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iainh667
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Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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Using SABnzbd 4.5.1 on a Windows 11 (64-bit operating system) - Lenovo laptop.

I’m not very technical (also now 80) and have been using the system for several years without any problems.

2 days ago I was using SABnzbd and had completed several small downloads, when it suddenly stopped and issued the following message “Failed login for server eu astraweb [502 Authentication Failed]”. I updated my level to the latest version SABnzbd version from 4.3 – still no joy.

Payment Info from my account
Account Type - Basic
Last Payment
2025-02-26 20:51:42 (Europe/London Timezone)
Expiration Date
2026-02-26 20:55:14 (Europe/London Timezone)

Do you have any suggestions?
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sander
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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If in SABnzbd you've filled out the credentials for eu.astraweb.com, and you think they are correct, and you still get the error: contact Astraweb.

EDIT:

Where do you the '502'?

Because, when I try to connect to Astraweb with fake credentials, I get "Authentication failed, check username/password." ... without the 502.

And also "Authentication failed, check username/password." ... still no 502.
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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I select file to download in NZB Finder. In SABnzbd the file starts to download, but after about 30 secs aborts with a warning symbol at the top of the screen and a warning message “Failed login for server eu astraweb [502 Authentication Failed]” displayed under the download list.
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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So ... is there any downloading from Astraweb going before the 502 error message?

And: if you use the 100MB SABnzbd test download (via the wrench in right upper corner): does it work?
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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It appears to start to download before the message shows maybe 2% of a 155MB file. After 10 minutes it tries to re-connect and then same warning.
I tried the test message and found that it does the same - downloads 4% and aborts
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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What if you lower number of connections to 1?
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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I have noticed that if I I go to the connections and hit the "Unblock" button it then squirts down maybe 1-2 Mb of data and then aborts

How do I lower the number of connections to 1?
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Re: Failed login - 502 Authentication Failed

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I contacted Astraweb and their reply is as follows:-

Your prepaid block account has run out of gigs and cannot be used further until more gigs are added.
Please log into our website and click on "Add Credits" to add more gigs.
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