IP address blocked

[patmoore]

I got this message on two different browsers this morning.



When I disconnected my VPN the problem went away. I never experienced this issue before.

[patmoore]

I just reconnected the VPN to a different server and the issue resolved itself. I wonder why it happened in the first place.

[Garry]

Sorry to see this, Pat.

I too had problems this morning. Cloudflare wouldn't allow me in, untill I went through two captcha procedures and then it signed me out.

I hope that Ian looks in and is able to put this right for you.

I will PM him.

Edit........I have mailed Ian.

[Ian]

Hi, I'm sorry for the inconvenience.

We have been having some problems with abusive traffic and, unfortunately, the counter-measures can cause new problems.

Yesterday CloudFlare was challenging all traffic for a short period.

But it looks like your VPN is actually blocked rather than simply challenged - please let me know the IP address and I will unblock it.

Apologies again!

Ian

[Ian]

OK - \i've looked again at Pat's image and the IP address is there. I've now unblocked it. That address range does, unfortunately, have some negative reputation with databases monitoring abusive traffic - not that it's Pat's doing! VPNs are useful for bad people as well as good, sadly.

[patmoore]

Thanks,Ian.I use NordVPN and was blocked from my own bank. NordVPN gave me a list of servers that would work. I have ten I could choose from and can switch if necessary.