[OLUG] internet

[Adam Lassek]

That must be the case, since it just strated working for no apparent
reason. Thanks anyway.

Dave Burchell wrote:
> 
> Don't be too quick to assume that if you can reach some sites but not
> others the problem is at your end.  The Internet could simply be broken ;-)
> 
> Seriously, at any given time part of the Internet is always broken.
> Sometimes it is a large part that connects you to some of your favorite
> sites, and sometimes it is the favorite sites themselves.
> 
> Perhaps your route to the anonymizer is good, and the anonymizer's
> route to slashdot.org is good, but your route to slashdot.org is not.
> This could happen because of routing policies (or router configuration
> mistakes).
> 
> If you really want to prove the problem is your machine then boot another
> machine on the same LAN as the first (or using the same ISP, account, and
> phone line if you do dial-up access) and make sure that computer can reach
> the sites the other can't.
> 
> root says:
> >
> > I just got rid of Red Hat and installed SuSE, and I think I have it
> > mostly set up, but I'm having a weird problem while browsing the net. I
> > can access certain sites, like www.userfriendly.org just fine, but when
> > I try going to slashdot.org it can't load it. I can't even traceroute or
> > ping it. I tried accessing it though anonymizer.com and it worked just
> > fine, so there's some type of problem on my end. Any suggestions?
> >
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: olug-unsubscribe at bstc.net
> > For additional commands, e-mail: olug-help at bstc.net
> >
> >
> 
> --
> Dave Burchell                                          40.49'N, 96.41'W
> Free your mind and your software will follow.              402-467-1619
> http://incolor.inetnebr.com/burchell/                  burchell at acm.org
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> To unsubscribe, e-mail: olug-unsubscribe at bstc.net
> For additional commands, e-mail: olug-help at bstc.net

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: olug-unsubscribe at bstc.net
For additional commands, e-mail: olug-help at bstc.net