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#169447 - 12/01/06 10:55 AM "firewall' problems?
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this is the second user with this 'firewall' problem i have had since i changed to version 7 two days ago. any clues whats up?

Hi Marty,
All of the sudden this evening I started to get this error message (below) when attempting to post or PM someone. No firewall changes on my end.
Thanks for any insight you may be able to offer.

DB

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"We cannot proceed.
The host from which you are accessing the board is not recognized as a valid host. This is more than likely related to a firewall issue that is blocking the referer variable. Check your firewall settings and try again."
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#169448 - 12/01/06 10:57 AM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: mcasado]
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more on above situation

Hi Marty,
FYI, reset firewall to no protection and still had the problem.
Also, when I pull up a reply box or a PM form, the status message in the bottom of window always says "error on page" or "done with errors" for whatever it's worth...... then nothing happens when I try to send or I get the errore message as mentoined above...
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#169456 - 12/01/06 12:41 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: mcasado]
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See if these previous threads help:

"valid host" / firewall error?

User with firewall issue

Make sure they check Norton Security or anything else they have running...
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#169459 - 12/01/06 02:34 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: jgeoff]
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Also, ask them to copy the url they're using when trying to post, it's possible that they're using a "non-www" version of your URL and it's not setup to accept posts from the control panel.

Re-Iterration, these are differant URLs and both need to be in the "accepted hosts" for your site.:
http://ubbcentral.com/
http://www.ubbcentral.com/
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#169462 - 12/01/06 03:34 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: Gizmo]
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Disabling HTTP Referer Check fixed it. should i test it with the 'www' added into the accepted hosts?

what is the downside to turning off http referrer check?
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#169468 - 12/01/06 04:07 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: mcasado]
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Turning off the http referrer check won't guarantee that forms submitted came from your site(s) only.

In Control Panel » Primary Settings » Advanced Options » Domains for HTTP Referrer Check: Add both domains as shown in the example and try enabling the referrer check again and see if that does it...

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#169470 - 12/01/06 04:12 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: jgeoff]
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ok thanks appreciate the help
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#169488 - 12/01/06 08:10 PM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: jgeoff]
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Originally Posted By: jgeoff
Turning off the http referrer check won't guarantee that forms submitted came from your site(s) only.


"Spam" is the "danger", it is not recommeded to ever disable the httpd referrer check.

And yes, you should try it with both the www and non-www in there, i have multiple as:
Code:
http://www.undergroundnews.com|http://www.undergroundnews.net|http://www.undergroundnews.org


I don't allow users to access my site without a "www" on the domain, you could update it as:
Code:
http://www.undergroundnews.com|http://undergroundnews.com
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#169524 - 12/02/06 05:59 AM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: Gizmo]
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I have 1 member that reported back to me that he can not
see uploaded images ?

Do i need to include the sub domain that the images
are uploaded it in the reffer check ?

http://www.mydomain.com|www.images.mydomain.com

Its a strange problem, as he say's it only our site that
he has issues with viewing images on the sub domian. (Uploads)
Any images on the main domain show fine ?
It has been going on since 7.0 and i enabled the upload
and switched the directory too the subdomain.

Any idea's - about the reffer check what should i put in there?
I do have the main domain listed currently.
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#169525 - 12/02/06 07:23 AM Re: "firewall' problems? [Re: Mark S]
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The referrer check is only for sites authorised to POST content on your forums; do you have any type of hotlink protction setup for your site?
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