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Technical Issues - TPU Main Site & Forum (2023)

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TPU just dropped off for about 5 minutes :/
Other sites opened swiftly so not on my end.
 
Should of said dropped off for a few minutes not 5.
 
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oh w1zz... why you destroying my soul...

luckily i am having ice cream later today, so i don't care that much, but oh my just seems like a headache coming. i am going to be downvoted to hell LOL

RIP Lynx


edit: I have no idea why the voting system is showing in only this thread and no other thread, maybe my TPU is glitched, lol

 
Hi,
It's a question not a discussion is why it's setup like that.
Ask a mode to change it.
 
Hi,
It's a question not a discussion is why it's setup like that.
Ask a mode to change it.

thanks, I never noticed this before. weird
 
thanks, I never noticed this before. weird
Hi,
Yeah op's get that option when creating the threads
Hell I thought it was one of your threads at first I didn't see the link to it before I posted :oops:
 
I have now broken TPU multiple times searching through the VBIOS collection...

When multiple tabs come up with the 429 CAPTCHA, I closed all but one and found the requested traffic lights. Now techpowerup.com unexpectedly closed the connection, and I have to post this from my phone with Wi-Fi turned off.
This is still happening.
It's almost like there are two different systems being used - captcha, and the other one that just blocks you for ages.

I open quite a few pages, for example when comparing CPUs in the CPU database. I then see that some tabs that I have opened are requesting completion of a captcha. Even completing the captcha doesnt help, because presumably hitting the captcha multiple times just blocks you, before you can even try it.

I think the captcha should be decoupled from whatever the timeout/block is, so that completing any captcha will "unrestrict" you.
 
This is still happening.
It's almost like there are two different systems being used - captcha, and the other one that just blocks you for ages.

I open quite a few pages, for example when comparing CPUs in the CPU database. I then see that some tabs that I have opened are requesting completion of a captcha. Even completing the captcha doesnt help, because presumably hitting the captcha multiple times just blocks you, before you can even try it.

I think the captcha should be decoupled from whatever the timeout/block is, so that completing any captcha will "unrestrict" you.
Hi,
You try this yet ?
Yeah, send me an email to w1zzard@techpowerup.com with your IP if you still can't access
 
Hi,
You try this yet ?
No, because I do always get unblocked after a while (sometimes 30 mins or more). Just a bit annoying that it happens in the first place.
 
Yeah, send me an email to w1zzard@techpowerup.com with your IP if you still can't access

I wonder if you could just run a cached DB for public access separate from the main DB server and just have things like GPU-Z or your other internal tools utilize main.
 
No, because I do always get unblocked after a while (sometimes 30 mins or more). Just a bit annoying that it happens in the first place.
It will remember that you got blocked and will block you for longer and longer time, so email me at some point, I'll be gentle

because presumably hitting the captcha multiple times just blocks you, before you can even try it.
Hmm .. maybe I could change it so that showing the captcha doesn't count as "failed attempt"

edit: this has been completed. Previously you could load the captcha page 10 times (in 10 minutes) before it blocked you, now it's 50

I wonder if you could just run a cached DB for public access separate from the main DB server and just have things like GPU-Z or your other internal tools utilize main.
The issue is primarily with scraping/security, not server load. We're utilizing caching at all levels of the stack
 
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The issue is primarily with scraping/security, not server load. We're utilizing caching at all levels of the stack
People. :shadedshu:
It will remember that you got blocked and will block you for longer and longer time, so email me at some point, I'll be gentle
Will this prevent blocks in the future? I was thinking it was just for one occasion.
 
Good.

Would sending our IP allow for not being blocked in the first place?
 
Good.

Would sending our IP allow for not being blocked in the first place?
Your IP will change over time due to your ISP. If you use any sort of VPN software, it will be wildly different every request. There is therefore no benefit to whitelisting it, and significant security risks (if a scraper gets allocated your IP that was whitelisted). So there's no chance Wizz is going to do this.

I'm sure you'll survive the exponential backoff algorithm. Millions do every day.
 
It seems my IP address is being blocked since my first post (or 2) yesterday evening. My account is new but verified via email. I get no response at all from the TPU server. Had to use my phone with cell connection to post in the Forums today. It hasn’t been 24 hours yet so hopefully it self-resolves soon.
 
Hi,
Ublock origin sure has some issue with this thread I couldn't post there with it enabled
No issues anywhere else so far :/
 
Hi,
Ublock origin sure has some issue with this thread I couldn't post there with it enabled
No issues anywhere else so far :/
Filter is probably picking up the "adlink" in the thread name and blocking it
 
Filter is probably picking up the "adlink" in the thread name and blocking it
Hi,
I used the source link to their site and nothing was blocked :/
Only difference I noticed was the top orange post reply box was on the left end instead of the right end like all other news.. articles :/

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Even the bottom normal post reply was dead.
 
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