[Solved]IBM Manuals Link not responding

rpuhlman · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 7:49 pm

Good day to all,

For the past week or so, I have not been able to access the IBM Manuals link. I click on it, but it churns away until it finally dies. I am able to access all other links. Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Rick

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:02 pm

it is not just an issue with the manuals link ...
Something is rotten in the state of Denmark

just entering in the browser
www.ibmmainframes.com takes about 5 minutes to show the page
but using
www.ibmmainframes.com/index.php the reply is almost immediate

nothing wrong on the other site for both
www.ibmmainframeforum.com
www.ibmmainframeforum.com/index.php

and as You said it' s just about one week

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:02 pm

I've just tried with Windows XP and IE. Didn't wait long enough to see if it "died", but not usable. Same with Ubuntu and Firefox.

I guess at about the same time going to www.ibmmainframes.com in Firefox became unusable, although it would "eventually" get there.

I assumed the latter was just me :-), so worked around it.

rpuhlman · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:27 pm

Thanks gents ...

I tried the links you provided Enrico, and it takes me to the forum home page ok, however, as soon as I click on the IBM Manuals link, I time out. Bill, I don't have the luxury of Firefox or Ubuntu at work (only IE) but thanks for the idea.

I haven't tried at home yet, but I will tonight and see what happens there. I'll start with IE, then Firefox and then Ubuntu. Maybe my company has put some kind of constraint(s) on that particular link. I would hate to go back to carrying all my manuals

Thanks again,
Rick

Akatsukami · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 8:56 pm

I don't think that it's a company access restriction issue; I have the same problem from home.

However, going directly to the IBM sites seems to work (for me, at least).

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enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:05 pm

yes....
www.ibmmainframes.com/
is the only url veryyyyyyy slowwwwwwww

the browser does not seem to make any difference
I am a MAC user checked with Safari and Firefox

Bill Woodger · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 9:10 pm

Eventually the manuals were presented to me. The manuals are picked up form an IBM site. If you go there, there should not be a problem.

Basically the manuals and the "posts since last vist" page I was using are very similar, with advertising stuff scattered around. Looks like the Poll changed since I last noticed it, but no idea if significant.

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Let me know the status now Rick.

enrico-sorichetti · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:14 pm

seems better ,
thank You
enrico

rpuhlman · Posted: Tue Feb 07, 2012 10:46 pm

Hey everyone,

The IBM Manual link is working now! Thanks to everyone for the helpful ideas and a special shout out to McMillan for fixing the problem!

Take care,
Rick

Anuj Dhawan · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2012 2:55 pm

Thanks.

Little late to the party but wanted to say thanks. And actually, could not report it because could not log in at all. This site is becoming the part of the life!