• P>What does Error 403 - Forbidden mean?

    This message usually indicates that special permissions apply to the page you are trying to view and you do not meet the requirements. For example, many companies have web pages t hat are designed for internal use only and so they are set to allow only computers directly connected to the organisation's network to access them.

    However if this is a page you expect to be allowed to view, check that you have set the port number in your proxy setting to 8080. If it is set to 80 or any other number, you will receive Error 403. It is also possible that the site administrator has set the directory with incorrect permissions but this is something only the site administrator can fix.

    HTTP Error 403 - Forbidden
    Introduction
    Your Web server thinks that the HTTP data stream sent by the client (e.g. your Web browser or our CheckUpDown robot) was correct, but access to the resource identified by the URL is forbidden for some reason.

    This indicates a fundamental access problem, which may be difficult to resolve because the HTTP protocol allows the Web server to give this response without providing any reason at all. So the 403 error is equivalent to a blanket 'NO' by your Web server - with no further discussion allowed.

    By far the most common reason for this error is that directory browsing is forbidden for the Web site. Most Web sites want you to navigate using the URLs in the Web pages for that site. They do not often allow you to browse the file directory structure of the site. For example try the following URL (then hit the 'Back' button in your browser to return to this page):

    http://www.checkupdown.com/accounts/grpb...

    This URL should fail with a 403 error saying "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access /accounts/grpb/B1394343/ on this server". This is because our CheckUpDown Web site deliberately does not want you to browse directories - you have to navigate from one specific Web page to another using the hyperlinks in those Web pages. This is true for most Web sites on the Internet - their Web server has "Allow directory browsing" set OFF.

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Edited 1 time by PeacefulSwannie Feb 10 14 10:33 PM.