Is there something wrong with the net today?

Is it just me? I'm trying to install this new ADSL router modem
(admittedly a cheapo from ebuyer), and I'm surfing quite well for most
sites but then there are some sites I can't get to. So far I can't get
to Ebay, New York Times, Zdnet/Cnet. I can get to Google, Amazon,
Ebuyer, Slashdot, Msn, Apple, Lycos; no problem there and they load in
a split-second. I kept struggling with the router for some time till I
got fed up of it and reconnected a USB modem. Then, to my surprise, I
had the same problem on the USB modem. So it wasn't just the router.

Are you having a similar experience?

On 9 Mar 2006 (E-Mail Removed) wrote:

> Is it just me? I'm trying to install this new ADSL router modem
> (admittedly a cheapo from ebuyer), and I'm surfing quite well for most
> sites but then there are some sites I can't get to. So far I can't get
> to Ebay, New York Times, Zdnet/Cnet. I can get to Google, Amazon,
> Ebuyer, Slashdot, Msn, Apple, Lycos; no problem there and they load in
> a split-second. I kept struggling with the router for some time till I
> got fed up of it and reconnected a USB modem. Then, to my surprise, I
> had the same problem on the USB modem. So it wasn't just the router.

Have you tried running a traceroute to see what path your connection is
trying to take when it fails?

I see that you are using an AOL connection. Perhaps they are having
network problems. Certainly those sites are all working fine from my
connection here.

Jason
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> I see that you are using an AOL connection. Perhaps they are having
> network problems. Certainly those sites are all working fine from my
> connection here.

....and doesn`t AOL require an MTU of 1400 ?

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Jason - you might want to double check the CorruptDisc link on your
site, it appears to be dead now :-(

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Jason - another quick note - would it be possible to add postal cost
info on the shop site you`ve got - ta :-}

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(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> Is it just me? I'm trying to install this new ADSL router modem
> (admittedly a cheapo from ebuyer), and I'm surfing quite well for most
> sites but then there are some sites I can't get to. So far I can't get
> to Ebay, New York Times, Zdnet/Cnet. I can get to Google, Amazon,
> Ebuyer, Slashdot, Msn, Apple, Lycos; no problem there and they load in
> a split-second. I kept struggling with the router for some time till I
> got fed up of it and reconnected a USB modem. Then, to my surprise, I
> had the same problem on the USB modem. So it wasn't just the router.
>
> Are you having a similar experience?
>
Is it one of the Safecom (or Guru) branded ones? I bought 5 of these for
a trial and they have been online rock solid since last October. I think
they were something daft like £17 each.

Colin Wilson wrote:
> > I see that you are using an AOL connection. Perhaps they are having
> > network problems. Certainly those sites are all working fine from my
> > connection here.
>
> ...and doesn`t AOL require an MTU of 1400 ?
>
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Thanks. I knew about the MTU of 1400 for the router, but I didn't know
that my computer too needed an MTU of 1400 until I came across this
DrTCP on broadband reports. It seems to have fixed the problem and now
I can access ebay. Many regards.

> Thanks. I knew about the MTU of 1400 for the router, but I didn't know
> that my computer too needed an MTU of 1400 until I came across this
> DrTCP on broadband reports. It seems to have fixed the problem and now
> I can access ebay. Many regards.

Our pleasure :-)

(I can`t take the credit, as its something I learned from others on
here)

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Linker3000 wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> > Is it just me? I'm trying to install this new ADSL router modem
> > (admittedly a cheapo from ebuyer), and I'm surfing quite well for most
> > sites but then there are some sites I can't get to. So far I can't get
> > to Ebay, New York Times, Zdnet/Cnet. I can get to Google, Amazon,
> > Ebuyer, Slashdot, Msn, Apple, Lycos; no problem there and they load in
> > a split-second. I kept struggling with the router for some time till I
> > got fed up of it and reconnected a USB modem. Then, to my surprise, I
> > had the same problem on the USB modem. So it wasn't just the router.
> >
> > Are you having a similar experience?
> >
> Is it one of the Safecom (or Guru) branded ones? I bought 5 of these for
> a trial and they have been online rock solid since last October. I think
> they were something daft like £17 each.

Yes. Those are the ones. Guru Branded Safecom from Ebuyer. I'm glad to
hear they're "rock solid". It's my first ever router and it bothered me
yesterday, I kept messing with it for a day and then thought perhaps I
should've bought a more expensive one like netgear, then on reading
about netgear was reassured that routers do need some learning to
configure them right.