Linux Forums unreachable.

Ray Parrish crp at cmc.net
Mon Feb 22 05:14:17 UTC 2010


Ray Parrish wrote:
> Amedee Van Gasse (ub) wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, February 19, 2010 06:01, Ray Parrish wrote:
>>   
>>     
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Is anyone else having trouble accessing the Linux Forms? Here is what I
>>> get -
>>>
>>>  >Network Timeout
>>>
>>>  >The server at www.linuxforums.org is taking too long to respond.
>>>
>>>  >The requested site did not respond to a connection request and the
>>> browser has >stopped waiting for a reply.
>>>
>>> I get a daily email from them with head lines, and forum post subjects
>>> as links, and every time I try to click one, I get the can't be reached
>>> error.
>>>     
>>>       
>> A useful tool to check if the problem is at your end is
>> downforeveryoneorjustme.com:
>> http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/www.linuxforums.org
>>
>> Seems like it's just at your end.
>>
>> A friend of mine has a motto: "Everything is a freaking DNS problem". It's
>> actually printed on the back of his company tees. :-)
>> So first check your DNS server. Are you using the DNS that your ISP
>> provides? Try OpenDNS 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220 or Google DNS:
>> 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.
>> Then come back with the results.
>>   
>>     
> Hello,
>
> I went into System, Administration, Network, and added the two Open DNS 
> servers to the DNS list, then deleted the two that were previously 
> there. However when I log into my Qwest DSL modem the status page shows 
> 205.171.3.25 and 2.25 as the DNS servers, which do not match the numbers 
> that were in the Network configuration dialog.
>
> Could you please tell me how to change my DNS servers? My DSL modem is 
> an Actiontec GT701, and I am using the Hardy Heron.
>
> Thanks for any help you can be.
>
> Later, Ray Parrish
>   
OK, I figured out how to change the modem to the Open DNS numbers, but 
there is no change, I still can not load Linuxforums.org.

Later, Ray Parrish


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