There have been a few issues resolved in the last few days with regards to troubles with running this website - so what used to be a problem for you, may not be any more.
If you are still having connection problems or connection errors, there are a couple of things to try from your end to help.
The main 3 reasons for connection problems that come from YOUR computer are:
1. The usual internet connection probs - (internet service provider probs, your modem needs a reset, restart your pooter etc)
2. Firewall settings - (trusted sites, URLs and Domains)
3. Privacy settings - (allowing cookies etc)
I'll briefly go through the 3 main issues so you can check your setting are good to go:
1. Physical connections:First of all - can you get on to other sites, and are they running at a good speed?
- Yes - go to step 2
- No - a) turn modem off, wait 60 secs, turn modem back on b) shutdown all running programs, restart computer.
Did this work? Yes - all good (remember that this worked for next time)
No - go to step 2.
2. Firewall SettingsAll operating systems/firewalls do similar things - just different buttons to push. This is an overview.
Firstly - turn your firewall OFF for a few seconds and try accessing
www.OzSTOC.com - this will tell you if a setting is blocking our site. Do this:
Go to CONTROL PANEL > SECURITY > WINDOWS FIREWALL > TURN WINDOWS FIREWALL OFF
You will get a warning about safety, but we are testing for a few seconds - OK all of this to turn it off.
Try accessing and roaming
www.ozstoc.comDid this work?
Yes - you have to find the special area in your firewall that allows the DNS connection to
http://ozstoc.com - TURN FIREWALL BACK ON WHEN DONE.
No - TURN FIREWALL BACK ON - Try turning off your virus protection software for a few seconds and access
www.ozstoc.com as it works like a firewall in allowing servers and sites through or blocking them. Still didn't work? Go to step 3.
3. Privacy Settings - allowing cookiesGo to CONTROL PANEL > INTERNET SETTINGS > PRIVACY (TAB)
You will see a slider control for the internet privacy zone security.
You will also see a button labelled "SITES" click this.
Type http//:www.ozstoc.com into the space provided and click "ALLOW"
Do the same for http//:www.ozstoc.org - click "ALLOW"
Click "OK" and your done. Close it all, restart your pooter and post interesting topics and pics for us all to enjoy!
Hope this helps.
Cheers Diesel
