[WLUG] 'Forbidden' website

[Carl T. Miller]

Apparently the moosjaw website is hosted on a website
which uses a Content Delivery Network (CDN).  Depending
on your location and/or your ISP you will get different
IP addresses.  This ensures that you connect to a web
proxy server that is close to you.

It's possible that there is a problem with the actual
website and the problem is slowly being updated on the
proxy servers.  It's also possible that it's one or
more proxy servers misconfigured.  In an event, all you
can do is wait and hope that it gets fixed soon.

By the way, it's not surprising that you got the error
message you saw when using https to connect to an IP
address.  Although certificates can be created for IP
addresses, they are typically only created for domains
or hostnames.

Since they probably host many websites, connecting to
an IP address is not likely to open the website you
want to see.

c


Jim Irrer wrote:
> Hi -
>
> I'm trying to unravel a web security problem on my home desktop Xubuntu
> machine.
>
> When I try to visit https://www.moosejaw.com/ I get:
>
>
> *Error Code: 403 (Forbidden )Server stopped processing your
> request(ID:2068051582). *
>
> Pinging it gets:
>
> ping www.moosejaw.com
> PING b2b57520ef4f01311ce112313d08f98b.yottaa.net (204.2.133.51) 56(84)
> bytes of data.
>
> I don't know if this is relevant, but pinging from a different host on a
> different network gets a different IP:
>
> ping www.moosejaw.com
> PING b2b57520ef4f01311ce112313d08f98b.yottaa.net (204.2.131.91) 56(84)
> bytes of data.
>
> It also fails on the desktop if I use a different account or different
> browsers. I have also tried completely
> erasing all browser history, but it still fails.
>
> If I try to use my tablet from home on the same network as the failing PC,
> it works fine, so it would seem
> to be confined to my desktop PC.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> One more thing I tried was to try to browse to https://204.2.133.51/ , but
> got the response:
>
> Your connection is not secure
>
> The owner of 204.2.133.51 has configured their website improperly. To
> protect your information from being stolen, Firefox has not connected to
> this website.
>
> Learn more…
>
> Report errors like this to help Mozilla identify and block malicious sites
>
> 204.2.133.51 uses an invalid security certificate.
>
> The certificate is only valid for the following names:
>   www.yottaa.net, *.elementbrand.com, *.elementjapan.com,
> *.gregzammuto.com,
> *.rvca.com, ac-dc.power.com, au.billabong.com, cd.honestqa.com,
> cdn.burlingtoncoatfactory.com, cert-3.yottaa-support.net,
> development.joann.com, f1.ebags.com, gate-driver.power.com,
> igbt-driver.power.com, led-driver.power.com, medelita.gscadmin.com,
> prod.shoplc.com, qa.mountainsteals.com, rad.ebags.com,
> rewards.moosejaw.com,
> stage-cdn.burlingtoncoatfactory.com, stage.offbroadwayshoes.com,
> stage.pepboys.com, stage.shoebuy.com, stage.shoes.com,
> static-dev63-image.shoplc.com, tags.ebags.com, thursdayboots.com,
> traffictest.ebags.com, www.diningbycandlelight.com, www.eagleinvsys.com,
> www.evemattress.co.uk, www.jny.com, www.jockey.ca, www.joesjeans.com,
> www.judaica.com, www.jwines.com, www.killcliff.com, www.lnt.com,
> www.mileskimball.com, www.moosejaw.com, www.mountainsteals.com,
> www.officefurniture.com, www.power.com, www.samsonite.com.hk,
> www.samsonite.com.sg, www.samsonitemall.co.kr, www.scentiments.com,
> www.shoebuy.com, www.shoes.com, www.sleeptrain.com, www.tillys.com,
> www.watties.co.nz, www.yummicandles.com, yottaa.net
>
> Error code: SSL_ERROR_BAD_CERT_DOMAIN
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> - Jim
>
> Jim Irrer     irrer at umich.edu       (734) 647-4409
> University of Michigan Hospital Radiation Oncology
> 519 W. William St.             Ann Arbor, MI 48103-4943
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