Problems accessing the site

TG · 26th February 2006

If you keep getting Gateway timeout errors and what not when accessing the site (and it's not around 5am or 1pm), then it's probably the ADSL transparent proxies that are messing you around.

I don't have this problem because I've configured cache.saix.co.za port 8080 as my proxy server.

The quickest way to do this is in your browser:

Firefox:
Tools->Options->Connection Settings
Manual Proxy Configuration
HTTP Proxy: cache.saix.net Port 8080
[X] Use this proxy server for all protocols

Internet Explorer:
Tools->Internet Options->Connections Tab
Now, if you have a PPPoE connection via Windows, select that connection in the box at the top, and click SETTINGS.

OR, if your router or firewall does the connection, click LAN SETTINGS.

[X] Use a proxy server for this connection/for your LAN
Address: cache.saix.net Port 8080
[X] Bypass proxy server for local addresses

IPCop:
If you have an IPCop (like me), then you can configure the SAIX proxy as your proxy uplink, and then configure your browser to use the ipcop proxy (or set it to transparent in the ipcop settings).
If you've got an IPCop, I'm sure you don't need me to hold your hand on how to do this.

NOTE: I've noticed that the SAIX proxy server won't allow you to connect to some sites (like clanwars.co.za) for some reason. If you come across an 'access denied by cbt-saix.something' then you can add the address you're trying to reach to your browser proxy bypass.

For Internet Explorer, it's under the ADVANCED connection settings.
For FF it's the box labeled 'No proxy for:'

Hope this helps.