if proxy connection works - who is blocking me: my ISP or the server?

[nudone]

for, at least, a week i've been unable to view any pages over at www.head-in-the-clouds.com - every attempt just times out.

nor can i access the head in the clouds server using my, once working, FTP settings.

using a proxy service like "hide my ass" allows me to view the HITC website without any problem.

the question is...

does this look like my IP (or mac number) is being blocked by the HITC server, or does it look like my ISP is blocking access to the HITC server? or is it something else completely - or is it impossible to say?

it doesn't matter which computer i use in the house, i've not tried changing the router (so maybe that's the problem). everything worked fine up until this week - it's not like i've changed any network settings on the router or anywhere.

any ideas. thanks.

[4wd]

Can you tracert or ping to it?

[nudone]

no, pinging just times out also, i.e.

Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss)

and tracert doesn't seem to know where it's going...

Tracing route to www.head-in-the-clouds.com [98.131.45.219]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  www.routerlogin.com [192.168.0.1]
  2    15 ms    15 ms    15 ms  88-104-96-1.dynamic.dsl.as9105.com [88.104.96.1]

  3    25 ms    53 ms    24 ms  host108-155-static.40-85-b.business.telecomitali
a.it [85.40.155.108]
  4    62 ms    24 ms    24 ms  host109-155-static.40-85-b.business.telecomitali
a.it [85.40.155.109]
  5    27 ms    26 ms    26 ms  xe-9-3-0.bragg001.log.as13285.net [80.40.155.37]

  6    28 ms    27 ms    27 ms  xe-5-0-0.scr001.loh.as13285.net [80.40.155.60]
  7    29 ms    28 ms    27 ms  Opal-ge-2.2.0.mpr1.lhr3.above.net [213.161.78.21
3]
  8    30 ms    28 ms    28 ms  so-0-0-0.mpr1.lhr2.uk.above.net [64.125.27.225]

  9    28 ms    27 ms    27 ms  xe-0-1-0.mpr1.lhr1.uk.above.net [64.125.27.146]

 10    28 ms    26 ms    27 ms  above-level3.lhr1.uk.above.net [64.125.14.18]
 11    28 ms    27 ms    27 ms  ae-34-52.ebr2.London1.Level3.net [4.69.139.97]
 12    96 ms    96 ms    97 ms  ae-42-42.ebr1.NewYork1.Level3.net [4.69.137.70]

 13    99 ms    99 ms    98 ms  ae-4-4.ebr1.NewYork2.Level3.net [4.69.141.18]
 14    97 ms    95 ms    96 ms  ae-1-100.ebr2.NewYork2.Level3.net [4.69.135.254]

 15   122 ms   125 ms   126 ms  ae-2-2.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.65]
 16   127 ms   125 ms   125 ms  ae-1-100.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.42]

 17   126 ms   124 ms   126 ms  ae-1-10.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net [4.69.136.21
3]
 18   129 ms   129 ms   128 ms  BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net [4.59.40
.2]
 19   121 ms   120 ms   121 ms  76.10.192.226
 20   119 ms   118 ms   118 ms  76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com [76.1
0.207.14]
 21   128 ms   127 ms   127 ms  OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com [98.130.213.
18]
 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 28     *        *

[Renegade]

It sounds like a DNS issue. Add more DNS servers & push them up in priority (#1, #2, etc.). Google has free ones available. There are more.

It's not your MAC address. That's not available on the network -- it's only on your local machine. Browsers do not broadcast that information.

[Renegade]

That's very odd. You're 1 hop away there.

Tracing route to www.head-in-the-clouds.com [98.131.45.219]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms    <1 ms     1 ms  192-168-1-1.tpgi.com.au [192.168.1.1]
  2     1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  10.0.0.138
  3    29 ms    13 ms    12 ms  10.20.21.105
  4    12 ms    11 ms    12 ms  nme-nxg-wal-csw1-vlan-1.tpgi.com.au [220.245.179
.193]
  5    13 ms    12 ms    12 ms  nme-nxg-wal-crt1-ge-2-0-0.tpgi.com.au [202.7.162
.1]
  6    23 ms    23 ms    23 ms  syd-nxg-men-crt1-ge-3-0-0.tpgi.com.au [202.7.171
.141]
  7   177 ms   174 ms   173 ms  if-5-0-0.core4.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net [216.6.30.
49]
  8   173 ms     *        *     Vlan1280.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net [216.6.30
.26]
  9   173 ms   192 ms   173 ms  ix-2-0.icore1.SQN-SanJose.as6453.net [209.58.116
.14]
 10   183 ms   180 ms   180 ms  vlan79.csw2.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.68.18.126]
 11   176 ms   175 ms   179 ms  ae-72-72.ebr2.SanJose1.Level3.net [4.69.134.213]

 12   225 ms   218 ms   218 ms  ae-3-3.ebr1.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.58]
 13   218 ms   217 ms   218 ms  ae-1-100.ebr2.Denver1.Level3.net [4.69.132.38]
 14   226 ms   223 ms   224 ms  ae-3-3.ebr1.Chicago2.Level3.net [4.69.132.62]
 15   223 ms   232 ms   233 ms  ae-6-6.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.140.189]
 16   234 ms   234 ms   234 ms  ae-1-100.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net [4.69.132.42]

 17   229 ms   277 ms   230 ms  ae-1-10.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net [4.69.136.21
3]
 18   231 ms   240 ms   233 ms  BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net [4.59.40
.2]
 19   231 ms   233 ms   232 ms  76.10.192.226
 20   233 ms   232 ms   232 ms  76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com [76.1
0.207.14]
 21   232 ms   233 ms   232 ms  OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com [98.130.213.
18]
 22   231 ms   232 ms   232 ms  rev.opentransfer.com.219.45.131.98.in-addr.arpa
[98.131.45.219]

Trace complete.

[nudone]

p.s.

i forgot to mention i can't access any other websites that are hosted on the same server as www.head-in-the-clouds.com

not sure what that means or if it's helpful information.



Renegade, not sure if it's DNS either, well, i've had the google DNS settings in the router for months. this trouble started so i've gone back to automatically letting the router use my ISP's DNS - same problem.

i'll try open DNS and see what happens...

[Renegade]

Try using some looking glasses. They'll help trouble shoot for you. Here's the Level3 Looking Glass. You can search for more, but that should be good enough.

[Carol Haynes]

DNS screw up - I keep coming across this with random sites and ISPs.

Try changing your router DNS settings to google's public DNS.

8.8.8.8
8.8.4.4

see if that helps.

If it does your ISP DNS is corrupt and it might take a while for it to get fixed.

I had a customer recently who couldn't access bmibaby.com for about 3 months - she called yesterday to say suddenly it works again. Of course the ISP denies all knowledge of a problem ...

[Renegade]

Oh -- Another thought...

Try adding in a HOSTS entry for the site. That should help eliminate or confirm DNS problems.

[4wd]

Try running ipconfig /flushdns at a CLI to flush out XP's DNS cache also.

[Renegade]

DNS screw up - I keep coming across this with random sites and ISPs.

...

I had a customer recently who couldn't access bmibaby.com for about 3 months - she called yesterday to say suddenly it works again. Of course the ISP denies all knowledge of a problem ...

-Carol Haynes (October 08, 2010, 06:38 AM)

+1 -- I find that ISP DNS services are VERY often poor. I posted before about getting some pretty hosed results for Facebook. I've seen a lot of others as well.

As above -- A HOSTS entry can confirm/eliminate that problem. I never tried it for Facebook because large sites use CDNs and DDNS anyways.

[nudone]

google DNS and OpenDNS appear be equally bad. Tracert with OpenDNS provided similar results as posted above.

adding the ip to the hosts file doesn't appear to help either.

i can believe Carol is right as the problem simply just "happened" one day.

[4wd]

I find that ISP DNS services are VERY often poor.

-Renegade (October 08, 2010, 06:41 AM)

That's why I gave in and run my own DNS server now.  Haven't had a DNS problem since running it - apart from forgetting that the machine it's hosted on was turned off once or twice.

@nudone
From the tracert you posted, it almost seems like your IP is blocked at the remote end.  Since you're getting resolved IP addresses right up until the last hop that kind of implies the DNS servers are working.

Where's f0dder when you want him  

[Renegade]

Did you flush after changing the HOSTS entry? That is extremely bizarre.

[nudone]

Try running ipconfig /flushdns at a CLI to flush out XP's DNS cache also.

-4wd (October 08, 2010, 06:40 AM)

hmm, still times out after that. yep, flushed after changing the hosts entry.

remember though... this happens on any machine i connect to my router, so i can't see it being a problem beyond the router itself. i suppose i should dig another one out and try that.


4wd, that was my first suspicion. Timns (he has access to it) had a quick look at the server but thought there was nothing being blocked. i'm thinking there is something higher up that he isn't aware of - i've been blocked because someone has decided my FTP access was illegal or something.

[4wd]

i'm thinking there is something higher up that he isn't aware of - i've been blocked because someone has decided my FTP access was illegal or something.

-nudone (October 08, 2010, 06:53 AM)

The fact that sites on the same server are unavailable to you seems highly suggestive of you being blocked or filtered by whoever hosts the server at the 2nd last hop:

21   232 ms   233 ms   232 ms  OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com [98.130.213.18]

Do other sites at the same host stop at the same point?

Oh yeah, since you have access to someone who has access to the server, can he check the server logs and see if your attempted connects appear?

[nudone]

Do other sites at the same host stop at the same point?

-4wd (October 08, 2010, 06:59 AM)

yep, the requests start timing out at exactly the point after blah, blah, opentransfer.com [...]

[Renegade]

Here are some partial trace routes from all over North America (alphabetical, not done)


Level 3 Site:
      
Traceroute To:
      
IPv6:
      
ALL European sitesAmsterdam, NetherlandsAMSIX NAP AmsterdamBucharest, RomaniaBerlin, GermanyBrussels, BelgiumDublin, IrelandDusseldorf, GermanyFrankfurt, GermanyGeneva, SwitzerlandHamburg, GermanyLondon, EnglandLondon, England (2)Madrid, SpainManchester, UKMilan, ItalyMunich, GermanyParis, FrancePrague, Czech RepublicSofia, BulgariaStockholm, SwedenVienna, AustriaWarsaw, PolandZurich, SwitzerlandALL North American sitesAtlanta, GABaltimore, MDBoston, MABaton Rouge, LABurlington, VTBuffalo, NYColumbia, SCChicago, ILCharlottesville, VACincinnati, OHColumbus, OHCleveland, OHCharlotte, NCDallas, TXDenver, CODetroit, MIFIX-West NAP San JoseFort Lauderdale, FLFort Myers, FLGarden City, NYHarrisburg, PAHouston, TXJackson, MSJacksonville, FLKansas City, MOLos Angeles, CALexington, KYLittle Rock, ARLouisville, KYLas Vegas, NVMiami, FLMinneapolis, MNMobile, ALMontrealNorfolk, VANashville, TNNewark, NJNew York, NYOakland, CAOrlando, FLPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PARaleigh, NCRichmond, VASacramento, CAState College, PAScranton, PASan Diego, CASeattle, WASan Francisco, CASan Jose, CASalt Lake City, UTSaint Louis, MOStamford, CTSyracuse, NYTampa, FLTorontoTri-Cities, TNTustin, CAWichita, KSWashington, DCWeehawken, NJ
      
      
   

Show Level 3 (ALL North American sites) Traceroute to www.head-in-the-clouds.com (98.131.45.219)

Traceroute from Atlanta, GA -

  1 ae-72-52.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.61) 8 msec
    ae-62-51.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.29) 0 msec
    ae-72-52.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.61) 4 msec
  2 ae-1-7.bar2.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.217) 12 msec 12 msec 16 msec
  3 ae-0-11.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.209) 12 msec 12 msec 80 msec
  4 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 16 msec 24 msec 16 msec
  5 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
  6 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
  7 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 16 msec 16 msec 16 msec
  8  *  *  *
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 19  *  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Baltimore, MD -

  1 ge-6-15-14.car1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.69.135.117) 4 msec 0 msec 0 msec
  2 ae-7-7.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.133.162) 8 msec 8 msec 4 msec
  3 ae-92-92.csw4.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.158) 8 msec
    ae-82-82.csw3.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.154) 16 msec 20 msec
  4 ae-91-91.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.141) 4 msec 8 msec 8 msec
  5 ae-2-2.ebr3.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.132.85) 28 msec 20 msec 20 msec
  6 ae-72-70.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.138.19) 28 msec 20 msec 36 msec
  7 ae-1-7.bar2.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.217) 32 msec 36 msec 32 msec
  8 ae-0-11.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.209) 88 msec 36 msec 32 msec
  9 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 10 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 11 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 12 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 13  *  *  *
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 25  *  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Boston, MA -

  1 ae-2-7.bar1.Boston1.Level3.net (4.69.132.242) 0 msec 0 msec 0 msec
  2 ae-5-5.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.69.140.94) 32 msec 24 msec 20 msec
  3 ae-1-100.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.69.132.42) 32 msec 24 msec 24 msec
  4 ae-1-10.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.213) 28 msec 148 msec 28 msec
  5 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 32 msec 28 msec 32 msec
  6 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 28 msec 28 msec 32 msec
  7 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 32 msec 28 msec 32 msec
  8 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 28 msec 32 msec 28 msec
  9  *  *  *
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 21  *  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Baton Rouge, LA -

  1 ge-6-17-16.car1.Houston1.Level3.net (4.69.135.197) 12 msec 8 msec 8 msec
  2 ae-2-5.bar1.Houston1.Level3.net (4.69.132.230) 4 msec 36 msec 8 msec
  3 ae-0-11.bar2.Houston1.Level3.net (4.69.137.134) 8 msec 8 msec 4 msec
  4 ae-7-7.ebr1.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.137.142) 28 msec 20 msec 36 msec
  5 ae-62-60.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.138.3) 28 msec 24 msec 32 msec
  6 ae-1-7.bar2.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.217) 36 msec 76 msec 32 msec
  7 ae-0-11.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.209) 36 msec 32 msec 36 msec
  8 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
  9 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 10 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 36 msec 36 msec 40 msec
 11 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 36 msec 36 msec 36 msec
 12  *  *  *
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 24  *  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Burlington, VT -

  1 ge-6-22-12.car1.Philadelphia1.Level3.net (4.69.135.61) 28 msec 136 msec 92 msec
  2 ae-7-7.ebr2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.133.162) 24 msec 20 msec 24 msec
  3 ae-62-62.csw1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.146) 32 msec
    ae-72-72.csw2.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.150) 24 msec
    ae-82-82.csw3.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.154) 32 msec
  4 ae-91-91.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.141) 24 msec
    ae-71-71.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.133) 24 msec
    ae-91-91.ebr1.Washington1.Level3.net (4.69.134.141) 20 msec
  5 ae-2-2.ebr3.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.132.85) 36 msec 44 msec 36 msec
  6 ae-72-70.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.138.19) 44 msec
    ae-62-60.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.138.3) 48 msec
    ae-72-70.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.69.138.19) 44 msec
  7 ae-1-7.bar2.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.217) 52 msec 48 msec 48 msec
  8 ae-0-11.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.209) 48 msec 48 msec 48 msec
  9 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 52 msec 52 msec 52 msec
 10 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 52 msec 52 msec 52 msec
 11 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 52 msec 52 msec 52 msec
 12 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 52 msec 52 msec 52 msec
 13  *  *  *
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 25  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Buffalo, NY -

  1 ge-6-18-22.car2.Pittsburgh3.Level3.net (4.69.136.5) 68 msec 8 msec 212 msec
  2 ae-3-3.ebr1.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.69.135.250) 32 msec 20 msec 36 msec
  3 ae-1-100.ebr2.Chicago1.Level3.net (4.69.132.42) 20 msec 20 msec 32 msec
  4 ae-1-10.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.213) 44 msec 32 msec 180 msec
  5 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 32 msec 32 msec 28 msec
  6 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 32 msec 32 msec 32 msec
  7 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 28 msec 32 msec 32 msec
  8 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 32 msec 32 msec 32 msec
  9  *  *  *
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 21  *  *  * timeout !

Traceroute from Columbia, SC -

  1 ge-7-16.car2.Atlanta1.Level3.net (4.68.107.229) 4 msec *  12 msec
  2 ae-72-52.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.61) 220 msec
    ae-62-51.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.29) 220 msec
    ae-72-52.ebr2.Atlanta2.Level3.net (4.68.103.61) 204 msec
  3 ae-1-7.bar2.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.217) 200 msec 200 msec 208 msec
  4 ae-0-11.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.69.136.209) 204 msec 200 msec 200 msec
  5 BLUEMILE-IN.bar1.Cincinnati1.Level3.net (4.59.40.2) 60 msec 76 msec 204 msec
  6 76.10.192.226 [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 76 msec 200 msec 32 msec
  7 76.10.207.14.customer.bluemilenetworks.com (76.10.207.14) [AS11013 {USMO-ASN}] 200 msec 32 msec 28 msec
  8 OH-MLS1-609.Te-9-2.opentransfer.com (98.130.213.18) [AS32392 {Ecommerce}] 28 msec 24 msec 28 msec
  9  *  *  *
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[nudone]

i'll ask Timns if he can check things out later, see if the server logs say anything.

incidently, my ip number has changed since yesterday so it looks like they aren't blocking me by a specific number - perhaps filtering me out though for a close match?

[nudone]

Renegade, are we saying this really isn't anything specific to me then - it's quite a wide problem?

[4wd]

From Renegades list, it looks like Ecommerce have a server problem.

As a temporary work around, you could try Hotspot Shield, (free VPN), that will save the trouble of continually working through an online proxy site.

PS: Here's the comic strip in case you were interested

[nudone]

thanks, 4wd, i'll check out Hotspot Shield.

[Renegade]

Renegade, are we saying this really isn't anything specific to me then - it's quite a wide problem?

-nudone (October 08, 2010, 07:09 AM)

I'm not sure. Here are pings that resolve:

Spoiler

Level 3 Site:
        
Ping To:
        
Packet Size:
        
Packet Count:
        
IPv6:
    
ALL European sitesAmsterdam, NetherlandsAMSIX NAP AmsterdamBucharest, RomaniaBerlin, GermanyBrussels, BelgiumDublin, IrelandDusseldorf, GermanyFrankfurt, GermanyGeneva, SwitzerlandHamburg, GermanyLondon, EnglandLondon, England (2)Madrid, SpainManchester, UKMilan, ItalyMunich, GermanyParis, FrancePrague, Czech RepublicSofia, BulgariaStockholm, SwedenVienna, AustriaWarsaw, PolandZurich, SwitzerlandALL North American sitesAtlanta, GABaltimore, MDBoston, MABaton Rouge, LABurlington, VTBuffalo, NYColumbia, SCChicago, ILCharlottesville, VACincinnati, OHColumbus, OHCleveland, OHCharlotte, NCDallas, TXDenver, CODetroit, MIFIX-West NAP San JoseFort Lauderdale, FLFort Myers, FLGarden City, NYHarrisburg, PAHouston, TXJackson, MSJacksonville, FLKansas City, MOLos Angeles, CALexington, KYLittle Rock, ARLouisville, KYLas Vegas, NVMiami, FLMinneapolis, MNMobile, ALMontrealNorfolk, VANashville, TNNewark, NJNew York, NYOakland, CAOrlando, FLPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PARaleigh, NCRichmond, VASacramento, CAState College, PAScranton, PASan Diego, CASeattle, WASan Francisco, CASan Jose, CASalt Lake City, UTSaint Louis, MOStamford, CTSyracuse, NYTampa, FLTorontoTri-Cities, TNTustin, CAWichita, KSWashington, DCWeehawken, NJ
        
        
        
        

Show Level 3 (ALL North American sites) Ping to www.head-in-the-clouds.com (98.131.45.219)

Ping from Atlanta, GA -

icmp_seq=0 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=16 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 16/16/16/16/0/0 ms

Ping from Baltimore, MD -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/34.667/36/36/1.333/1.886 ms

Ping from Boston, MA -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/1.886/2.667 ms

Ping from Baton Rouge, LA -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 36/37.333/36/40/2.309/3.266 ms

Ping from Burlington, VT -

icmp_seq=0 time=56 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=52 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=52 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 52/53.333/52/56/2.667/3.771 ms

Ping from Buffalo, NY -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/2.981/4.216 ms

Ping from Columbia, SC -

icmp_seq=0 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/26.667/28/28/3.266/4.619 ms

Ping from Chicago, IL -

icmp_seq=0 time=12 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=8 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=12 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 8/10.667/12/12/3.528/4.989 ms

Ping from Charlottesville, VA -

icmp_seq=0 time=52 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=52 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=52 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 52/52/52/52/3.528/4.989 ms

Ping from Cincinnati, OH -

icmp_seq=0 time=200 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=76 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=48 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 48/108/48/200/8.589/66.239 ms

Ping from Columbus, OH -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=24 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/26.667/28/28/8.692/66.265 ms

Ping from Cleveland, OH -

icmp_seq=0 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=16 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 16/18.667/20/20/8.794/66.292 ms

Ping from Charlotte, NC -

icmp_seq=0 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 20/26.667/20/40/9.286/66.959 ms

Ping from Dallas, TX -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 36/37.333/36/40/9.381/66.986 ms

Ping from Denver, CO -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/32/32/32/9.381/66.986 ms

Ping from Detroit, MI -

icmp_seq=0 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=16 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 16/16/16/16/9.381/66.986 ms

Ping from FIX-West NAP San Jose -

icmp_seq=0 time=56 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 56/58.667/60/60/9.475/67.012 ms

Ping from Fort Lauderdale, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/9.568/67.039 ms

Ping from Fort Myers, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/33.333/32/36/9.661/67.065 ms

Ping from Garden City, NY -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/32/32/32/9.661/67.065 ms

Ping from Harrisburg, PA -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=24 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/26.667/28/28/9.752/67.092 ms

Ping from Houston, TX -

icmp_seq=0 time=200 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=44 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/92/32/200/12.927/101.771 ms

Ping from Jackson, MS -

icmp_seq=0 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/40/40/40/12.927/101.771 ms

Ping from Jacksonville, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/12.996/101.788 ms

Ping from Kansas City, MO -

icmp_seq=0 time=96 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=44 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=44 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 44/61.333/44/96/13.856/104.699 ms

Ping from Los Angeles, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=68 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 68/68/68/68/13.856/104.699 ms

Ping from Lexington, KY -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 36/36/36/36/13.856/104.699 ms

Ping from Little Rock, AR -

icmp_seq=0 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/40/40/40/13.856/104.699 ms

Ping from Louisville, KY -

icmp_seq=0 time=208 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=204 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=204 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 204/205.333/204/208/13.92/104.715 ms

Ping from Las Vegas, NV -

icmp_seq=0 time=52 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=52 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=52 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 52/52/52/52/13.92/104.715 ms

Ping from Miami, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/28/28/28/13.92/104.715 ms

Ping from Minneapolis, MN -

icmp_seq=0 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=20 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 16/18.667/20/20/13.984/104.732 ms

Ping from Mobile, AL -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/28/28/28/13.984/104.732 ms

Ping from Montreal -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/32/32/32/13.984/104.732 ms

Ping from Norfolk, VA -

icmp_seq=0 time=44 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/41.333/40/44/14.048/104.749 ms

Ping from Nashville, TN -

icmp_seq=0 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=20 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 20/21.333/20/24/14.111/104.766 ms

Ping from Newark, NJ -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/32/32/32/14.111/104.766 ms

Ping from New York, NY -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/14.174/104.783 ms

Ping from Oakland, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=56 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 56/58.667/60/60/14.236/104.8 ms

Ping from Orlando, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=24 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/25.333/24/28/14.298/104.817 ms

Ping from Philadelphia, PA -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/34.667/36/36/14.36/104.834 ms

Ping from Phoenix, AZ -

icmp_seq=0 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 60/60/60/60/14.36/104.834 ms

Ping from Pittsburgh, PA -

icmp_seq=0 time=20 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=20 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 20/21.333/20/24/14.422/104.851 ms

Ping from Raleigh, NC -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 36/36/36/36/14.422/104.851 ms

Ping from Richmond, VA -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/28/28/28/14.422/104.851 ms

Ping from Sacramento, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=64 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=64 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 60/62.667/64/64/14.484/104.868 ms

Ping from State College, PA -

icmp_seq=0 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=24 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/24/24/24/14.484/104.868 ms

Ping from Scranton, PA -

icmp_seq=0 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 36/37.333/36/40/14.545/104.885 ms

Ping from San Diego, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=68 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 68/68/68/68/14.545/104.885 ms

Ping from Seattle, WA -

icmp_seq=0 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 60/60/60/60/14.545/104.885 ms

Ping from San Francisco, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=64 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 60/61.333/60/64/14.606/104.902 ms

Ping from San Jose, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=60 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=56 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=60 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 56/58.667/60/60/14.667/104.919 ms

Ping from Salt Lake City, UT -

icmp_seq=0 time=140 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=44 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=204 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 44/129.333/204/204/16.492/123.821 ms

Ping from Saint Louis, MO -

icmp_seq=0 time=12 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=16 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=16 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 12/14.667/16/16/16.546/123.835 ms

Ping from Stamford, CT -

icmp_seq=0 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=40 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/40/40/40/16.546/123.835 ms

Ping from Syracuse, NY -

icmp_seq=0 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=44 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/41.333/40/44/16.6/123.849 ms

Ping from Tampa, FL -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=36 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=36 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 32/34.667/36/36/16.653/123.864 ms

Ping from Toronto -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=24 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/25.333/24/28/16.707/123.878 ms

Ping from Tri-Cities, TN -

icmp_seq=0 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=24 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 24/26.667/28/28/16.76/123.892 ms

Ping from Tustin, CA -

icmp_seq=0 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=68 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=72 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 68/69.333/68/72/16.813/123.907 ms

Ping from Wichita, KS -

icmp_seq=0 time=44 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=40 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=44 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 40/42.667/44/44/16.865/123.921 ms

Ping from Washington, DC -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=28 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=32 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/16.918/123.935 ms

Ping from Weehawken, NJ -

icmp_seq=0 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=1 time=32 ms
icmp_seq=2 time=28 ms

---- www.head-in-the-clouds.com statistics ----
3 packets transmitted, 3 packets received, 0% packet loss
rtt min/avg/median/max/mdev/stddev = 28/30.667/32/32/16.971/123.95 ms

A DNS problem on the server's end? Results from it actually being cached at the ISP level? (unlikely)

I've seen lots of weirdness in the last while on my end here. I've been wondering about it being DNS issues, but they're just messed up. Dunno...

[nudone]

heheh. thanks, but i've seen the strip - Hide My Ass proxy let me get to the site pretty quick.



I'll see if Tim can answer anything later - if not, then I'll wait for the problem to magically resolve itself. If i'm not being blocked by the server then I don't mind so much - I can't get offended by that 

[nudone]

Everything (ftp and http) works fine with Hotspot Shield. (Seems it adds its own ad banners to the tops of pages though. No problem.)

The FTP access was the biggest problem so if the issues never gets resolved, at least, I know I can use something like HS as an FTP proxy.