well I guess I owe Rayna a big apology after a long twitter conversation. this showed up she was right from the beginning.
--- Ahmed Mekkawy Founder | CTO www.SpirulaSystems.com On Feb 17, 2013 7:45 PM, "Ahmed El-Ezabi" <[email protected]> wrote: > Well it was worth seeing how concerned people are to such matters. > Now back to open egypt... > > > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 7:27 PM, Rayna <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, Ahmed, for repeating all over again what has been said and tested >> from elsewhere out of Egypt... :) >> >> >> >> 2013/2/17 Ahmed El-Ezabi <[email protected]> >> >>> Again everybody, this seems not to be related with anything in Egypt >>> >>> tcptraceroute openvpn.net 80 >>> Selected device eth0, address 192.168.1.3, port 56331 for outgoing >>> packets >>> Tracing the path to openvpn.net (67.228.116.150) on TCP port 80 (http), >>> 30 hops max >>> 1 192.168.1.1 0.336 ms 0.168 ms 0.190 ms >>> 2 NASR4-R02C-C-EG (163.121.171.51) 10.730 ms 9.776 ms 9.263 ms >>> 3 host-163.121.211.134.tedata.net (163.121.211.134) 9.282 ms 9.686 >>> ms 11.975 ms >>> 4 host-163.121.211.134.tedata.net (163.121.211.134) 9.995 ms 11.950 >>> ms 9.753 ms >>> 5 host-163.121.229.37.tedata.net (163.121.229.37) 13.972 ms 12.126 >>> ms 12.242 ms >>> 6 10.42.0.3 11.237 ms 10.275 ms 10.956 ms >>> 7 10.32.8.107 10.055 ms 11.950 ms 9.988 ms >>> 8 213.242.116.13 122.859 ms 66.891 ms 66.952 ms >>> 9 * * * >>> 10 ae-23-23.ebr2.Paris1.Level3.net (4.69.143.126) 171.805 ms 147.086 >>> ms 147.050 ms >>> 11 ae-42-42.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.137.54) 149.887 ms >>> 150.062 ms 149.599 ms >>> 12 ae-72-72.csw2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.150) 146.399 ms >>> 146.370 ms 146.533 ms >>> 13 * ae-2-70.edge3.Washington4.Level3.net (4.69.149.82) 144.499 ms >>> 145.212 ms >>> 14 SOFTLAYER-T.edge3.Washington4.Level3.net (4.53.116.66) 147.304 ms >>> 150.459 ms 148.490 ms >>> 15 ae7.bbr02.eq01.wdc02.networklayer.com (173.192.18.195) 144.878 ms >>> 149.512 ms 147.478 ms >>> 16 ae1.bbr02.eq01.chi01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.155) 165.508 ms >>> 164.161 ms 163.520 ms >>> 17 ae1.bbr02.cs01.den01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.131) 195.270 ms >>> 193.631 ms 196.005 ms >>> 18 ae7.bbr01.cs01.den01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.168) 198.753 ms >>> 198.302 ms 198.470 ms >>> 19 ae0.bbr01.wb01.sea02.networklayer.com (173.192.18.144) 331.605 ms >>> 223.560 ms 226.579 ms >>> 20 ae0.dar01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.199) 225.111 ms >>> 225.040 ms 240.154 ms >>> 21 po1.fcr01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (67.228.118.134) 222.635 ms >>> 224.517 ms 223.403 ms >>> 22 * * * >>> 23 * * * >>> >>> So the connection drops after leaving Egypt >>> >>> So maybe because we are very alert in this regard that any unreachable >>> website puts us in a panic mode :-D >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 6:50 PM, Ahmed El-Ezabi <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> I just came home and checked, the issue is local, here is the result >>>> from a US based server: >>>> >>>> telnet openvpn.net 80 >>>> Trying 67.228.116.150... >>>> Connected to openvpn.net (67.228.116.150). >>>> Escape character is '^]'. >>>> >>>> Connection closed by foreign host. >>>> >>>> >>>> Of course the connection is closed because I sent a non http request >>>> (CR) >>>> >>>> While locally from a TEData DSL: >>>> telnet openvpn.net 80 >>>> Trying 67.228.116.150... >>>> >>>> telnet: connect to address 67.228.116.150: Connection timed out >>>> telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out >>>> >>>> Sill unable to determine the exact reason >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Muhammad Emam <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Rayna, >>>>> Would you please let me know which ISP are you using? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Rayna <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Additional info: not sure what the issue is but one can connect to >>>>>> openvpn.net sometimes. When I ssh to some virtual machine, it allows >>>>>> me to wget ... or not. Also, sometimes the wget works, sometimes it >>>>>> doesn't. The IP address that sends the last hop response (the traceroute >>>>>> log) is openvpn.net home so to speak (its IP is 67.228.116.150). >>>>>> >>>>>> So -- at least, thus far -- it does not seem to be the govt blocking >>>>>> it: it just has issues on its end, in other countries... >>>>>> >>>>>> Rayna >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> 2013/2/17 Rayna <[email protected]> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not sure the traceroute tells you something about blocking. Fact is >>>>>>> a traceroute with various options & through different ports (80, 22) >>>>>>> from >>>>>>> Paris stops at exactly the same point (somewhere within the US, guessing >>>>>>> around Seattle). They may just have issues there. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rayna >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> 2013/2/17 Mostafa Hussein <[email protected]> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Can't connect to openvpn.net .. connection times out. However this >>>>>>>> is >>>>>>>> my traceroute, I am using Noor DSL. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I am not an expert in this but seems that traceroute reaches a >>>>>>>> server >>>>>>>> in Dallas, Texas and the dies. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> M. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> $ traceroute openvpn.net >>>>>>>> traceroute to openvpn.net (67.228.116.150), 30 hops max, 60 byte >>>>>>>> packets >>>>>>>> 1 192.168.2.1 (192.168.2.1) 3.866 ms 3.832 ms 3.816 ms >>>>>>>> 2 bng.rams.ca (217.139.253.19) 41.483 ms 41.476 ms 46.727 ms >>>>>>>> 3 172.17.10.98 (172.17.10.98) 67.476 ms 67.478 ms 172.17.10.102 >>>>>>>> (172.17.10.102) 67.422 ms >>>>>>>> 4 host-41.33.173.69.tedata.net (41.33.173.69) 67.415 ms 67.393 >>>>>>>> ms 67.339 ms >>>>>>>> 5 213.242.116.13 (213.242.116.13) 98.646 ms 98.664 ms >>>>>>>> 213.242.116.9 (213.242.116.9) 104.711 ms >>>>>>>> 6 * * * >>>>>>>> 7 ae-23-23.ebr2.Paris1.Level3.net (4.69.143.126) 219.404 ms >>>>>>>> ae-21-21.ebr2.paris1.level3.net (4.69.143.118) 222.331 ms >>>>>>>> ae-23-23.ebr2.paris1.level3.net (4.69.143.126) 228.058 ms >>>>>>>> 8 ae-42-42.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.137.54) 229.909 ms >>>>>>>> ae-43-43.ebr2.washington1.level3.net (4.69.137.58) 231.914 ms >>>>>>>> 235.401 ms >>>>>>>> 9 ae-82-82.csw3.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.154) 237.785 ms >>>>>>>> 243.621 ms 247.265 ms >>>>>>>> 10 ae-3-80.edge3.Washington4.Level3.net (4.69.149.146) 255.760 ms >>>>>>>> ae-2-70.edge3.washington4.level3.net (4.69.149.82) 259.259 ms >>>>>>>> ae-1-60.edge3.washington4.level3.net (4.69.149.18) 262.997 ms >>>>>>>> 11 softlayer-t.edge3.washington4.level3.net (4.53.116.66) >>>>>>>> 264.969 ms >>>>>>>> 266.859 ms 175.538 ms >>>>>>>> 12 ae7.bbr02.eq01.wdc02.networklayer.com (173.192.18.195) >>>>>>>> 175.523 ms >>>>>>>> 175.510 ms 222.325 ms >>>>>>>> 13 ae1.bbr02.eq01.chi01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.155) >>>>>>>> 228.545 ms >>>>>>>> 233.709 ms 239.805 ms >>>>>>>> 14 ae1.bbr02.cs01.den01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.131) >>>>>>>> 248.538 ms >>>>>>>> 248.575 ms 248.562 ms >>>>>>>> 15 ae7.bbr01.cs01.den01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.168) >>>>>>>> 248.508 ms >>>>>>>> 253.250 ms 253.249 ms >>>>>>>> 16 ae0.bbr01.wb01.sea02.networklayer.com (173.192.18.144) >>>>>>>> 262.679 ms >>>>>>>> 262.703 ms 262.690 ms >>>>>>>> 17 ae0.dar01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.199) >>>>>>>> 236.509 ms >>>>>>>> ae0.dar02.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.159) 236.474 ms >>>>>>>> ae0.dar01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (173.192.18.199) 240.017 ms >>>>>>>> 18 po2.fcr01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (67.228.118.138) >>>>>>>> 234.613 ms >>>>>>>> po1.fcr01.sr01.sea01.networklayer.com (67.228.118.134) 244.078 ms >>>>>>>> 237.931 ms >>>>>>>> 19 * * * >>>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>> 30 * * * >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Ahmed Kamal >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > meh! but that doesn't even make much sense, as openvpn.net is >>>>>>>> not a public vpn endpoint >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > On Sun, Feb 17, 2013 at 12:35 PM, Ahmed Mekkawy < >>>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> openvpn.net is blocked in Egypt. this can mean lots of things.. >>>>>>>> larger blocking coming? >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> seems that google issue is getting serious >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> --- >>>>>>>> >> Ahmed Mekkawy >>>>>>>> >> Founder | CTO >>>>>>>> >> www.SpirulaSystems.com >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> -- >>>>>>>> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>> Google Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>>>>>>> >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from >>>>>>>> it, send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out >>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > -- >>>>>>>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the >>>>>>>> Google Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>>>>>>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> "Change l'ordre du monde plutôt que tes désirs." >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://de.linkedin.com/in/raynas >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> "Change l'ordre du monde plutôt que tes désirs." >>>>>> >>>>>> http://de.linkedin.com/in/raynas >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>> Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, >>>>>> send an email to [email protected]. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>> Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>> an email to [email protected]. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "OpenEgypt" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> "Change l'ordre du monde plutôt que tes désirs." >> >> http://de.linkedin.com/in/raynas >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "OpenEgypt" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "OpenEgypt" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenEgypt" group. 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