What's new
Pinball info

Register a free account today to become a member! Once signed in, you'll be able to participate on this site by adding your own topics and posts, as well as connect with other members through your own private inbox!

IPDB / iPad weirdness

Joyride

Registered
10 Years
Joined
Apr 5, 2012
Messages
115
Has anyone else experienced difficulties in using IPDB on iPad? I'm finding that some links don't work because they resolve back to an IP address rather than serving up the requested page.



As an example, if I visit the Taxi page...



http://www.ipdb.org/search.pl?any=Taxi&search=Search+Database&searchtype=quick



...and then click on the backglass image link, it initially tries to reach http://www.ipdb.org/showpic.pl?id=2505&picno=2400 but then promptly redirects to http://212.183.128.178/



Using iPad 1, iOS5.1, over Vodafone 3G in the UK. Problem doesn't occur on PC or, intriguingly, on the iPad over WiFi.



Anyone else seeing this behaviour?
 
I should've added that the IP address mentioned in my original post doesn't actually resolve to anything, so I get a blank page, no image
 
I haven't noticed that on my tablet but I have had a few problems with IPDB today on my desktop computer.
 
If it happens on 3G but not Wifi, I would say it was a Vodafone 3G network DNS glitch. I have tested on my iPad 3 using a hotspot WiFi connection to my phone providing a 3G link via T-Mobile/Orange and didn't have a problem. I don't have a UK 3G micro sim for the iPad yet so can't test that.
 
Back
Top Bottom