Having problem accessing china website

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Hi,

Recently I having problem accessing china website. I'm using singtel fiber. Anyone having the same problem? Thanks.
 

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I have the exact same problem. I'm on Singtel Fibre too.

Websites that I have issues accessing:
- https://items.taobao.com/
- https://detail.tmall.com/

When I do a ping on items.taobao.com, the DNS resolves to na61-na62.wagbridge.alibaba.taobao.com.gds.alibabadns.com (203.119.207.126). Taobao does some DNS load-balancing and IP rotation on items.taobao.com so you might get an entirely different IP. I cannot ping any of the IP addresses that items.taobao.com resolves to. However, I was able to ping it from another site.

Router and ONT resets have not helped. The fact that other people like me are experiencing this leads me to believe that that either certain servers in China are blocking Singtel IPs, or Singtel is dropping the packet on their side.
 

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I have the exact same problem. I'm on Singtel Fibre too.

Websites that I have issues accessing:
- https://items.taobao.com/
- https://detail.tmall.com/

When I do a ping on items.taobao.com, the DNS resolves to na61-na62.wagbridge.alibaba.taobao.com.gds.alibabadns.com (203.119.207.126). Taobao does some DNS load-balancing and IP rotation on items.taobao.com so you might get an entirely different IP. I cannot ping any of the IP addresses that items.taobao.com resolves to. However, I was able to ping it from another site.

Router and ONT resets have not helped. The fact that other people like me are experiencing this leads me to believe that that either certain servers in China are blocking Singtel IPs, or Singtel is dropping the packet on their side.

Some websites have been blocked and not allowed to access. Nothing wrong.
 

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I have the exact same problem. I'm on Singtel Fibre too.

Websites that I have issues accessing:
- https://items.taobao.com/
- https://detail.tmall.com/

When I do a ping on items.taobao.com, the DNS resolves to na61-na62.wagbridge.alibaba.taobao.com.gds.alibabadns.com (203.119.207.126). Taobao does some DNS load-balancing and IP rotation on items.taobao.com so you might get an entirely different IP. I cannot ping any of the IP addresses that items.taobao.com resolves to. However, I was able to ping it from another site.

Router and ONT resets have not helped. The fact that other people like me are experiencing this leads me to believe that that either certain servers in China are blocking Singtel IPs, or Singtel is dropping the packet on their side.

This should has nothing to do with SingTel but rather reorganisation from Taobao/Tmall side.

You should just go from the top domain like www.taobao.com and www.tmall.com

I tried to use SingTel Fibre broadband, SingTel Mobile Data and Wireless@SGx (with M1) and got the same results for both URL.
 
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Hi,

Recently I having problem accessing china website. I'm using singtel fiber. Anyone having the same problem? Thanks.

Which China websites? You may want to post more details.
 

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Which China websites? You may want to post more details.

I tried a few China websites and all cannot enter. Like Taobao. Can enter but cannot search. I use hp can as is the app. Previously my office also cannot and Fri can. Need to see is it singtel.
 

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I have the exact same problem. I'm on Singtel Fibre too.

Websites that I have issues accessing:
- https://items.taobao.com/
- https://detail.tmall.com/

When I do a ping on items.taobao.com, the DNS resolves to na61-na62.wagbridge.alibaba.taobao.com.gds.alibabadns.com (203.119.207.126). Taobao does some DNS load-balancing and IP rotation on items.taobao.com so you might get an entirely different IP. I cannot ping any of the IP addresses that items.taobao.com resolves to. However, I was able to ping it from another site.

Router and ONT resets have not helped. The fact that other people like me are experiencing this leads me to believe that that either certain servers in China are blocking Singtel IPs, or Singtel is dropping the packet on their side.

I think is singtel.
 

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I tried a few China websites and all cannot enter. Like Taobao. Can enter but cannot search. I use hp can as is the app. Previously my office also cannot and Fri can. Need to see is it singtel.

Just use the mobile app then which works fine.

Most likely it has nothing to do with SingTel, just changes from Taobao side.
 

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Just use the mobile app then which works fine.

Most likely it has nothing to do with SingTel, just changes from Taobao side.
pc easier to use lol. I also cannot enter other China websites. Something to do with USA and China relationship now? We should be neutral.
 

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Taobao app some pages cannot load with SingTel wifi. I switch to singtel data is ok.
 

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My office is also singtel. Last week also cannot go into China website. Now OK. My home still cannot. May I know where is the problem? Thanks.
May be it is some problem with the site itself. Do you see some message saying that you are not allowed to access the site?
 

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May be it is some problem with the site itself. Do you see some message saying that you are not allowed to access the site?
i got the below msg. i dont think taobao will down.

This site can’t be reached s.taobao.com took too long to respond.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
Running Windows Network Diagnostics
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
 

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i got the below msg. i dont think taobao will down.

This site can’t be reached s.taobao.com took too long to respond.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
Running Windows Network Diagnostics
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT
Nothing wrong with the site as I can access it easily.
Windows network diagnostics can not fix the issue automatically?
See this > https://windowsreport.com/connection-timed-out-windows-10/
 
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I am using m1 broadband and facing the same problem, not only taobao, some other website cant be accessed either
 
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