Forums Access Problem

So here's the deal. When I try to access the forums I get the following message:
Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /forum/ on this server.

Additionally, a 403 Forbidden error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.

This occurs every time I try to access on my Win7, Win10 and Android phone, all using the same WiFi and LAN setup. The phone can access the forums every time on any other WiFi I try it on.

So I assume its not related to the computers but seems to be more of an IP block. I tried contacting the forum server site via email, which I believe is in California, but they never responded.

A couple hours ago I emailed my provider, but I don't expect a reply till next week, as the week end is here.

This has been going on for couple weeks now. I have been using the same provider for about 3 years and never had the problem before.

So the only way for me to access the forums through my home is by a proxy. I'm using VPNBook as it is one of the only ones that will let me sign in, most others chop off the sign in portion of the page. VPN is a random proxy site in that it uses random proxies. Some times it will return the following: The requested resource could not be loaded because the server returned an error:
403 Forbidden (?).

Then I try again or restrict it to Canadian proxies, I think...or was it UK?

Anyway, the proxy sites don't seem to support the preview post features and some other stuff...like I can't change fonts, hot link, etc.

I assume Skip hasn't zapped me with a Hip Forums IP block as I still have mod status.

This seems to be the only site on the entire WWW that I can't get to.
The only info I can find seems to point to the forum's server blocking my IP, not the forum software.
Any ideas what's going on? This is a pain in the neck.

 

Yeah that was me Spiff, can't quote you by the way.

I flagged Darrell Kitchen as a test without realizing there is no unflag option with the update. (I think Skip can unflag, but we can't).
Darrell doesn't care as he has no desire to come back.

My profile doesn't show a flag as far as I can see, don't know what Skip sees.
I'll shut down my modem tonight and see what happens.

Thanks for the input everyone.

BTW...I looked up FAP.

 

Seems to be a server problem as my provider can access the site...I have a dynamic address which they tell me will eventually change.

Resetting modem may or may not work...hasn't worked the 6 times I tried...oh well.

 

Lo and behold....I'm back running on all cylinders!

It appears there was a problem with the server, or site.