Just in time to greet you all a Merry Christmas and share a simple fix that may come in handy
By louievill
@louievill (28851)
Philippines
December 24, 2017 7:05pm CST
I had been unable to login to Mylot for I think a week of more, the site simply failed to load, all the other sites were fine except Mylot and 3 other sites, ummm...funny. I'm not a geek but neither am I naive nor stupid when doing simple computer trouble shooting so starting with the simplest I scanned my computer for viruses,it did not work, start and restarted the computer and modem, cleared history,cookies and cache, installed and reinstalled my web browser, tried out different browsers, configured my ip,changed my dns server to the best using an open source utilitydown load but still I could not access Mylot and the 3 other sites, 
Now funny things started entering my mind like Mylot and those sites blocked me ,
I tried pinging and doing all other weird stuff that I could read in " fix" blogs and forums, some I could hardly understand just to find out what was really wrong. After days of trying to get connected, I finally gave up
I just concentrated on my bitcoin and cryptocurrency projects but from time to time I would still try to check on Mylot if I could connect but nada, this is getting so frustrating, so in one of my crazy fits I pulled the plug out on everything, my modem, my wireless router, my pc, monitor, speakers and just stared blankly at them, damn cursed modern technology,
Time came that I had to get back to my bitcoin stash and other cryptos so I reconnected everything and lo and behold, I could access Mylot and the 3 other sites. so what exactly happened? I later found out ( in another forum) that whatever it was, it was caused by opening and being logged on to a particular site using several devices for extended periods of time, exactly what I was doing, while mylotting, Mylot open on my PC and open on my android when Im lying down and in another device.
I hope this would be helpful incase you encounter a similar problem, I read forums and even experts had difficulty fixing it when the solution was very simple. JUST TURN OF AND UNPLUG EVERYTHING FOR A FEW MINUTES. Anyway I could log in again to once again join you and just in time to greet everyone a MERRY , MERRY CHRISTMAS
Now funny things started entering my mind like Mylot and those sites blocked me , I tried pinging and doing all other weird stuff that I could read in " fix" blogs and forums, some I could hardly understand just to find out what was really wrong. After days of trying to get connected, I finally gave up
I just concentrated on my bitcoin and cryptocurrency projects but from time to time I would still try to check on Mylot if I could connect but nada, this is getting so frustrating, so in one of my crazy fits I pulled the plug out on everything, my modem, my wireless router, my pc, monitor, speakers and just stared blankly at them, damn cursed modern technology,
Time came that I had to get back to my bitcoin stash and other cryptos so I reconnected everything and lo and behold, I could access Mylot and the 3 other sites. so what exactly happened? I later found out ( in another forum) that whatever it was, it was caused by opening and being logged on to a particular site using several devices for extended periods of time, exactly what I was doing, while mylotting, Mylot open on my PC and open on my android when Im lying down and in another device.
I hope this would be helpful incase you encounter a similar problem, I read forums and even experts had difficulty fixing it when the solution was very simple. JUST TURN OF AND UNPLUG EVERYTHING FOR A FEW MINUTES. Anyway I could log in again to once again join you and just in time to greet everyone a MERRY , MERRY CHRISTMAS35 people like this
37 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
25 Dec 17
Oh dear what a nuisance to say the least Louie! I am so glad you figured it out.
Oh yes thanks so much and a very Merry Christmas to you and your family as well and perhaps you have the crooked pole decorated for Christmas lights.
Blessings on you and your family xoxo
Blessings on you and your family xoxo6 people like this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
It's so nice to see you again, Merry Christmas to you and your son, just tell me if you want the crooked pole shipped to your place, will ship it right away, I will pay for the shipping cost
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@TiarasOceanView (70035)
• United States
25 Dec 17
@louievill Sure why not..that would be the perfect present for me ahhaha thanks Louie..and what do you want from over here? I can ship it too.
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@Namelesss (3368)
• United States
25 Dec 17
I'll be damned, you just solved a problem we have been having. THANK YOU AND A MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
Yeah and while doing so I also got to fix other problems like slow loading sites due to my bad dns server, fixed accidentally.
I really felt that I had to share this because we now have several devices like mobile phones, we might leave a site open for a long time on several devices sharing the same ISP, I'm thinking now if this could be one reason some members left the site.
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I really felt that I had to share this because we now have several devices like mobile phones, we might leave a site open for a long time on several devices sharing the same ISP, I'm thinking now if this could be one reason some members left the site.4 people like this
@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Dec 17
I often see other Mylotters from your country. Perhaps in the past days your country has attacked by the typhoon and therefore some connection was lost and this is perhaps you can't login Mylot? I am glad you are back here. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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@youless (112103)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Dec 17
@louievill It is nice that the typhoon didn't affect in your side. Happy holiday
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
@youless but there is another one forming, hope it does not materialize
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
The typhoon is in the South, so far away it was never felt here in the Metropolis, but it did affect my mother's home province, I already had the problem before the typhoon.
Merry Christmas
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16520)
• China
25 Dec 17
I understand how you felt when had no access to Mylot.It happened to me on both Bubbles and Mylot and I was at a loss to know how to do then.Later on I could log in somehow.I commit your fix to memory,in case I would run cross the problem again.Merry Christmas!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
Merry Christmas yes that's a thing we should store in our memory bank.
yes that's a thing we should store in our memory bank.1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
I use to just restart the computer or modem, unplugging everything does more wonders especially now that using several devices is not uncommon.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
If there is one thing that would bring out my bad side inside the house it's missing things and internet connection problems, brings out the Mr.Hyde in Dr.Jekyll having a great time, Merry Christmas to you and your family too Judy
having a great time, Merry Christmas to you and your family too Judy1 person likes this
@shaggin (71633)
• United States
26 Dec 17
@louievill hmm I don’t sign out of mylot either from devise to device but only have one open and in use at a time. I assume the site thinks a hacker is accessing your account so it blocks one from entering?
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
Hassle it was That's another thing, I don't log out of Mylot, I want it to be there without signing in when ever I use my device so it could had been open on my pc, I went to my room and Mylotted on my phone, so the site was open in 2 devices for a long time, I forgot the term geeks use when you do this, in short something gets screwed up lol.
That's another thing, I don't log out of Mylot, I want it to be there without signing in when ever I use my device so it could had been open on my pc, I went to my room and Mylotted on my phone, so the site was open in 2 devices for a long time, I forgot the term geeks use when you do this, in short something gets screwed up lol.2 people like this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Dec 17
@shaggin i don't really know, it's something beyond my knowledge or what I know or do for a living lol, perseverance in a way helped me haha and luck
and luck1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
17 Dec 18
Good there is no conflict, this post was I think years old but Christmas is timeless and always applicable.
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
26 Dec 17
I seldom get that error, although I do get a timeout error occasionally. But that's usually fixed after refreshing the page a couple of times.
If you continuously get the "site can't be reached" error, you can also try to uninstall the browser, defragment the hard drive and reinstall that browser.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
I have tried all that, in fact I just did not install and reinstall my browser but tried several on my PC and phone, the weird and funny thing is I could logon to Mylot only using " opera mini" on android but the menus would not drop down, and I could only scroll upto 10 discussions, really weird and funny. Mylot did not work on the regular Opera browser.
My hard drive does not need defragmentation since I had set it to defrag automatically, I also know that it's not fragmented files since I cannot access Mylot and the 3 sites on my phone or on any other device connected to that wireless router, so I narrowed it down and my conclusion was it was connection problem. thanks for the advice anyway.
thanks for the advice anyway.1 person likes this
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Dec 17
@cahaya1983 God knows how glad I am, I really missed Mylot
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@cahaya1983 (11121)
• Malaysia
27 Dec 17
@louievill Oh okay, yeah rebooting everything would usually solve the problem too. Glad it was resolved!
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@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Dec 19
Well I hope you have an upcoming Merry Christmas also this year of 2019. When I came here before I saw that you didn't write very often, but I didn't realize that you really don't write very often. Do you mind if I ask how well you do here just interacting on the pages of everyone else? The employee that I discussed earlier that joined may choose to mainly interact and not write discussions himself, although I really don't know his intent. I may find out tomorrow as we're doing a few jobs in wintry weather.
Oddly enough he is having problems getting mylot to load a discussion or whatever he was writing. It may have been a comment rather than a discussion. Although, he only has a phone to mylot on no computer or other devices. I might suggest that he and his dad who is providing the hotspot for the house to both turn their phones off for a few minutes and see if that makes a difference.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Dec 19
I use to write often but I have other things more profitable to do as of now, I open Mylot often just to react to a topic or topics I like at random, obviously it won't make me as much as those who write and interact at the same time. I'm an employer like you and I own my own business so Income from Mylot is not really my target as of now but I love the site, I love the people and I had been here for quite sometime now.
I use a phone, a PC, a tablet or whatever device is near me and I don't find any issues, perhaps it's a matter of getting used to. Yes perhaps restarting would help, I'm not so sure if sharing the same modem might give a similar IP that the site detects.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
12 Dec 19
@MarshaMusselman I ran a trading/junk business, I buy anything I could make profit on so long as it's legal, it's like a poor man's version of " Pawn stars " if you watched that, difference is I also buy recyclables even in very small amounts. Yes workers work for me to sort and refurbish stuffs that are still good others are simply recycled when it has reached the right volume to be sent to the next level of the recycling process.
@MarshaMusselman (38616)
• Midland, Michigan
12 Dec 19
@louievill I already talked with Alex about their situation so that shouldn't be a problem. Plus so far he's the only one that has signed up. It could be he ran out of time since he plays pool in Wednesday nights in a league.
What type of business so you have and do you have employees too?
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
29 Jan 18
happy coming Chinese Lunar New Year on February 15
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
It went up to 20,000 dollars or roughly 1 million Philippine pesos just a few days ago, for sure it would draw a lot of interest, I had been bitcoining for almost one and a half year already.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
@JustBhem ah yes, Im a hodler, meaning up or down I do not sell, I just hold on to them or trade them for other altcoins like ethereum, litecoins, doge, dash etc...and buy small amounts everyday in coinsph, I am making them my investment.
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@JustBhem (70555)
• Davao, Philippines
25 Dec 17
@louievill
That sounds a lot already. Did you get it?
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
26 Jan 18
For a computer challenge person like me I appreciate your advice and store it away for further use. I was unable to log in because I lost my User name (Numbers) and couldn't remember them I only returned a few days ago.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Jan 18
That's the reason I do not log out from this site on my phone and on my desk top, think the real issue is when we jump from one device to the other and leave the site open and logged in in both devices for a long time.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Jan 18
@Gita17112016 we also have bad internet, we have one of the slowest in the region but at least it's stable, think it's gonna change in a few more months since new players are coming in.
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@Gita17112016 (3611)
• Trinidad And Tobago
27 Jan 18
@louievill Wow! That thought never crossed my mind. You don't logged out? Your internet must be really good. Here my internet goes every 15 minutes or so, then I have to reset the WIFI router and wait a while for it to connect. Imagine my frustration.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
25 Dec 17
i use a pc and a phone, but not at the same time. i'm sure this will be helpful to other mylotters.
i've also had to overcome my fear of cables and to unplug and plug things back when this "new" cpu doesn't boot. one time, though, i pulled the wrong cable while someone was watching tv. oops!
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
Just don't leave it logged in and open on two or more devices, you are like my mother, afraid of electric plugs lol. Nothing to lose if you study how the connections are made then perhaps you will have more self confidence.
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@hereandthere (45651)
• Philippines
26 Dec 17
@louievill true. it was about 3, 4 years ago when i started replacing light bulbs. better late than never! hahaha! but i still recognize there's a limit to what i can and cannot understand. but a little knowledge is still better than none at all. hahaha!
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
It's nice to see you again Dianne, Happy New Year to you too
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
10 Jan 18
Im the curious type who loves to continously learn new things, build new things and fix stuffs. My interests are also varied from simple to complex, antiques and vintage items to modern and hi-tech.. Your very lucky to have a hubby who is a tech, it's these things that really gets on our nerves. Lol
. Your very lucky to have a hubby who is a tech, it's these things that really gets on our nerves. Lol1 person likes this
@cintol (11261)
• United States
10 Jan 18
@louievill I understand, the technical world is not my friend, so glad he is here to take over that for me. lol
@Deepizzaguy (94185)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Dec 17
I also wish you a Merry Christmas.
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@Deepizzaguy (94185)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Dec 17
@louievill My pleasure.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
27 Dec 17
I think there is no problem, so long as it is not open at the same time, Mylot does not logout even if you close the windows, think it is fine so long as it is not open even if you are logged in
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