Broadband: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!?
Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!?
by steve8411 - 7/9/06 7:23 PMFor over a week, I have been unable to reach a cell phone forum, www.motox.info , and thought the site was down.
Went to my office .. accessed site without a problem. Chatted with the site owner, he said site has had no outtage whatsoever...
Called comcast... their ''level 2'' tech said, ''it's your PC, not Comcast'' So, all three pc's I use won't reach the same site using Comcast, but all the pc's at my office will. Hmmm... Im not a rocket scientist, BUT. Asked the tech to tracert, "sorry, I cannot do that from here" was his reply. Nice one Comcast!
Went into Comcast's support forum and posted. GUESS WHAT?
Of all the responses, no other Comcast user could access the site either!!!
Not blocked.
by R. Proffitt
- 7/9/06 7:47 PM
In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411
http://64.234.233.115/ gets it fine.
It's a DNS issue. Sorry, but I'll decline explaining what a DNS is.
Bob
Yes, it is blocked.
by steve8411 - 7/10/06 4:55 AM In reply to: Not blocked. by R. Proffitt
Thanks for attempting to point out the obvious.
I have tried to resolve based on IP rather than by domain name. And, NO, it will not resolve while using Comcast as the ISP.
So, it is doubtfully a Domain Name Server issue.
I have comcast and ...
by R. Proffitt - 7/10/06 7:48 AM
In reply to: Yes, it is blocked. by steve8411
It didn't work by name. It did however by IP.
So the usual user will call it blocked. It's not really blocked but the nameserver is not listing it.
You seem upset with me about this. Take it out on someone else.
Bob
I have Comcast and see it fine
by ChazzMatt - 7/13/06 3:14 AM In reply to: I have comcast and ... by R. Proffitt
I live in metro Atlanta area and I see that web address fine. I copied and pasted the www address srraight from your post into my web browswer. Shows just fine.
Try OpenDNS
by fnash - 7/13/06 3:45 AM In reply to: I have Comcast and see it fine by ChazzMattIt really sounds like DNS issues to me. To test this, go to http://www.opendns.com/start/ and use the instructions there if needed to try the OpenDNS servers instead. That will tell you for certain if it's the Comcast DNS servers.
Thanks, fnash!
by yappie71 - 7/13/06 11:46 AM In reply to: Try OpenDNS by fnashI did not know about OpenDNS. Thanks!
Tech;ady
Comcast here too...
by netmasta - 8/4/06 12:56 PM In reply to: I have Comcast and see it fine by ChazzMattI have Comcast too, south of Boston and I can reach that site just fine.
wow, mr. moderator..........
by harriet40 - 8/4/06 12:25 PM In reply to: I have comcast and ... by R. Proffitt
i don't think he's taking it out on you; you seem to be perturbed by his postings instead. ease up--not all of us are adept at handling these issues. comcast IS a pain for us who are less experienced. my ie7 keeps crashing (for example). i hope you're not so harsh with everyone else. hope your day gets better, man..........
Mine worked too ..
by wildhair - 7/13/06 4:44 AM In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411I have comcast in Ft. lauderdale, FL. I pasted to my IE and it worked fine.
Wildhair in Ft Laud
by dromel - 8/9/06 10:53 PM In reply to: Mine worked too .. by wildhairJust a bit off topic question. Since we both have the same locale and profession, I was curious as to your opinion of Comcast cable internet service. I have been with Bell South DSL for 5 or 6 years, but am considering a switch to Comcast because of speed and price considerations.
Thanks
No problems Comcast in Gadsden AL
by alexcomp - 7/13/06 5:29 AM In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411Just got there....
It isn't just a Comcast Problem
by mail1 - 7/13/06 5:41 AM In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411This is a problem everywhere with every ISP. Until relatively recently, Comcast, like other ISPs, operated their Internet service like Frame Relay. There was no security at all. Now, Comcast has since turned 180 degrees and is actively securing their leg of the Internet. But, sometimes, they go too far. In Comcast's defense (I am only a customer), I experience the same problems with other ISPs and even at my office -- system administrators blocking web sites and sometimes entire IP blocks. If you talk to a system administrator about this, you will find out that this is very muddy water and I feel sorry for the administrators because they receive so much flak.
Illinois
by jaylyons - 7/13/06 6:31 AM In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411I'm on Comcast and get to that site just fine....
comcast blocking?
by grennie - 7/13/06 7:08 AM In reply to: Comcast blocking legit sites now!?!? by steve8411it could be your computer. Try deleteing Your HOSTS file.
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