Problem Viewing Galleries

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 15:26

Not me, but a freind I posted the link to - been through all the usual firewall and windows IE stuff - does anyone know of any issues that may not be apparent to an IT Biff like me?

05-01-2006, 15:29

Is this galleries on here? TPF only galleries, or in general?
What's actually happening?

***Steve*** · 05-01-2006, 15:31

It depends on which link you sent him as hotlinking prevention is currently active for all galleries.
If you send him the link like the one below but to your gallery instead of mine it should work and from there your friend should be able to navigate around fine.

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/.../Steves-photos

If you link to any futher in from a different domain, it will block you

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 15:32

All I did was to copy the address line. Is that OK?
WTF is hotlinking? Sorry REALLY Biff, I know...

***Steve*** · 05-01-2006, 15:34

It prevents anyone linking to your pictures from some other webspace..ie knicking our badwidth but using the [img] tags on their site

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 15:35

So how should I send the link?

***Steve*** · 05-01-2006, 15:36

Code:

http://www.thephotographyforums.com/gallery/album07

Is what you need to give your friend and it should work barring any problems local to him.

***Steve*** · 05-01-2006, 15:38

The above will lead him straight to your top level album (the one that holds all your sub albums of pictures as you have it set up) Any futher in will activate the hotlinking. I just tried to see

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 15:42

That's what I sent - it's worked fine with other users, just not hers - I thought it might be a firewall prob, but she says not and has even had remote assistance check it out...

Baffled...

Matty · 05-01-2006, 16:24

has your lady friend tried cut/paste the url direct to browser? If not, navigate in to the meain site and then to the galleries, it SHOULD work as Steve has stated above, though sometimes a link to an image takes you to the site home page(i think msn bombs you out this way)

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 16:34

OK she can get to the page, but the images themselves won't open.
Hang fire for a while - she's gone to Tesco for more biccies (not for me, unfortunately - she's in Yorkshire and I'm still in the Beautiful South), so I can't talk her through it just yet.

Matty · 05-01-2006, 16:36

i think it is a firewall issue, tell her to set it to allow this domain, and it will work fine i tells ya...

if she views the forums, can she see the smilies?

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 16:38

Don't know yet - still at Tescrotes

Can you quickly run me through the procedure again? Utterly brilliant Photographer, but utterly dim with PCs

Not sure what FW she uses - prob Windows...

Catdaddy · 05-01-2006, 16:44

THIS is exactly the problem I've been trying to describe (sorry for potentially hijacking the thread, Rob)... Gallery images (as well as some of the icons) were not visible on my home machine. At the moment, though, they're fine...

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 16:48

Cheers, Chris,
Pop Up blocker enabled, I think.
I've told her (when she gets home) to go to Tools>pop up blocker>settings> allowed sites.
Hopefully this will sort things out.

Let me know if you have any more dramas, Chris.

And thanks to Steve and Matty for the prompt responses.

05-01-2006, 16:50

Does she use internet exploder or a proper grown up browser?

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 16:53

Explodrer-errrror

***Steve*** · 05-01-2006, 17:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Arkady

That's what I sent - it's worked fine with other users, just not hers - I thought it might be a firewall prob, but she says not and has even had remote assistance check it out...

Baffled...

I know that there has been other answers since you wrote the above but if others can see it and she can't then whatever the problem is, it is definately at her end or her ISP. Not much help but if you can report back your progress as you try things we will do our best to help at this end.

Arkady · 05-01-2006, 17:05

Many thanks - I think it's been the IE firewall all along - I've sent the same link to dozens of other peeps with no probs.
I know she frequents chat rooms and similar so may have a higher protection level than most of us.

05-01-2006, 15:26	#1 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Problem Viewing Galleries Not me, but a freind I posted the link to - been through all the usual firewall and windows IE stuff - does anyone know of any issues that may not be apparent to an IT Biff like me?

05-01-2006, 15:36	#7 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,152	Code: http://www.thephotographyforums.com/gallery/album07 Is what you need to give your friend and it should work barring any problems local to him.

05-01-2006, 15:29	#2 (permalink)
Marcel Posts: n/a	Is this galleries on here? TPF only galleries, or in general? What's actually happening?

05-01-2006, 15:31	#3 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,152	It depends on which link you sent him as hotlinking prevention is currently active for all galleries. If you send him the link like the one below but to your gallery instead of mine it should work and from there your friend should be able to navigate around fine. http://www.thephotographyforums.com/.../Steves-photos If you link to any futher in from a different domain, it will block you

05-01-2006, 15:32	#4 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	All I did was to copy the address line. Is that OK? WTF is hotlinking? Sorry REALLY Biff, I know...

05-01-2006, 15:34	#5 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,152	It prevents anyone linking to your pictures from some other webspace..ie knicking our badwidth but using the [img] tags on their site

05-01-2006, 15:35	#6 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	So how should I send the link?

05-01-2006, 15:38	#8 (permalink)
*Steve* Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: An Englishman living in Germany Posts: 16,152	The above will lead him straight to your top level album (the one that holds all your sub albums of pictures as you have it set up) Any futher in will activate the hotlinking. I just tried to see

05-01-2006, 15:42	#9 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	That's what I sent - it's worked fine with other users, just not hers - I thought it might be a firewall prob, but she says not and has even had remote assistance check it out... Baffled...

05-01-2006, 16:24	#10 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	has your lady friend tried cut/paste the url direct to browser? If not, navigate in to the meain site and then to the galleries, it SHOULD work as Steve has stated above, though sometimes a link to an image takes you to the site home page(i think msn bombs you out this way)

05-01-2006, 16:34	#11 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	OK she can get to the page, but the images themselves won't open. Hang fire for a while - she's gone to Tesco for more biccies (not for me, unfortunately - she's in Yorkshire and I'm still in the Beautiful South), so I can't talk her through it just yet.

05-01-2006, 16:36	#12 (permalink)
Matty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: kings hill Posts: 5,269	i think it is a firewall issue, tell her to set it to allow this domain, and it will work fine i tells ya... if she views the forums, can she see the smilies?

05-01-2006, 16:38	#13 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Don't know yet - still at Tescrotes Can you quickly run me through the procedure again? Utterly brilliant Photographer, but utterly dim with PCs Not sure what FW she uses - prob Windows...

05-01-2006, 16:44	#14 (permalink)
Catdaddy Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Berkshire Posts: 508	THIS is exactly the problem I've been trying to describe (sorry for potentially hijacking the thread, Rob)... Gallery images (as well as some of the icons) were not visible on my home machine. At the moment, though, they're fine...

05-01-2006, 16:48	#15 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Cheers, Chris, Pop Up blocker enabled, I think. I've told her (when she gets home) to go to Tools>pop up blocker>settings> allowed sites. Hopefully this will sort things out. Let me know if you have any more dramas, Chris. And thanks to Steve and Matty for the prompt responses.

05-01-2006, 16:50	#16 (permalink)
Marcel Posts: n/a	Does she use internet exploder or a proper grown up browser?

05-01-2006, 16:53	#17 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Explodrer-errrror

05-01-2006, 17:05	#19 (permalink)
Arkady Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aldershot, Hampshire Posts: 1,198	Many thanks - I think it's been the IE firewall all along - I've sent the same link to dozens of other peeps with no probs. I know she frequents chat rooms and similar so may have a higher protection level than most of us.