# I can't access one web site **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [July 26, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286 "2009-07-26T03:02:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/1 "2009-07-26T03:02:57Z")
I know for certain that the site is up. I have not been able to access it for about 10 days. It’s a pron site though, NSFW! Here it is: [noparse][http://www.iafd.com/[/noparse]](http://www.iafd.com/%5B/noparse%5D) ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 3:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/2 "2009-07-26T03:05:13Z")
I am having no other problems with Internet access. Just this one page. ---
**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/3 "2009-07-26T03:18:32Z")
Is this supposed to be porn spam? If you’re serious, there are _a lot_ of other free porn sites you can go to if you need to get off. ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/4 "2009-07-26T03:26:17Z")
this is iafd, which is the imdb of porn. there is no other site like it. im not distributing spam. It’s actually a serious site. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/5 "2009-07-26T03:35:06Z")
1. I was able to access the site. 2. I broke the link because the ads on the site are NSFW. **Gfactor** General Questions Moderator ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/6 "2009-07-26T04:21:02Z")
ok thanks Gfactor, I wasn’t sure about the protocol of posting NSFW links. I labeled the it NSFW so as to not get anybody in trouble. Now could anyone tell me why I would not be able to access that one site? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/7 "2009-07-26T05:24:14Z")
Custom Hosts file? Adblocker software? ---
**Author:** ![EvilTOJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee59a6/32.png) [@EvilTOJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EvilTOJ)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/8 "2009-07-26T13:01:02Z")
[This site](http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) is your friend. ---
**Author:** ![Myglaren](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f1d935/32.png) [@Myglaren](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myglaren)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/9 "2009-07-26T13:35:45Z")
Try the old standby of clearing you cache and cookies. If you have Spybot Search & Destroy installed the Immunize function or downloaded hosts file may be blocking it if there are known to be embedded trojans/spyware or viruses on the site. You may have some other hosts file blocking the site. ---
**Author:** ![Jormungandr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a6a055/32.png) [@Jormungandr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jormungandr)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/10 "2009-07-26T16:35:22Z")
Have you tried accessing it using another browser? ---
**Author:** ![Sapo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Sapo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sapo)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2009, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/11 "2009-07-26T18:29:33Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > [This site](http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) is your friend. I just never cease to be amazed at teh internets. Starred. ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/12 "2009-07-27T01:14:25Z")
> [@EvilTOJ](#): > > [This site](http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/) is your friend. that was the first site i went to when the problem started. And it says it’s just me. ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/13 "2009-07-27T01:15:26Z")
> [@Myglaren](#): > > Try the old standby of clearing you cache and cookies. > If you have Spybot Search & Destroy installed the Immunize function or downloaded hosts file may be blocking it if there are known to be embedded trojans/spyware or viruses on the site. > You may have some other hosts file blocking the site. did all of that. nothing comes up., ---
**Author:** ![zeno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zeno/32/15040_2.png) [@zeno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zeno)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/14 "2009-07-27T01:16:50Z")
> [@Jormungandr](#): > > Have you tried accessing it using another browser? yes, and it stil doesn’t work ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/15 "2009-07-27T01:39:42Z")
What exactly happens when you try to access the site? What changes have occurred in your system between when you last successfully visited the site and first had the problem? Have you tried from a different PC? From a different location? What about other well-known porn sites, such as redtube or abbywinters? If they also don’t work, you have a filter problem somewhere, maybe your ISP. ---
**Author:** ![Gfactor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@Gfactor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gfactor)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/16 "2009-07-27T01:40:49Z")
I don’t mean to sound judgmental (or stupid for that matter): 1. Are you behind a firewall? 2. Are you doing this from work? 3. Which browser plug-ins or add-ons do you have installed? 4. What anti-virus or anti-malware programs do you use? ---
**Author:** ![spayced](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@spayced](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spayced)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2009, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-cant-access-one-web-site/504286/17 "2009-07-27T12:15:28Z")
Have you tried to reach it via the IP address of the site rather than the domain name? Could be a outdated DNS server. like: [http://255.255.255.255/](http://255.255.255.255/)