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Forum Index : Microcontroller and PC projects : HELP ! Error accesing geoffg.net site
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Positron Newbie  Joined: 09/08/2015 Location: ArgentinaPosts: 20 |
I'm repeatedly having trouble accesing https://geoffg.net/, I get connection timeouts. Is there an alternative site where I can download PicoMite executables and documentation ? Thanks and regards, Positron (user of the original Microchip PIC MMBASIC versions !) |
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KeepIS Guru  Joined: 13/10/2014 Location: AustraliaPosts: 2102 |
Worked instantly for me in AU, so site itself is not the problem. Welcome to the forum, I'm sure someone can help out if you need to get the files another way. . Edited 2026-02-13 10:41 by KeepIS NANO:Inverter V 8.2ks - Linux AvrDude GUI script V4.1 |
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phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3135 |
Adding the "www" also works here. https://www.geoffg.net/ Tried to upload the .ZIP to here but it is too big. If you know which particular .uf2 files and documents you want I can try to do them individually. |
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Gizmo Admin Group  Joined: 05/06/2004 Location: AustraliaPosts: 5175 |
This would more likely be a local internet issue. The internet as a whole is being a bit clunky lately. Definitely do phil99's suggestion, use the full www. Some DNS's servers are not set up well and dropping the www can go nowhere. Glenn The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago, the second best time is right now. JAQ |
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| Bleep Guru Joined: 09/01/2022 Location: United KingdomPosts: 780 |
I've been getting this for a while now on my home broad band, which is actually a mobile connection, I think it is the mobile provider blocking it for some random reason. If I use my phone tethered, different mobile network it connects fine. So try connecting using a different route. Regards Kevin |
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| Positron Newbie Joined: 09/08/2015 Location: ArgentinaPosts: 20 |
Still unable to access the site on my broadband connection, but fortunately using my cellphone it worked :)) It also worked using my broadband through a public proxy server (like proxysite.com) What a wonderfull community, thank you all for your help !. I'm eager to try this fantastic implementation on the Pico. Edited 2026-02-14 09:59 by Positron |
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LeoNicolas Guru Joined: 07/10/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 566 |
Have you tried to run a traceroutre? Years ago I had a similar problem accessing Apple's website from the network of a company I was working for. We found the problem was caused by a bad route inside the network provider network |
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Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8760 |
I've been watching this thread and testing occasionally. I've had no problems at all. https://geoffg.net/ works for me every time. I only need to enter "geoffg.net" into the browser. Are you getting an error message like 404 or anything, Positron? I'm wondering if it's a local DNS lookup problem with your ISP or possibly a boundary cache server playing up. It might be worth contacting your ISP anyway. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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homa Guru Joined: 05/11/2021 Location: GermanyPosts: 561 |
No problem from Germany either. |
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Grogster Admin Group Joined: 31/12/2012 Location: New ZealandPosts: 9935 |
Works instantly from New Zealand. No error. I agree with Mick. Sounds like it MIGHT be a local DNS issue, in that your local ISP is blocking this website for reasons best known to themselves. Perhaps it was reported by someone or a bot or something, as a security risk or some other such rubbish. ISP's can make false-positives, and Geoff's site might be a victim of that by your ISP. The fact it works for you with a proxy server or on your cellphone, suggests it is something you need to ask your ISP about, as it looks like them specifically, who are blocking that site, and they may not even be aware that they are - bots do stuff like this in the background sometimes, and until someone questions the ISP staff, they don't even know the site is being blocked!   Smoke makes things work. When the smoke gets out, it stops! |
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| LeoNicolas Guru Joined: 07/10/2020 Location: CanadaPosts: 566 |
Have you tried to use another DNS server? Cloudflare provides a free one https://developers.cloudflare.com/1.1.1.1/ip-addresses/ |
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| Positron Newbie Joined: 09/08/2015 Location: ArgentinaPosts: 20 |
Great advice here, thanks a lot. Been out of town for a short vacation, will test changing DNS and report back. |
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| Positron Newbie Joined: 09/08/2015 Location: ArgentinaPosts: 20 |
Tested using the 1.1.1.1 Cloudflare DNS... geoffg.net did not work (every other site worked), returned ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT. The plot thikens... an intenational conspiracy against me using MMBASIC again ? ;) Cheers, positron. |
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| phil99 Guru Joined: 11/02/2018 Location: AustraliaPosts: 3135 |
Here is the main manual. Let me know which other manuals you want and I can upload them too. Most of the firmware files are already on this forum in @Matherp's posts in the firmware threads. PicoMite_User_Manual.pdf Edited 2026-02-20 08:20 by phil99 Footnote added 2026-02-20 08:42 by phil99 A shortcut to Peter's uploads. Scroll to the bottom, most of the zip file name is obscured but the file sizes are shown. The firmware zip files are mostly 7.7MB Footnote added 2026-02-20 08:43 by phil99 https://www.thebackshed.com/forum/uploads/matherp/ Footnote added 2026-02-20 10:45 by phil99 However when you hover the mouse over a file name the full name appears at the bottom of the window. |
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| Mixtel90 Guru Joined: 05/10/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 8760 |
Try the Google DNS on 8.8.8.8 or 8.8.4.4 They will sometimes work when others won't as they bypass some parts of the DNS system. Mick Zilog Inside! nascom.info for Nascom & Gemini Preliminary MMBasic docs & my PCB designs |
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TassyJim Guru Joined: 07/08/2011 Location: AustraliaPosts: 6506 |
Did you check https://www.isitdownrightnow.com/ Does your AV think it's dangerous? VK7JH MMedit |
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| Positron Newbie Joined: 09/08/2015 Location: ArgentinaPosts: 20 |
Thank you all again for your help, I can successfully access Geoff's site thru proxysite.com public DNS. I allready downloaded everything needed (thanks phil99 for your offer, and the link to Peter's uploads works perfectly, filenames are fully visible hovering over each line). TassyJim: the site is reachable testing with isitdownrightnow.com, and I am using Linux with no AV, a Raspberry Pi 5, not my main Workstation (but also fails there). So I conclude that the problem is with my damned ISP, I will fire up a support ticket and wait... Cheers, positron |
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