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    Can't reach UK Dell Outlet site

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jgrogan, Aug 12, 2009.

  1. jgrogan

    jgrogan Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi all

    I am in the UK and I cannot seem to reach

    http://outlet.euro.dell.com/......

    I tried flushing my DNS cache but still cannot ping outlet.euro.dell.com at all. I can get to the outlet marketing blurb page (where you select if you are shopping for Business or Home), but after that I either:

    1. get a "Cannot find Server" message
    or
    2. get redirected to the non-outlet product pages.

    Really weird - I'm sure it's my setup; it started happening after Dell revamped their outlet website.

    I don't have anything out of the ordinary in my setup (I use FF3.5 & Avira Premium Security Suite).

    Any ideas?

    TIA.
    JG
     
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    Fragilexx Get'cha head in the game

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    Cin' Anathema

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    Try this link..I couldn't get to your linky, :(

    http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/dfh/Laptops/ct.aspx?refid=notebooks&s=dfh&cs=ukdfh1


    Cin...
     
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    PlasmaBomb Notebook Consultant

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    It had been down for a couple of days, although it seems OK now...
     
    PlasmaBomb, Aug 13, 2009
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    Thanks all for trying, but I'm still stuck.

    Both your links send me to non-Outlet Dell pages (and although I'd love an Adamo, I'm not that rich...maybe one day!)

    Thanks anyway.

    Best wishes
    JG
     
    jgrogan, Aug 14, 2009
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    Still no luck - "Firefox cannot find the server at outlet.euro.dell.com". I know the site's there - I can reach it from work.

    Maybe I'm blacklisted (optional LOL here!)

    I'm going to try it through an anonymising proxy.

    Thx
    J
     
    jgrogan, Aug 14, 2009
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    Okay - done. Privoxy+Tor = site found! Amazing!

    So, although this is not conclusive, if I masquerade as if coming from somewhere else, I'm fine. But if my request comes via my static IP, no go.

    What gives? Any ideas?

    J.
     
    jgrogan, Aug 14, 2009
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    Yet more.

    My lappy (XPS M1330), connected to same home network, can connect to the UK Dell Outlet without problems. However my desktop cannot. This has to be a s/w issue. Probably Avira, but I cannot think why just now. :confused:

    Thanks all,
    J.
     
    jgrogan, Aug 14, 2009
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