OT- internet query

[Ben B]

Ever since changing our broadband providers last week there a couple of websites that no machine in our office seems capable of loading. What's going on with that??
Its the Fiatforum https://www.fiatforum.com and the VW Caddy forum http://www.vwcaddy.com

I'm sure they're still online! But my machine says they're not found, despite other sites loading fine.

What's going on? Any ideas?

 

[Wimmy]

Is that a bad thing? lmao.
Sorry. Possibly a block on php forums?

 

[Ian]

Sounds weird. Can you ping the sites?

If you can, then you know it's not a DNS issue.

 

[Ben B]

Deleted! oops!

 

[Ben B]

Sorry to be dumb, but how do I ping sites?

TBH the fiatforum I'm not bothered about, I used to have it in my mulitple homepage setup but removed it cos I never ever looked at it, but I've got a new PM and I can't read it without visiting the site!
The VW Caddy forum I'm more fussed about!

 

[Ben B]

I've just found hout how to and tried pinging fiatforum.com. It times out. I'd best go phone my BB providers methinks

 

[Ian]

Sounds like your ISP is having DNS issues.


Try pinging 70.85.47.12

(Start > Run > cmd > ping 70.85.47.12)

 

[Allan Wall]

re

if its a network, do you use DHCP or set your own IP addresses round the network, do you also put in your own DNS Servers? if you get a reply from what ian said then its definately DNS i would have thought. but i woudlnt have thought you'd browse anything

 

[Ben B]

pinging that timed out too.

We do set our own IPs round the office.

 

[Ian]

If pinging timed out, then there's some sort of block to that IP address. That IP works fine here (although I do lose a few packets) I'd say 50% of them get through.

Speak to your ISP.

 

[Ian]

Edit: I just tried pinging that IP as well and I can't get a response.

Check your Forwarders on your Local DNS W2003/W2k Server (They should be set as your ISP's dual DNS servers)

 

[Ben B]

I've just spoken to them and have been told what the DNS servers should be. Problem is, I can't find the settings for them on my crappy BT Voyager modem!

Ben B

 

[Wimmy]

Navigate to network connections.
Right click the connection you need to alter and then properties.
Select Internet Protocal (TCP/IP)
Click Properties.
DNS Server addressses should be input at bottom

 

[Ben B]

Yeah I've done that, and also stunbled accross a link on the web for how to set that in my router too. Still wont load those sites! Very odd. I guess it's it shows I shouldn't be looking at forums when I'm at work! (At least I still have BOO!)

Ben B

 

[Wimmy]

Just tried clicking your sig (as it asks me too) ang got
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