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looks like a grudge thing . PCGB have been down all day.
This is what I get ' Provider error '80004005' Unspecified error /js/globalfunctions.asp, line 728 '
Who is going to be next I wonder ?

Nah, that looks like a .NET error where it either cannot locate or cannot connect to its SQL database server.

A Microsoft snafu, IOW

Things seem to be getting back to normal here now, when I click on "Active Topics" near the top left it works. I've only been here a few months, but I missed it when it was down.

Still down, admin are aware of it. Sadly, some admin don't have a clue how to fix it!

Seems it's not that difficult to at least start to find the problem:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error '80004005'
[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (PreLoginHandshake()).] General network error.

This is often a firewall / router issue. Test that your web server can ping the SQL Server (both by name and IP) and make sure that your connection string points to a valid IP address or network name.

Found about halfway down this page:
http://tutorials.aspfaq.com/8000xxxxx-e ... rrors.html

I have no idea what you are talking about Nick ....its all foreign to me

Don't think its anything at my end as I can get all other tabbed sites.
ps. looks like its back up again

[quote="NXI20"
Seems it's not that difficult to at least start to find the problem:

Microsoft OLE DB Provider for SQL Server error '80004005'
[DBNETLIB][ConnectionOpen (PreLoginHandshake()).] General network error.

This is often a firewall / router issue. Test that your web server can ping the SQL Server (both by name and IP) and make sure that your connection string points to a valid IP address or network name.

Found about halfway down this page:
http://tutorials.aspfaq.com/8000xxxxx-e ... rrors.html[/quote]

Lmao, you have no idea how much sense that doesn't make to we ordinary mortals!

Problem was handed over to some techy people, probably in Bangalore, and it's all back to normal.