Is My Site Down? Now you can check it!
I found a useful tool to check if your website is down or if it’s just you. There are times when I’ve tried to visit a website and it was down however in reality it was just my connection. I’ve asked myself the question “is my site down or is it just me?”. I could see other websites but one specific website would not load for me. I called a friend and in a different city and had them and the site loaded for them!
I figured there has to be a simple way to check if your site is down for everyone or just you. I can across a website that does exactly that. The site ismywebsitedown.com let’s you type in any domain name and will tell you if the website is up or down. It’s dead easy and very handy to use. Below is a screenshot of the free tool to check your website.
Screenshot: Free tool to check if your website is UP or DOWN
Is my site down for everyone or just me?
Sometimes you just want to know if a website is down for everyone or if it’s just you. I’ve found that hosting companies will block your IP address on their firewall if you have too many failed login attempts to email or FTP. If you use Microsoft Outlook or Mac mail for example and you have it set to check email too often (5-10min is standard) then their server might block your IP. The hosting servers firewall thinks you are trying to brute-force and will block your IP for a certain period of time. When this happens you won’t be able to access your website or emails however that does not mean your website is down. It just means that the computer you are on and any other computer in your home or office that is using that IP address will be unable to access the hosting server.
If you think your site is down but are unsure use this free tool to check if your website is up or down.
How to unblock your IP address
Your IP address is your computers unique numerical address. Each computer that connects to the Internet has a unique address to distinguish itself. If you think your IP address is blocked then contact your web hosting company and ask them to unblock your IP address. Generally though the block should lift on it’s own within a short period of time (15min to 60min). Contacting your host will be the fastest way to unblock your IP address if you think it’s blocked.
What is my IP address?
Use this free tool to check your IP address. Just click the link and the page will display your computers unique IP. You can then contact your web host and provide them with your IP address so they can unblock it in their firewall.
So there you have it now you can check if your website is down and also what your IP address is, both in under 30 seconds.
