anyone know what is going on at Matchbook? been down a long time

**hhsilver** · 09-23-09, 09:08 PM

Andy, I can't get in via firefox . I worry about what was said above about them blocking someone who tried to get in a lot today. Can that be true?

I also tried IE and could not get in. IE diagnosed and said the site is up and something about a firewall blocking me , maybe, and they said something about TCP port 80.

**Dimwhit** · 09-23-09, 09:09 PM

You're not the only one who can't get in. As of 10:08 EST, I can't get in with IE, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. Doesn't seem to be browser related...and I haven't been trying to repeatedly connect. Only tried a few times over the last 3 hours. Doubtful my IP was blocked. Maybe they just shut down a whole range of IPs and we happen to be in that range....

**hhsilver** · 09-23-09, 09:10 PM

...yes, they are probably gradually letting IP's in

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 09:16 PM

Originally posted by hhsilver

...yes, they are probably gradually letting IP's in

I hope that's the case. I still can't get in in any browser.

**bookie** · 09-23-09, 09:27 PM

I still can't get in.

**bookie** · 09-23-09, 09:39 PM

Interesting. Now I can get in with IE, but not with FF.

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 09:40 PM

Originally posted by bookie

Interesting. Now I can get in with IE, but not with FF.

Hmm I still can't get in with any browser. I called and they said I should be able to, so I don't know what's wrong?

**relaaxx** · 09-23-09, 09:51 PM

i also can not get in

**Chuck Sims** · 09-23-09, 09:57 PM

I am able to get in to Matchbook using IE.

**andywend** · 09-23-09, 10:19 PM

To all of you who are still having trouble accessing Matchbook, here is a backdoor entry to the site. Let me know if this works for you:

http://204.188.169.6/

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 10:22 PM

Originally posted by andywend

To all of you who are still having trouble accessing Matchbook, here is a backdoor entry to the site. Let me know if this works for you:

http://204.188.169.6/

Andy-
I get a Page Load Error just like I do going to matchbook.com :-/

**andywend** · 09-23-09, 10:27 PM

Williams, have you tried completely re-booting your computer to see what happens?

I can now access the site both on Internet Explorer and Firefox.

If you can't get in now, perhaps you should do a system restore on your computer to say yesterday and see if that works.

Hope you can figure a way into the site.

**BROOKLYN BOY** · 09-23-09, 10:28 PM

doesnt work for me
cannot get to the site

**hhsilver** · 09-23-09, 10:31 PM

I'm in. Here's what I did. This worked before when there was a site I couldn't get to. I may have gotten in by now anyway, but this is worth a try.

I turned off my DSL modem for about 15 minutes. Then - back on and in . Try it if you are still not in.

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 10:33 PM

Originally posted by andywend

Williams, have you tried completely re-booting your computer to see what happens?

I can now access the site both on Internet Explorer and Firefox.

If you can't get in now, perhaps you should do a system restore on your computer to say yesterday and see if that works.

Hope you can figure a way into the site.

I've restarted, used IE/Firefox/Chrome, cleared histories, everything I can think of and still can't get in

I don't get it.

**Alvega** · 09-23-09, 10:43 PM

This is IP related. I also couldn't get in with my IP from Brazil. I changed IP through a proxy and now i can get in. Looks like they are blocking some IP's, with or without knowing.

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 10:44 PM

Originally posted by Alvega

This is IP related. I also couldn't get in with my IP from Brazil. I changed IP through a proxy and now i can get in. Looks like they are blocking some IP's, with or without knowing.

How do I use a proxy to get around it?

**Alvega** · 09-23-09, 10:49 PM

I use Ultrasurf with the Firefox add-on.

ultrareach.net

http://www.ultrareach.net/download_en.htm

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 10:53 PM

Originally posted by Alvega

I use Ultrasurf with the Firefox add-on.

http://www.ultrareach.net/download_en.htm

Did you have to change any settings? I installed and enabled it and when I go to any website I get a page saying "Proxy Server Refused Connection". Sorry, I've never used a proxy before.

**mminkovski** · 09-23-09, 11:01 PM

I can access the site with all my browsers now

**Alvega** · 09-23-09, 11:08 PM

Originally posted by williams22

Did you have to change any settings? I installed and enabled it and when I go to any website I get a page saying "Proxy Server Refused Connection". Sorry, I've never used a proxy before.

You just have to double-click the u95 icon on your desktop (if you didn't yet, create the shortcut there) and then enable the Firefox add-on on the Firefox bottom bar.

**williams22** · 09-23-09, 11:19 PM

Originally posted by Alvega

You just have to double-click the u95 icon on your desktop (if you didn't yet, create the shortcut there) and then enable the Firefox add-on on the Firefox bottom bar.

Finally I'm in! Thank you!

**relaaxx** · 09-23-09, 11:22 PM

i still can not get in------anyone else

**Intuitive_Edge** · 09-23-09, 11:24 PM

in with FF no proxy

**Alvega** · 09-23-09, 11:26 PM

Originally posted by williams22

Finally I'm in! Thank you!

I'm glad it worked for you too.

Enjoy.

**blix177** · 09-24-09, 12:03 AM

Ok I am thinking they are having a deny of service attack, because I just tried to log on via, on home DSL it didn't work. Now that I tether my phone to my laptop, it works. SO IT IS IP BASE BLOCK.

If you can't log on: You can get an new ip by:

This allows your internet provider to give you a new ip number.

Reboot your modem, for 5 min. works for some
Reboot the modem for 8 hours. works for most

If all else fails, call 1 877 586 9477 their customer service number. Give them your ip address so they can remove the block on it.

Any SBR points greatly appreciated. I am down to 6 points

**Scooter** · 09-24-09, 02:04 AM

I cannot get in.

**Sjmeut** · 09-24-09, 07:06 AM

I emailed them a few minutes ago and received this answer:

Matchbook is experiencing downtime due to a malicious DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. We are urgently addressing the issue and expect to be back online today, though we are unable to provide a specific timeline at this point.

**Sjmeut** · 09-24-09, 07:09 AM

So the only thing we can do to help is to stop refreshing every 5 seconds

**noyb** · 09-24-09, 07:25 AM

i also can't get in.

Originally posted by Alvega

This is IP related. I also couldn't get in with my IP from Brazil. I changed IP through a proxy and now i can get in. Looks like they are blocking some IP's, with or without knowing.

using a public proxy to enter your username and password is pretty much asking for trouble later on.

**magnavox** · 09-24-09, 07:37 AM

True, but I think Matchbook sends it over encrypted.

**williams22** · 09-24-09, 08:04 AM

Is it still down for everyone? Now I can't even get in through the proxy.

**bombCanada** · 09-24-09, 08:13 AM

just got this email:

Matchbook will be available at www2.matchbook.com today as a temporary measure, as our primary www.matchbook.com address is currently offline in order to resolve a malicious DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack.

Should the attack shift to www2.matchbook.com, we will suspend all markets and flush all open offers. We thank you once again for your understanding.

Regards,

Matchbook Client Services

**jackkkk2009** · 09-24-09, 09:33 AM

Is Matchbook down again this morning? i cant even go to the site

**1800Gambler** · 09-24-09, 09:59 AM

Got in with the www2.matchbook.com