Solved I cannot Access the website "Speedtest.net"

[maxie]

Had another Member here who had an issue with just the national lottery website .. Strange thing was he could log into the uk one but not the Com .. Could not find a fix for that either .. But yours could be different we do not give up to easy .. Just not long home and still thinking ..

 

[AngryCircle]

Had another Member here who had an issue with just the national lottery website .. Strange thing was he could log into the uk one but not the Com .. Could not find a fix for that either .. But yours could be different we do not give up to easy .. Just not long home and still thinking ..

Im grateful for everyones help. I have been here in the past with other issues and its always been great advice.

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
Have you made a new administrator user account to test with ?
I'll have to review the other two links :/

 

[UsernameIssues]

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I still get the same issue with palemoon as i do on firefox, chrome and IE
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That is rather important to know.

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My brother (lives in same house) can access Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test.
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This is important to know too. If you and your brother use the same network to connect to the internet, then you can rule out an IP ban. Google could not find any reference to speedtest ever banning anyone. I doubt that they would bother with IP bans.

OK, so you are getting a connection timeout. That probably means that your HOSTS file is not blocking the website... but let's check anyway. What happens when you ping these URLs in a cmd window:

ping speedtest.net

ping www.speedtest.net

This is what I see:


This is what you might see if a website is blocked via the host file:


But, Chrome should look like this...

...if the website is blocked.

Your "connection timeout" message indicates that you are making some connection (e.g. not blocked), but you are unable to get all of the webpage in a timely manner.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Also - just as a test - please consider uninstalling AVAST.

You can re-install it right after testing your ability to get to the speedtest website.

 

[AngryCircle]

Also - just as a test - please consider uninstalling AVAST.

You can re-install it right after testing your ability to get to the speedtest website.

Hey, thanks.

I had actaully already uninstalled this thinking that was the issue. I shall reinstall this later on this week.

 

[AngryCircle]

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I still get the same issue with palemoon as i do on firefox, chrome and IE
~~~

That is rather important to know.

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My brother (lives in same house) can access Speedtest.net by Ookla - The Global Broadband Speed Test.
~~~

This is important to know too. If you and your brother use the same network to connect to the internet, then you can rule out an IP ban. Google could not find any reference to speedtest ever banning anyone. I doubt that they would bother with IP bans.

OK, so you are getting a connection timeout. That probably means that your HOSTS file is not blocking the website... but let's check anyway. What happens when you ping these URLs in a cmd window:

ping speedtest.net

ping www.speedtest.net

This is what I see:
View attachment 337555

This is what you might see if a website is blocked via the host file:
View attachment 337557

But, Chrome should look like this...
View attachment 337558
...if the website is blocked.

Your "connection timeout" message indicates that you are making some connection (e.g. not blocked), but you are unable to get all of the webpage in a timely manner.

Here are my results for what you have shown me; i have also added these to the main post.

 

[UsernameIssues]

Thanks for testing and for the screenshots.

As you see, www speedtest com does not resolve to the same server IP address for every user. This is a normal part of load balancing for websites that get a lot of traffic... but it also means that posts like "It works for me" won't tell you much.

In other words...
www speedtest net resolved to cs62 adn edgecastcdn net
which resolves to 72.21.92.82 in my area.
For you, the final IP was 93.184.219.82

So, it does no good for me to post "its up for me".

Not that any of this helps you get to the website. I'm just rambling.


As crazy as it sounds, if you are using Wi-Fi, try a LAN cable.

Also, have you been doing any MTU tuning? (Don't do that.)

 

[UsernameIssues]

...and what DNS servers are you using?

See step 6 here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-...ts-before-posting-your-networking-thread.html

 

[AngryCircle]

...and what DNS servers are you using?

See step 6 here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/network-...ts-before-posting-your-networking-thread.html

1. Is this a wired or wireless connection issue?
Wired - My pc doesnt have wireless (I am using a LAN Box that uses mains)

2. Who is your Internet Service Provider (ISP)?
BT

3. What type of Broadband connection are you using?
DSL - BT Infinity

4. What is the exact Make and Model of your Modem, Router or Modem/Router Combo.
Bt Home Hub 3

5. What is the Name of the Anti-Virus, Security or Firewall Software.
Avast - (uninstalled atm)

6. How to run and post an ipconfig /all output.
Yes i have attached it. Im using google's atm 8.8.8.8 - 8.8.4.4 If i use my BTs own when i use the option "obtain ipaddress automatically" it only shows one DNS and no secondary in the "ipconfig" Im sure there should be "two" DNS.

IPCONFIG: VVCap Image

 

[bmetelsky]

I wouldn't run without an antivirus for too long. If you have uninstalled Avast and you still have the problem, now is a good time to re-install the Avast.

 

[AngryCircle]

I wouldn't run without an antivirus for too long. If you have uninstalled Avast and you still have the problem, now is a good time to re-install the Avast.

It's back up now (The anti virus that is)

 

[ThrashZone]

Hi,
What do you mean it's back up ?
If your interested in a new free antivirus check out Panda cloud
Cheers.

 

[AngryCircle]

Hi,
What do you mean it's back up ?
If your interested in a new free antivirus check out Panda cloud
Cheers.

Im referring to his post about not leaving your pc without an anti virus I put my avast back on again.

 

[AngryCircle]

If anyone is still readying this, i have an update on accessing "speedtest.net".

If some of you know, inside the anti virus programe there is an option called "Grimefighter" This is run when the pc next reboots. This programe also allows you access the internet while it is running. Within this browser that it provides and that i am writing this from, ALLOWS me to access SPEEDTEST.net! like what does this mean? This is very strange to me. I have photos, but only what i have taken on my phone as i dont have access to any other programs while running this.

 

[maxie]

Read the Link below

How to Uninstall GrimeFighter from Avast? | Techdows

 

[AngryCircle]

Read the Link below

How to Uninstall GrimeFighter from Avast? | Techdows

I didnt ask how to uninstall it. I simply was telling you that i can access speedtest.net ONLY through the grimfighter browser. But i still have the problem on access it throough normal load up of the PC

 

[maxie]

I thought it had Installed with an Update of Avast ..

 

[AngryCircle]

I thought it had Installed with an Update of Avast ..

Grimfighter is a feature of the paid version of avast which i have. Just wondering why i can access speedtest.net on that and not when my pc has fully loaded? that must mean something is blocking it like Java or flash maybe?

 

[UsernameIssues]

If anyone is still readying this, i have an update on accessing "speedtest.net".

If some of you know, inside the anti virus programe there is an option called "Grimefighter"....

I'm still reading this thread

I'm pretty sure that I know what GrimeFighter does, but I wanted to play with it... so I installed the free version of AVAST into a W7 Virtual Machine. According to this article:

Note that if you have avast! Free Antivirus 2014 already, GrimeFighter installs as an add-on.

This is the installer for the free version of 2015...
...but GrimeFighter seems to be there.


According to this video, the way to start GrimeFighter is via the Tools menu:

[Yes, i know that the video is not for the free version of AVAST...
...but I was hoping that the UI would be about the same.]

I don't have the GrimeFighter option from that Tools menu:


I did not see a way to start GrimeFighter from the Windows Start Menu or from the Program Files area. So... I'm asking those that use the free version of AVAST if they know how to get to GrimeFighter.


My guess is that GrimeFighter is an Linix/Unix based OS. You boot to that to do a scan while Windows is offline. This would be like the rescue disc that one can get from any number of sources. If that is the case, then GrimeFighter probably will not work well inside of a Virtual Machine.

I thought it had Installed with an Update of Avast ..

Grimfighter is a feature of the paid version of avast which i have. Just wondering why i can access speedtest.net on that and not when my pc has fully loaded? that must mean something is blocking it like Java or flash maybe?

As mentioned above, I think that GrimeFighter is an entirely different operating system. Something in your Windows OS is blocking a part of speedtest. (Maybe the OS firewall?)

I've never seen Flash block a website - but there is always a first time.

If you have Java, consider uninstalling it and see if you miss it. If you find that you need Java, then the bottom part of this post might be of interest.