Gobsmacked
Posts: 4,905 
Location: Edmonton AB
Location: Edmonton AB
January 31st, 2008, 10:46 AM
Well. It's finally happened. The internet has been broken. Literally.
Internet failure hits two continents
Well. It's finally happened. The internet has been broken. Literally.
Internet failure hits two continents
Quote:
....India's Internet bandwidth has been sliced in half...
January 31st, 2008, 11:27 AM
I was having problems last week accessing some websites. I wondered if that might be the problem, or perhaps some virus attacking networks. But Asia/Middle East doesn't seem like a likely place for the website networks I was trying to visit...
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
I was having problems last week accessing some websites. I wondered if that might be the problem, or perhaps some virus attacking networks. But Asia/Middle East doesn't seem like a likely place for the website networks I was trying to visit...
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
Council Member
Posts: 2,185
Location: in town
Location: in town
January 31st, 2008, 11:43 AM
Quoting Tonington
Same problem for me yesterday and today! Google is completely defunct! Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't play a game on line.
I was having problems last week accessing some websites. I wondered if that might be the problem, or perhaps some virus attacking networks. But Asia/Middle East doesn't seem like a likely place for the website networks I was trying to visit...
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
Hawkings former plumber
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Location: RR1 Distopia 666 Discordia Drive Apt 911
Videos: 1
Location: RR1 Distopia 666 Discordia Drive Apt 911
January 31st, 2008, 11:58 AM
The bankers did it. Britney did it. Britney's distraught about Kenyans. Coming Soon, WWIII at theatre near you. We will defeat the evil Islamic Terrorist Hordes of Mid East Asia, and save the world for capitalism and family values and the baby jeeezus.
The bankers did it. Britney did it. Britney's distraught about Kenyans. Coming Soon, WWIII at theatre near you. We will defeat the evil Islamic Terrorist Hordes of Mid East Asia, and save the world for capitalism and family values and the baby jeeezus.
Mighty Intellect
Posts: 1,535
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Location: Calgary, Alberta
January 31st, 2008, 12:12 PM
Dontcha know nothing?
Pangloss
Quoting darkbeaver
You idiot - it isn't the bankers or Britney ("Leave Britney alone!"). It's plumbers trying to jack up their rates by plugging up the intertubes. Especially on stat holidays and Sunday nights.
The bankers did it. Britney did it. Britney's distraught about Kenyans. Coming Soon, WWIII at theatre near you. We will defeat the evil Islamic Terrorist Hordes of Mid East Asia, and save the world for capitalism and family values and the baby jeeezus.
Dontcha know nothing?
Pangloss
sick and twisted
Posts: 2,329
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
Location: Backwater, Ontario.
January 31st, 2008, 12:16 PM
That was YOU, Zan, trying to be a techno geek at work. Member?
YOU DID IT. ADMIT IT~~!!!!
Quoting Zan
Well. It's finally happened. The internet has been broken. Literally.
Internet failure hits two continents
Internet failure hits two continents
That was YOU, Zan, trying to be a techno geek at work. Member?
YOU DID IT. ADMIT IT~~!!!!
Hawkings former plumber
Posts: 9,081
Videos: 1
Location: RR1 Distopia 666 Discordia Drive Apt 911
Videos: 1
Location: RR1 Distopia 666 Discordia Drive Apt 911
January 31st, 2008, 12:20 PM
Quoting Pangloss
Ha, Britney's in the plumbers union. She's been a journeyfem pipe cleaner for years Pangloss.
You idiot - it isn't the bankers or Britney ("Leave Britney alone!"). It's plumbers trying to jack up their rates by plugging up the intertubes. Especially on stat holidays and Sunday nights.
Dontcha know nothing?
Pangloss
Dontcha know nothing?
Pangloss
World Police
Posts: 4,599
Videos: 1
Videos: 1
January 31st, 2008, 12:21 PM
Tonnington, can you browse the problematic websites via their ip address?
goto start-run-cmd-nslookup www.google.ca
That will return the IP address, if you can browse via the IP, it's definitely a DNS problem, if not your ISP may have a routing issue.
Quoting Tonington
The problem happening there is more of a physical nature... ie the fibre is cut, where you are having a DNS problem it sounds like.
I was having problems last week accessing some websites. I wondered if that might be the problem, or perhaps some virus attacking networks. But Asia/Middle East doesn't seem like a likely place for the website networks I was trying to visit...
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
I just blame Vista most of the time, and Windows Live OneCare. Sometimes when I restart, I can't connect at all, even though nothing has changed in my firewall settings, or network settings...Bastards!
Tonnington, can you browse the problematic websites via their ip address?
goto start-run-cmd-nslookup www.google.ca
That will return the IP address, if you can browse via the IP, it's definitely a DNS problem, if not your ISP may have a routing issue.
World Police
Posts: 4,599
Videos: 1
Videos: 1
January 31st, 2008, 12:23 PM
Quoting dancing-loon
Do a traceroute the to game server to determine if it's a problem with User-ISP or Game server
Same problem for me yesterday and today! Google is completely defunct! Sometimes I can and sometimes I can't play a game on line.
Council Member
Posts: 2,185
Location: in town
Location: in town
January 31st, 2008, 01:01 PM
Thanks for your advice... I'm even tooo green to follow that! I'll wait for my son = computer Whizz!!!
Quoting DurkaDurka
To use plumber language... it is ph.cked up! Just now it worked - half an hour ago it didn't!
Do a traceroute the to game server to determine if it's a problem with User-ISP or Game server
Thanks for your advice... I'm even tooo green to follow that! I'll wait for my son = computer Whizz!!!
Council Member
Posts: 2,185
Location: in town
Location: in town
January 31st, 2008, 01:08 PM
Quoting eh1eh
Thanks for the ring-a-rosy ride!! Breaking News, I found out what happened
January 31st, 2008, 02:22 PM
Quoting DurkaDurka
My problems went away after about 8 or 9 restarts, many curse words and a couple puffs. I tried your other suggestions last week, and still notta. Whatever it is, it's not a problem anymore.
The problem happening there is more of a physical nature... ie the fibre is cut, where you are having a DNS problem it sounds like.
Tonnington, can you browse the problematic websites via their ip address?
goto start-run-cmd-nslookup www.google.ca
That will return the IP address, if you can browse via the IP, it's definitely a DNS problem, if not your ISP may have a routing issue.
Tonnington, can you browse the problematic websites via their ip address?
goto start-run-cmd-nslookup www.google.ca
That will return the IP address, if you can browse via the IP, it's definitely a DNS problem, if not your ISP may have a routing issue.
