Can not connect to www.linuxquestions.org

[james.farrow]

It seems that the only web site I can not connect is www.linuxquestions.org. I have do not any clue why.


[root@laptop ~]# dig www.linuxquestions.org

; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.linuxquestions.org
;; global options: printcmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 8049
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 1

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;www.linuxquestions.org. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
www.linuxquestions.org. 14167 IN A 64.179.4.146

;; AUTHORITY SECTION:
linuxquestions.org. 13336 IN NS ns1.linuxquestions.org.
linuxquestions.org. 13336 IN NS ns2.linuxquestions.org.
linuxquestions.org. 13336 IN NS ns1.linuxquestions.net.

;; ADDITIONAL SECTION:
ns1.linuxquestions.net. 171738 IN A 64.179.4.150

;; Query time: 278 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.254#53(192.168.0.254)
;; WHEN: Sat Mar 3 09:42:23 2007
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 144

[root@laptop ~]# ping www.linuxquestions.org
PING www.linuxquestions.org (64.179.4.146) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=1 ttl=48 time=103 ms
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=2 ttl=48 time=114 ms
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=3 ttl=48 time=104 ms
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=4 ttl=48 time=102 ms
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=5 ttl=48 time=104 ms
64 bytes from 64.179.4.146: icmp_seq=6 ttl=48 time=115 ms

--- www.linuxquestions.org ping statistics ---
6 packets transmitted, 6 received, 0% packet loss, time 14101ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 102.458/107.483/115.988/5.446 ms

I acn resolve the address, even ping it??
But Firefox says 'waiting for linuxquestions.org' and thats as far as i get??
Any suggestions please!!!

James

[Wayne]

My provider has DNS problems with a couple of sites and they aren't keen to rectify it unless I fill out a long report in Japanese, so I go through:

http://anonymouse.org/anonwww.html

Wayne

[james.farrow]

Champion!! I can now connect?? Just what exactly is happening here then?

[Wayne]

Champion!! I can now connect?? Just what exactly is happening here then?

DNS lookup problem? Usually something wrong at your provider's end. Probably worth dropping them a note.

Wayne

[lazlow]

James

If it is a DNS problem you can put the ip into the address space. I have a few sites that every once in a while they just flake out.

64.179.4.146

Lazlow

[james.farrow]

Ok the plot thickens? Contacted virgin media who asked which version of windows I was using - I said Linux. LLLLOOOONNNGG Pause. We do not support linux? Indeed. Anyway after a bit of unfriendly banter he said that I need to use a proxy. Ok tried his way in firefox and low n behold it works. Just what is going on??

[lazlow]

I would take a guess that your isp has been banned from LQ. IF somebody was spaming LQ from multiple IPs that your isp is responsible for, then LQ may have banned all of your isps listed IP range. If this is true then a proxy would be the only way. Odds are strong that if LQ did ban them then other sites will or have banned them too.