blogspot.com/ https://discord.gg/6d5V7Qu << <<<fs9 discord Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrzippy Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 Scroll all the way to the bottom of the page. At the lower left is a pull down box where you select the site template. You currently have selected "photo". I suggest that you change the selection to "FlightSim", which is the default. Hi Nels, Now that I tried the "Flightsim" I noticed no difference in page load time so I was going to change back to "Photo" but it now no longer exists as an option! Still thinking about a new flightsim only computer! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaputz Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Flightsim.com has become almost useless to me. Suffering from same problems reported by others. I can't even get on using Firefox. I get a "Error 502 Bad Gateway" message. The Alert says "Host Error." I can get on using Google Chrome and IE but navigating is insufferably slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
il88pp Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 This is most likely cm issue with your web, firewall, and browser settings. After making the changes I mentioned in this thread and two or three other threads loading is lightning fast. It was my settings all along. The web site was actually working great. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobson Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Loads quick on my laptop and desktop, but takes forever on my iPad. For a short time the iPad worked great, then back to the long waits. Darrell [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaputz Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 This is most likely cm issue with your web, firewall, and browser settings. After making the changes I mentioned in this thread and two or three other threads loading is lightning fast. It was my settings all along. The web site was actually working great. Thanks for the advice. I tried the suggestions but nothing has changed the situation. In fact the situation is such today that the only way I can respond here is through Tapatalk from my phone. I don't have a problem with accessing and navigating other web sites and forums such as avsim, SOH, FSDeveloper, alpha India, MAIW, etc. The only thing different over the last month or so is very poor accessibility to and navigation within flight sim.com I have no doubt the site is fine. I've reached out to friends outside Canada and they don't have these problems. It appears that the issues particularly affect Canadians accessing flightsim.com. And it seems the problem is not restricted to any one ISP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Nels_Anderson Posted June 28, 2017 Founder Share Posted June 28, 2017 This has been a most frustrating problem, especially so since neither Rick nor I are able to experience it ourselves. The web site itself is working fine, the problem has always been reaching it. We're continuing to research solutions for this problems and will certainly let you know when we find something useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rick Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I have no doubt the site is fine. I've reached out to friends outside Canada and they don't have these problems. It appears that the issues particularly affect Canadians accessing flightsim.com. And it seems the problem is not restricted to any one ISP. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk We have been aware of the problem that appears to be limited to Canadian ISPs. We have been working to improve the situation. We made additional changes today and I would request that you let me know if your connection has improved. If you continue to have problems, please PM me your ip address and a traceroute from you to http://www.flightsim.com Instructions are here: https://www.flightsim.com/vbfs/content.php?16 Regards, Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaputz Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Rick, whatever you did has restored accessibility to the site. Navigation is smooth and speedy again. Thank you for your attention and resolution to the problem. If the problems return I will follow up with a PM. Again, thank you very much. Greg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drobson Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Back to quick loading on my iPad. Don't know what you did, but it worked. Darrell [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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