Re: OT Can't get there

["the_home_automator <db@xxxxxxx>" <db@xxxxxxx>]

OK, try this.

Do Start, Run, and then type in

    telnet 216.119.81.247 80

And bash enter.  A telnet window should appear, without any error 
popup messages.  Then, into the telnet window type

    GET /

and bash enter, and you should be rewarded with screenfuls of 
gobbledgook.  Telnet will then disconnect, popping up a dialog
box.  
If so, then try again replacing the IP address with the site name. 
If that also works then ther is nothing wrong with your connection to 
the site, or your ability to resolve names, and its a "local"
problem.

If it works with address but not site, then its a DNS resolution 
issue, but you've already pinged the site, so that side should be 
OK.  If it is a DNS problem, open a command window, and do 

    ipconfig /all  more

and page your way through the resulting listing looking for DNS 
servers, and then try to ping it/them.  If only one works, go to 
control panel, and whizz out the non-working server as a temporary 
measure 9eliminates MS TCP/IP confusion) and/or consult your ISP web 
site to check they havent changed the IP addresses of their name 
servers...

if theres a problem pinging them, ping the default gateway.

And treat the hostfile trick below as a temporary fix (if it works) 
as  if you do it permanenrtly then you will have site docsonnectage
at some point in the future when autom8it.com changes its ISP or IP 
address :-)))


David.


--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, "Alancc" <alan.cc@n...> wrote:
> He's getting pissed of with me now ;-)
> 
> Tried that still the same.
> 
> Alancc
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Dan <dtoma@f...>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 7:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT Can't get there
> 
> 
> > Ok... last solution:
> > go and edit the following file on the server:
> > C:\WINNT\System32\Drivers\Etc\hosts
> > 
> > Use Notepad to edit it, not Word.
> > 
> > add the following line:
> > 
> > 216.119.81.247       
www.autom8it.com
> > 
> > Save it and try again.
> > 
> > Dan
> >   ----- Original Message ----- 
> >   From: Alancc 
> >   To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx 
> >   Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 9:37 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT Can't get there
> > 
> > 
> >   Tried that just the same, twaty thing is everything
else is 
fine and I
> >   haven't been fiddling.
> > 
> >   Alancc
> >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   From: Tim Dawe <list.mailbox@n...>
> >   To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> >   Sent: Sunday, December 15, 2002 8:04 PM
> >   Subject: Re: [ukha_d] OT Can't get there
> >



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