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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: Adasel on August 31, 2012, 04:45 pm

Title: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on August 31, 2012, 04:45 pm
I dunno why but i am having a hard time just connecting.  Then it will log me in, i try to look at updated topics and it just says that problem loading page error.
Anyone else getting this a lot or is it just me??
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: wretched on August 31, 2012, 04:51 pm
works fine here mate
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on August 31, 2012, 05:30 pm
Hi.   Thanks for that.  Hmm very strange, its been happening to me for the last few weeks.  Its the only site on tor that does it to me.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Jello on August 31, 2012, 05:36 pm
I have trouble searching the forums. I usually have to retype what I'm searching 3-4 times and it's the same exact wording every time. I've never encountered problems trying to logon though.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on August 31, 2012, 05:39 pm
Once i get online here im fine, its just the first half dozen attempts that get annoying.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: zapatista36 on September 02, 2012, 11:38 pm
Adasel - I get that sporadically.  Macs seem to connect better and faster to both Tor and SR/forums, though.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on September 03, 2012, 12:13 pm
Okay thanks for that.
Being in the uk though macs are a rarity, so ive always been accustomed to using windows based pcs.
Although im thinking of changing my OS to ubuntu as i have been informed its the most secure one out there  for privacy and such.
Any ideas?
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: jackintherox. on September 03, 2012, 12:46 pm
Check out TAILS or Liberte Linux for a secure linux distro
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Raoul Duke on September 03, 2012, 12:51 pm
yeah tails or liberte are the most secure mate. both are linux based and they both run off a usb key in RAM, so the moment you pull the USB key or switch off everything you've done is completely irreversibly wiped. they are a pain in the arse to set up, but i'm here now running from tails on a USB stick and it runs like a dream - wouldn't consider coming here thru windoze or os X since i worked this out
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: wasta on September 03, 2012, 03:16 pm
Yep, hard to reach.

However if your torbrowser doesn't connect you, you can try the anonymox addon of firefox.
It is NOT SAFE but it is a tor-node, so you will be able to access SR.
Sometimes both site's the main and forum and sometimes just one of those two.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on September 04, 2012, 12:36 pm
Thanks for the info guys.
Is it worth just wiping my hard drive and putting something like ubuntu on it?
I dont really do fuck all with machine besides tor and the occasional round of Combat Arms.
Was also thinking about putting truecrypt on it.
Any ideas?
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Raoul Duke on September 04, 2012, 01:21 pm
what are you running ATM? Windoze? you may as well install tails on a USB and keep the windoze install - it's easier for gamers than ubuntu. just make sure after you've deleted all your tor stuff that you use ccleaner or something similar to wipe the free space
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on September 04, 2012, 04:13 pm
Thanks for that mate.
I have been using ccleaner along with malwarebytes for a long time now, been working a treat.
I shouldnt have to, but my partner downloads all these "free" games.  Oh guess what, getting free stuff pays a price.
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: nosaj_thing on September 04, 2012, 06:38 pm
i was having horrendous trouble with both SR and the forums last night, i figured it might somehow have something to do with labor day

both are working swimmingly now for me...
Title: Re: Whats wrong with the SR froums lately?
Post by: Adasel on September 05, 2012, 09:50 am
Nah i think its just certain people connecting to certain tor nodes, or whatever  (i tried to sound technical but, i didnt work)

I still have problems but ONCE i get connected it works okay.