Cannot access GTAM on Android
- Thread starter Jayell
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Same router or a new one?
It's new Robbers equipment.
Try this. Run CMD from your Windows desktop:
In the command window, type in "nslookup" and then "www.gtamotorcycle.com"
What does it show?
In the command window, type in "nslookup" and then "www.gtamotorcycle.com"
What does it show?
If it works on VPN but not without it, it might be a DNS issue.
Try changing the default DNS on your Windows computer:
Try changing the DNS to Google's nameserver 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1
Try changing the default DNS on your Windows computer:
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Try changing the DNS to Google's nameserver 8.8.8.8 or Cloudflare's 1.1.1.1
Windows has dns entries too. I don't know the division of labour between windows preferred dns and router dns.He should have new DNS entries (and ip address), since he is using another ISP.
Also sounds like he can access GTAM, but only for a second then the site blocks him, or it does something not allowing him to see pages.
Accessing once and then blocked probably implies dns is working but first page could be a cached version and all links are broken as ypu were never really connected.
@Jayell when you see the one page you can see, what are the dates on the posts?
He should have new DNS entries (and ip address), since he is using another ISP.
Also sounds like he can access GTAM, but only for a second then the site blocks him, or it does something not allowing him to see pages.
This is the biggest clue:
Means that the change in VPN settings allow him access. Could be an IP ban (but across two ISPs is unlikely). Perhaps a hardcoded DNS on his machine that gets overriden by the VPN?
Getting to one page of GTAM might be a cached copy. A click on any link on that page tries to contact a live copy and then the DNS call gets made and fails.
Applications on the desktop use Windows preferred DNS, but that information most times is populated by the router when the computer connects to the wifi access point. Doesn't mean the Windows desktop can't specify an external DNS though.
