Quick Question About SBO Site Access

Dave

Forum Admin, Gen II
Staff member
Feb 1, 2023
125
I started having problems again two days ago connecting via Starlink. I am connected now through a VPN routed through Miami, but the site is very slow. I can't connect at all on Starlink.

Mark
Where is your current ground station? Due to past issues with hacking and spamming we do geoblock some areas.
 
Sep 17, 2022
193
Catalina 22 Oolagah
Same for me, I cannot connect with Starlink directly. I can however, use TOR and get around that. Not the ideal solution but it is what it is.

George
 

colemj

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Jul 13, 2004
1,033
Dolphin Catamaran Dolphin 460 Mystic, CT
Where is your current ground station? Due to past issues with hacking and spamming we do geoblock some areas.
Starlink reports it as New Zealand.

I am not in New Zealand, but that must be the closest ground station to French Polynesia.

Mark
 

ShawnL

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Jul 29, 2020
209
Catalina 22 3603 Calumet Mi
I did a couple of MTRs from a working site, and a non-working one (Spectrum). It almost looks like the issue is at the last hop 216.244.88.68.

Working Site (first couple of hops have been omitted)
5.|-- be4.core1.msp1.he.net 0.0% 5 61.9 62.0 61.3 63.3 0.8
6.|-- be5.core1.sea1.he.net 20.0% 5 61.8 62.5 61.8 63.2 0.7
7.|-- wowrack.com 0.0% 5 60.4 60.7 59.7 61.8 1.0
8.|-- 88-244-216.wowrack.net 0.0% 5 60.1 60.3 60.0 61.0 0.5
9.|-- 88-244-216.wowrack.net 0.0% 5 61.0 60.4 60.2 61.0 0.4
10.|-- 88-244-216.wowrack.net 0.0% 5 59.8 59.8 59.8 59.9 0.0
11.|-- 216.244.88.68 0.0% 5 60.1 61.1 60.1 62.2 1.0
12.|-- lenny.sailboatowners.com 0.0% 5 60.2 60.3 60.2 60.3 0.1

Non-working
8.|-- mini-b6-link.ip.twelve99. 0.0% 5 26.1 26.3 24.3 28.9 1.7
9.|-- chi-bb2-link.ip.twelve99. 0.0% 5 32.5 33.0 32.5 33.8 0.7
10.|-- chi-b24-link.ip.twelve99. 0.0% 5 33.1 34.9 32.9 37.3 2.1
11.|-- chi-bb1-link.ip.twelve99. 20.0% 5 31.5 33.9 31.5 37.1 2.5
12.|-- den-bb1-link.ip.twelve99. 0.0% 5 70.7 55.0 49.9 70.7 8.9
13.|-- sjo-bb3-link.ip.twelve99. 20.0% 5 82.3 82.3 80.9 83.7 1.2
14.|-- sea-b1-link.ip.twelve99.n 0.0% 5 114.6 114.9 113.7 115.9 0.9
15.|-- ??? 100.0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
16.|-- 88-244-216.wowrack.net 0.0% 5 115.7 116.7 113.3 123.5 3.9
17.|-- 88-244-216.wowrack.net 0.0% 5 117.6 118.6 113.9 131.0 7.1
18.|-- 216.244.88.68 0.0% 5 118.6 118.3 114.1 122.1 3.9
19.|-- ??? 100.0 5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
 

soarchrist

IT Bosun
May 11, 2023
3
Tug Boat Chesapeake Bay
Good afternoon, everyone,

SBO IT guy here, Scott. First, I want to apologize for the access issues some of you have experienced recently, and also for how long it took us to track down and address the problem.

We've made some changes to our security system that was incorrectly blocking traffic from certain sources, including some VPN users and Starlink connections. If you were having trouble accessing the site, there's a good chance this was the cause.

Would you mind giving the site another try and letting us know how things are working now? If you're still having problems, please send me a DM with a screenshot or a detailed description of the error message you're seeing. The more information we have, the faster we can track down any remaining gremlins hiding in the bilge. I'm watching this thread, too, for new errors.

Thank you for your patience while we worked through this. We appreciate it more than you know.

Fair winds,
Scott Dillon
 

jssailem

SBO Weather and Forecasting Forum Jim & John
Oct 22, 2014
24,453
CAL 35 Cruiser #21 moored EVERETT WA
Thank you, Scott, for the explanation. These things happen.

I am wondering. If members are having problems accessing the site, it seems likely that they can not see your message. Have you sent this message out to the members' email addresses provided at registration? Perhaps just the frequent users who have not been on the site in the past 4 months.
 
Apr 5, 2009
3,288
Catalina '88 C30 tr/bs Oak Harbor, WA
I was unable to get in for several days on my Starlink connection. I tried several times each day and yesterday it went through so whatever was happening, resolved itself.
 

colemj

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Jul 13, 2004
1,033
Dolphin Catamaran Dolphin 460 Mystic, CT
I was unable to connect through Starlink for a week, then the connection returned for a few days, then went out again.

There is no error message - it just spins its wheels and never connects.

Starlink resolves my IP to New Zealand, but I am in French Polynesia.

I am still unable to access the site through Starlink without using a VPN with a Miami IP address. Using a VPN is not normal usage for me - just using it now for this site only.

Mark
 

soarchrist

IT Bosun
May 11, 2023
3
Tug Boat Chesapeake Bay
I love the quick responses. Ok, so for most of of you that are you still having issues, what is the URL that you're trying to access? shop.sailboatowners.com? hunter.sailboatowners.com? https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/? That will help me track it down too.

@jssailem, I hear ya. There have been some customer service related tickets with access for people that can't even get into the forums. I've emailed them directly. It appears though, like these other users, that some are able to access the forums but not the SBO store, which is what I'm trying to track down.

Thanks everyone! Keep sending me your messages!

Scott
 
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Sep 17, 2022
193
Catalina 22 Oolagah
I love the quick responses. Ok, so for most of of you that are you still having issues, what is the URL that you're trying to access? shop.sailboatowners.com? hunter.sailboatowners.com? https://sbo.sailboatowners.com/? That will help me track it down too.

@jssailem, I hear ya. There have been some customer service related tickets with access for people that can't even get into the forums. I've emailed them directly. It appears though, like these other users, that some are able to access the forums but not the SBO store, which is what I'm trying to track down.

Thanks everyone! Keep sending me your messages!

Scott
The sailboatowners.com works fine and I can browse the store. The issue starts when I try to log in, try to go directly to the forums, etc.

George
 
Sep 26, 2008
765
Hunter 340 0 Wickford, RI
I‘m back on as of this morning. Using Cox WIFI. All I was seeing was a sentence saying “click here to access” . But that didn’t work either. All is good now.