deck Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 It would seem my router is keeping me from viewing some websites. It's intermittent, and I don't know what's causing it or how to stop it. I believe it's the router, because people on the same segment of the network as me, as well as using other connections, are able to access the same web sites I can not. I am using a Linksys router. I have a firewall installed as part of my PC Cillin antivirus, and no firewall (that I know of) installed on the router. All the computers on my home network are not able to access the same sites (which, oddly enough, is my own personal website). I have tried opening ports, restarting computers, and tweaking the router. Nothing works. Any suggestions? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted September 10, 2003 MVC Share Posted September 10, 2003 um - when you say your own website. Is this site being hosted outside or inside (ie our you running it on a machine on the private side of the router?). You say sites - but you really mean one server?? Ie one IP address? If the site is inside your router - are you trying to access it with your public (wan ip) or the private address from inside? I have seen all kinds of problems with trying to do a forward from inside the router. Ie hitting the wan IP address from inside, and then hoping to get forwarded to the inside address. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deck Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 um - when you say your own website. Is this site being hosted outside or inside (ie our you running it on a machine on the private side of the router?).You say sites - but you really mean one server?? Ie one IP address? If the site is inside your router - are you trying to access it with your public (wan ip) or the private address from inside? I have seen all kinds of problems with trying to do a forward from inside the router. Ie hitting the wan IP address from inside, and then hoping to get forwarded to the inside address. Forgive me. Let me be more clear. The website is hosted on a server - not me. Usually the IP can be pinged, but the site name can be used to reach the site. And, sadly, I've forgotten the IP of the site! Funning thing, though, my host (g3h, www.g3h.com) I can not reach. But I can reach www.g3h.net. Same site. *shrug* So it's a DNS problem, I think. But, as I said, other people on the same segment of my network can access the site. www.thewarpcore.com Unless the site is down and I'm completely wrong right now (but the problem I'm describing does exist). ~D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted September 10, 2003 MVC Share Posted September 10, 2003 Well I show this domain registered to; Registrant: Maincore <snip rest> Domain servers in listed order: NS1.G3H.NET NS2.G3H.NET And I show this for www.thewarpcore.com - directly from ns1.g3h.net ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @ns1.g3h.net www.thewarpcore.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 15038 ;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 2, ADDITIONAL: 2 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;www.thewarpcore.com. IN A ;; ANSWER SECTION: www.thewarpcore.com. 14400 IN CNAME thewarpcore.com. thewarpcore.com. 14400 IN A 216.157.136.2 But ns2 does NOT seem to want to answer - which would explain your problem ;) [bud@dp2-400 bud]$ dig @ns2.g3h.net www.thewarpcore.com ; <<>> DiG 9.2.2 <<>> @ns2.g3h.net www.thewarpcore.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached DNS can be fun - but just because people are on the same segment, does NOT mean they are using the same dns server, etc.. etc... I show your IP address 216.157.136.2 - but you just get the test site when you go to IP. But www.thewarpcore.com works fine - if your having an issue with your DNS - just create a host enty pointing to the IP address. BTW - have to check that site out!!! BIG ST FAN :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deck Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 That's cool. How does one create an entry point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+BudMan MVC Posted September 10, 2003 MVC Share Posted September 10, 2003 Open up your hosts file in (windows\system32\drivers\etc) file and read - there are examples in the file. If on linux - its in /etc. there should be atleast one entry pointing to 127.0.0.1 for localhost, etc.. Just follow that example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericnmu Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 try pinging a domain you cannot reach... then copy that IP and see if you can get to http://ip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deck Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 Thanks. I've updated the host file. Incidentally (as it is now the morning for me), I tried going to my site - and it worked, even before I updated the host file. Stupid intermittent problems. ~D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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