obtaining the DNS server automatically, but it's something to check.
Try going to http://63.135.112.101 (voiceinverse site by IP). If that
works then it's definitely DNS related and most likely the network
providor's problem.
There's an off chance that something rewrote his hosts files, but
since it's exactly the same on both machines I'm guessing that's not
it.
-Kevin
On Fri, 25 Jun 2004 10:17:37 -0400, Jerry Johnson
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> I need a little diagnostic help on my father's home network.
>
> He's got
> a desktop XP box (wired to the linksys router)
> a laptop XP box (wireless to the linksys router (also tried wired))
> a cable modem (eastern connecticut cable)
> a linksys router
>
> what he sees:
> on either machine, he just can't get to some websites. Others he can get to fine.
>
> Same results for both machines.
>
> I walked him through pinging the sites, and the sites resolved fine (the domain name resolved to the proper IP)
> I walked him through tracert, and the sites that worked never had a segment take longer than 70ms. The sites that failed had segments that took 80-250ms, and the very last segment always timed out. (failed: theday.com, voiceinverse.com as examples)
>
> He took his laptop to my sister's house (20+ miles away), and plugged it into her network (SNET DSL Modem). Every site worked fine.
>
> He took his laptop to a neighbor's trailer (60 feet away), and plugged it into his neighbor's network (same cable company, same brand cable modem, similar linksys router), and the same sites failed. His neighbor's desktop works fine for those same sites.
>
> Any ideas where to look? What tools should I be using to diagnose the problem? Any ideas at all?
>
> PS. Anyone got a gmail invite laying around they want to part with? Since one of the sites he can't see is his email server, his email is down. But he can see gmail.google.com, so this would get me off the hook temporarily.
>
> Thanks
> Jerry Johnson
>
>
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