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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 10:13 AM
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Am I alone upon every login in being asked by a machine that I am not one? Is MBWorld really being hammered regularly by machine attacks?
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 10:16 AM
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Originally Posted by streborx
Am I alone upon every login in being asked by a machine that I am not one? Is MBWorld really being hammered regularly by machine attacks?
I don't have that issue. Do you use a VPN?
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 10:58 AM
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I don't have that issue. Do you use a VPN?
Issue occurs on both tablet and PC, but not when I connect through my VPN.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by streborx
Issue occurs on both tablet and PC, but not when I connect through my VPN.
How about your router's dns settings?
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by W205C43PFL
How about your router's dns settings?
I suspect it could be my Starlink connection since using the VPN bypasses the request. I'll try a public (non-Starlink) connection and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Old Jan 4, 2026 | 01:24 PM
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Originally Posted by streborx
I suspect it could be my Starlink connection since using the VPN bypasses the request. I'll try a public (non-Starlink) connection and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.
I see and happy to help : ) Happy new year.
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Old Jan 5, 2026 | 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by streborx
I suspect it could be my Starlink connection since using the VPN bypasses the request. I'll try a public (non-Starlink) connection and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.
The issue was related to Starlink. It should be working normally again.
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I suspect it could be my Starlink connection since using the VPN bypasses the request. I'll try a public (non-Starlink) connection and see what happens. Thanks for the suggestion.
Yes, Starlink seems to be categorized as not trustworthy, because you could potentially be anywhere in the world as opposed to a terrestrial connection that's specific to a country, and the entire scamming/ransomware industry uses Starlink. Musk recently bragged that he cut them off, but like everything Musk says, maybe 10% of that is actually true. I was on two Hawaiian Airlines flights over the holidays with free onboard Starlink Internet service. I kept running into this with various websites. I never get this from home, only when I use a VPN connecting through a foreign country.

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Originally Posted by superswiss
Yes, Starlink seems to be categorized as not trustworthy, because you could potentially be anywhere in the world as opposed to a terrestrial connection that's specific to a country, and the entire scamming/ransomware industry uses Starlink. Musk recently bragged that he cut them off, but like everything Musk says, maybe 10% of that is actually true. I was on two Hawaiian Airlines flights over the holidays with free onboard Starlink Internet service. I kept running into this with various websites. I never get this from home, only when I use a VPN connecting through a foreign country.
Think I'll connect my VPN through Venezuela -- maybe I'll get free Starlink service for a month (lol).
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