I hope this is okay to post here. If not, please advse? -- Can you help?
I run a small server: My setup is: Apache httpd server v2.2 .25 on Windows 10 with php5 5.3.28 and MySql 5.6.15 & Wordpress blog.
ADSL connection with CloudFlare DDNS service – for the last five-plus years, everything has run beautifully.
My problem started when ….
I use AVAST Antivirus Free version. Apparently, the last update, I accidentally clicked “upgrade” instead of “update” and it installed the 30 day free trial of AVAST Internet Security. I didn’t realize that until a couple days ago, when the Computer froze up. Hard reboot - started getting errors: instead of my site, I get a CloudFlare page listing errors:
Forbidden, you don’t have permission to access this page; 522 Error “server timed out” and “Server Down.”
I checked Windows Firewall, a message said Window Firewall is being managed by AVAST Internet Security and it wouldn’t let me make any changes. So I uninstalled AVAST and reinstalled the free version. I then was able to reset Windows Firewall to “default” and then put an access exception for apache and port 80. The server has a static IP internally, so no changed were needed in my router.
It site worked – for about 15 minutes, and the errors started again.
Then I got errors from the CloudFlareDNS Updater app, “incorrect or missing token or email.” So I manually re-entered the token, and manually updated the server IP at Cloudflare.com.
The server worked again – for about 10 or 15 minutes, when the same errors started again.
Windows event logs said DDNS failed to update, can’t make a connection. I uninstalled and reinstalled my Cloud Flare DDNS client updater and it works again. My (windows/system32 hosts file had pointed to 127.0.0.1, so I changed it to mydomain.net and it worked! Well, for only about 15 minutes, then right back to the errors.
I scanned the computer with SuperAntiSpyWare, MalwareBytes, AVAST, TrendMicro Housecall, and Windows Defender: no malware or virus found.
I am somewhat novice at this; I am guessing it has something to do with AVAST having changed settings in Windows Firewall and/or other settings, and I don’t even know what to check for or do.
I’ve scoured the web and can’t find understandable advice (that isn’t over my head). I’ve been trying for 3 days to figure this out, getting nowhere.
I can connect intermittently, but the rest of the time I get this error:
CloudFlare: Error 522 Ray ID: 2aa5397467c51edd • 2016-05-28 22:43:33 UTC
Connection timed out
Other errors (from event logs):
1. System.Net.WebException: The operation has timed out
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at CloudFlareDDNS.CloudFlareAPI.webRequest(Method MethodType, String szUrl, String szData)
2. System.Net.WebException: Unable to connect to the remote server ---> System.Net.Sockets.SocketException: A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host has failed to respond 216.146.43.70:80
at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.DoConnect(EndPoint endPointSnapshot, SocketAddress socketAddress)
at System.Net.ServicePoint.ConnectSocketInternal(Boolean connectFailure, Socket s4, Socket s6, Socket& socket, IPAddress& address, ConnectSocketState state, IAsyncResult asyncResult, Exception& exception)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.Net.HttpWebRequest.GetResponse()
at CloudFlareDDNS.CloudFlareAPI.webRequest(Method MethodType, String szUrl, String szData)
My system is an HP Pavilion Special Edition model: a6745f
Windows 10 Professional - 10.0.10586 Build 10586 64 bit
AMD Athlon dual core 5050e 2.6GHZ
4GB RAM PC2 6400
ATI Radeon HD 3200
Realtek PCIe GB Ethernet
350GB HDD
