Distrowatch.org is down ???

[Vincent Trouilliez]

> those servers might have problems (you can specify/use others),
> or you can not reach them due to network problems

All other sites were working fine, I was having problems reaching
Distrowatch only, hence I thought the site was down...
How many DNS are there around the world ?
My cable modem uses DHCP so the DNS IP's are automatically set.
they are  85.68.0.7 and 85.68.0.8
Works fine usually, it's the first time that I have a name resolution
problem, so probably not worth changing the DNS. 
Also, if my DNS couldn't resolve it, why didn't it send the
query/request to the nearest DNS, to see if it could suss it out ? Don't
DNS talk to each other to be more efficient ??

> or your BT solidarity goes a bit too far, choking your connection to the internet.

I must confess, I made a big mistake ! When I was so enthusiastic once
the download was finished, that I burnt the ISO, rebooted, and wiped the
disk to re-install Hoary... hence losing the ISO file ! So I can't share
it with others anymore :o(   <red faced Vince, ashamed...running away
fast...>

> unfortunately ubuntu does not prioritise traffic from
> and to applications/processes that are in the front,
> often making it impossible to surf the web
> and get email while downloads are going strong.

Yes, I do find this quite annoying. Hopefully Breezy will come up with
some solution ? :o)  In the meantime, playing with the "max_uploads"and
"max_upload-rate" of btdownload, allows some degree of control, better
than nothing.


--
Vince