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Message 9116 - Posted: 13 Sep 2025, 3:30:36 UTC
Greetings,
I could use some advice.
Is this a web problem
or problems with my pc or browser,
or problems with DNS??

When i try to open:
https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/forum_index.php
I get
403 error
I can go to my bookmarks and get in with a more specific page -
all OK.
I am using firefox with Linux Mint 22.2
also
https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/server_status.php
gives:
Forbidden
You don't have permission to access this resource.
a retry later gave:
504 Gateway Time-out
The server didn't respond in time.
Apache/2.4.65 (Debian) Server at asteroidsathome.net Port 443

after 30 minutes, while the same firefox program is running,
typing in:
https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/server_status.php
works just fine

Thanks in advance,
Jay
PS
I tried to reproduce the problem on a kindle fire (android)
using the silk browser.
I get inconsistent results.
https://asteroidsathome.net - first try gives the 403,
but works on s second try later.
On the kindle, an attempt dirctly to:
https://asteroidsathome.net/boinc/server_status.php
works OK.
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Message 9119 - Posted: 15 Sep 2025, 8:26:05 UTC
It’s an issue on the server side (load balancer?). Some BOINC downloads are also failing randomly because of this.
I mentioned this to Radim (FoxKyong) before the server upgrade, and I had hoped the upgrade would help resolve some of the issues, but it seems nothing has changed.
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