[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Wi-Fi help

[Harriet J. Cohen]

I also get my Internet service from RCN/Astound. When I try to reach 
macys.com, I get this message, both with my VPN on and with my VPN off:
>Access Denied
>You don't have permission to access the requested URL on this server.
>Reference: 0.6824c317.1761949060.69a9d062
>
I have in the past been able to access macys.com. I wonder what's up.

Harriet



------ Original Message ------
>From "Ken Pogran via LCTG" <lctg at lists.toku.us>
To "Adam Broun" <abroun at gmail.com>
Cc "Lexington Computer and Technology Group" <lctg at lists.toku.us>
Date 10/31/2025 6:10:55 PM
Subject Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Wi-Fi help

Adam,

I think you're right; it's pretty clear that's the case.   And it's not 
that connectivity, per se, is blocked.  Rather, the "web site" is 
serving up a page with an "ACCESS DENIED" error message, stating "You do 
not have permission to access the requested URL on this server."

I do have a paid VPN service available, and access to macys.com works 
just fine.    So Macy's web site service provider has some sort of beef 
with connections from  RCN/Astound.

Ken

Adam Broun via LCTG wrote on 10/31/25 5:59 PM:
>There's a good chance those websites are blocking your specific ISP.  
>Nothing to do with your routers.  The only answer is to hotspot off 
>your phone (thus using a different ISP effectively) or using a paid VPN 
>that isnt being blocked by that website's provider.
>
>On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM carllazarus--- via LCTG < 
>lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>>Open a command window on your pc and type tracert followed by the URL 
>>you are trying to reach.  Example:  tracert www.google.com .  It 
>>returns a list of the hops being made on route to that web location.  
>>The first hop is to your router, which will probably have an address 
>>like 192.168.68.1.
>>
>>
>>
>>-- Carl
>>
>>
>>
>>From: LCTG <lctg-bounces+carllazarus= comcast.net at lists.toku.us> On 
>>Behalf Of Harry Forsdick via LCTG
>>Sent: Friday, October 31, 2025 5:26 PM
>>To: Peter Albin <palbin24 at yahoo.com>
>>Cc: Harry Forsdick <forsdick at gmail.com>; Lexington Computer and 
>>Technology Group < lctg at lists.toku.us>
>>Subject: Re: [Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Wi-Fi help
>>
>>
>>
>>Peter,
>>
>>
>>
>>Although I can't remember much from my networking days, I do remember 
>>that if you type traceroute (Mac) or tracert (PC) you used to be able 
>>to figure out how your data was being routed.  I just tried it from my 
>>Mac and couldn't make any sense of the information returned.
>>
>>
>>
>>You may be looking for something else...
>>
>>
>>
>>-- Harry
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Harry Forsdick <http://www.forsdick.com/resume/>
>>Town Meeting Member Precinct 7 <http://lexingtontmma.org/>
>>harry at forsdick.com 
>><https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=harry@forsdick.com>
>>www.forsdick.com
>>
>>
>>
>>46 Burlington St.
>>Lexington, MA 02420 <https://goo.gl/xZXT2F>
>>(781) 799-6002 (mobile) <callto:17817996002>
>>
>>
>>
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>>On Fri, Oct 31, 2025 at 5:16 PM Peter Albin via LCTG < 
>>lctg at lists.toku.us> wrote:
>>
>>>I have an Asus RT-AX5400 router. When I access one specific website, 
>>>I
>>>receive "Access Denied." If I use my cell phone for internet access
>>>instead of the Wi-Fi I am able to access the same website without any
>>>issues.
>>>
>>>How do I find out where or how the router is blocking my access? Is 
>>>it a
>>>different issue?
>>>
>>>Thanks!
>>>
>>>Peter
>>>
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