Opera Unite

Fixing Proxy problems

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If you've tried to use Opera Unite over the past few days, you might have noticed that your friends aren't able to access your services. You might have just seen a yellow triangle on the Opera Unite icon in the bottom left side of the browser.



This has been largely due to our Unite proxy acting funny. One of the main purposes of the Opera Unite Alpha launch was to test our systems in the real world and make sure we go out with a stable system if this is to become a regular browser feature. Sure enough, there are things to fix and bugs to iron out based on all the feedback you guys have been sending in. So hang on, we're working to fix this ASAP

Also, we've seen some new services being uploaded to http://unite.opera.com/services/. Do check them out.

TIP: You can get the latest uploaded services at http://unite.opera.com/services/new/


Btw, to those who are heading out for summer vacations, Have Fun bigsmile !!

"Terms of Services" updatedOpera 10 Beta 2 and Unite

Comments

Horicӑhdragomir Tuesday, July 14, 2009 9:55:14 AM

Oh, please, please, please!

I so hate having to restart Opera Unite that often.

Good luck on this!

Zimak Tuesday, July 14, 2009 10:25:46 AM

thank you)

Alex PlotnikovDeavy Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:21:56 PM

Thanks, guys.
That's why i don't use Opera Unite.

Please, fix this problem asap!

walterbugscout Wednesday, July 15, 2009 11:01:35 AM

yes

tomassplatch Wednesday, July 15, 2009 4:39:35 PM

Looking forward to the day when all issues with unite are fixed. Today unite is barely usable due to these problems, but given that it's still in early stages, it's quite understandable. I wonder if unite will delay the release of opera 10. Anyway, Keep up the good work and thanks for the new services!

Jacobvalenta Wednesday, July 15, 2009 5:59:30 PM

ok smile i thought it was just my computer

Hussain Ahmed AL-DubaisiI36 Thursday, July 16, 2009 7:33:35 PM

I really got headache because of this p
It is a great service but just fix it bigsmile

Thank you a lot...



Opera Lover...

Scottsquaat Friday, July 17, 2009 3:54:42 PM

Nice to hear something official on this.

It would be nice to have some sort of Opera Unite Proxy status page so we can easily tell if the problem is on our end or on the opera proxy end.

I Spent quite awhile trying to figure out if I had done something wrong and such a status page would have saved me from wasting my time.

Good job though, just wish I could show it off to my friends.

AdrianPMKeldian Monday, July 20, 2009 8:32:28 PM

So that's whyit didn't work lately, hmmm. wait

Oh well, I guess it's a matter of time you guys can find the best way to get things working again rolleyes . I think Opera unite is such a good thing, I'd really like to use it to share with my friends!! I wish you the best, indeed!! http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/ThumbsUp.gif -

Greetings! bigsmile

Shane Bundyoperabaker Tuesday, July 21, 2009 3:49:01 PM

You saw it and blogged about before I had a chance to point it out. You're quicker than I am! Way to go guys! bigsmile

23W Wednesday, July 22, 2009 9:42:35 AM

Still not working...

"Opera Unite error: The Opera Unite proxy server is currently not reachable. The network may be down."

P.S.: I use HTTP\HTTPS SquidNT Proxy with NTLM authorization.

Shane Bundyoperabaker Monday, July 27, 2009 8:24:21 PM

@23W: It should be sorted now. Only problem is Opera is the only browser that can display those pages properly (probably because Opera is best! happy ).

myslhometv Tuesday, July 28, 2009 5:14:22 AM

I have developed an Opera Unite service, which Im testing now for bugs. it seems unite is not ready for prime time or even beta testing. Do you think i should suspend development for now, until unite gets more stable. My unite service will be used by 10,000 daily users from a website I own which will be a nightmare if unite doesn't work as promised. When unite was launched i thought it was at least ready for beta testing thats why i started developing the service.

Now i think i should stop developing any serious app with unite till further notice. What do you think?

Hartmut MeierUbetido Tuesday, July 28, 2009 3:04:24 PM

Good God we get it Beta Alpha Experimental etc but what on earth is the point for something that is just not functional at all,apart from pissing off all and sundry

Jpbelgianfr Tuesday, August 4, 2009 7:46:59 PM

Was working fine over the week-end and today

Opera Unite error: The Opera Unite proxy server is currently not reachable. The network may be down.

Arkenighte Wednesday, November 25, 2009 10:15:26 PM

Doesn't work in 10.10 either D:

Giancarlo Sánchezelgianka Wednesday, May 5, 2010 3:53:04 PM

OperaUnite in Opera 10.53, its not fix the problem yet....i'm really dissapoint with the service

Peter B. dzjepp Monday, May 10, 2010 1:34:33 AM

Hey guys,

Why is this still not working?

I keep getting the proxy error and cannot use Opera Unite at all. :<

Evgenylopotun Tuesday, June 8, 2010 12:12:12 PM

Same problem :-(
Version 10.53, Build 3374, System: Windows XP.
Does UNITE produce a log file to see what's the problem?

Joeforsale Friday, February 4, 2011 2:51:42 PM

Moderator edit: This comment has been removed for breaching our terms of use.

rogerwilco75 Tuesday, August 23, 2011 10:05:54 PM

Briefly want to share my two cents; which helped me resolve my Opera Unite proxy error notification issue.
Currently running Windows 7 (I don't remember whether I had the same problem with WinXP before) and I'm using an "older" router. Some of these problems are linked to the change of Microsoft's network stack, introduced with Vista (still the same in Win7).

Maybe go through these steps to check for sources of potential interference. And maybe consider creating a 'system restore point' before you try these out; this way you can be lazy and should be able to easily revert the subsequent steps. smile

1. _TEMPORARILY_ disable _ALL_ firewalls/security software and see if it makes a difference. If so, create a firewall rule for Opera to have the required privileges for in- and outbound traffic.

2. Maybe your Windows event log found via the system control panel provides some additional information. If so, Google the "Event ID" and "Source". Time&date will help you spot the relevant ones.

3. Try some other DNS server like Google's 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4 or some OpenDNS ones. Either change this in your router for all attached clients or just on the affected machine.

4. If it's not a laptop, but even if it is, this may be worth a try: go to your device manager and disable the power saving for your network adapter on it's properties.
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/w7itpronetworking/thread/fb1d47c2-1c85-4835-9696-e28ce343464f

5. Additionally you can try the steps mentioned on the following link, that will kind of reverse it to the former network stack:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/w7itpronetworking/thread/14fc08fb-f62b-4f86-b59f-d7a4d685b3fe/

Fingers crossed. Yes, a real bummer - such a nice feature causing so many headaches, but Opera can hardly be blamed for it.

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