Where's "Heavens-Above" gone ???

Here's the IP address so you can bypass DNS lookup:

129.247.177.14/

My thoughts exactly as regards the DNS point !
Especially true when I was on on a dial-up connection.

However, there may be something in this... :shock:
I pinged the server (at 00:10am) and this is what I Got...

[code:1]Pinging heavens-above.com [129.247.177.14] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 129.247.177.14:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),[/code:1]

However - at the same time, I am using the Heavens Above site in Internet Explorer.

I didn't think a Ping which timed out, would show up as a working website.
Usually if it times out on a Ping, you cannot view the website

Weird !

Thanks lads - problem sorted!

Problem was DNS related alright, but a little closer to home. I was having a little difficultly the other night with my internet connection and put in the DNS settings for my eircom.net dial-up connection (have been working without any, for months now, with no problems!). It sorted the problem and I could connect again, to every web-site I tried, with one exception. Thing is, I miss-typed the alternate DNS. :oops: Strange that it only effected the Heavens-Above website.........

Anyway, sorted!

My thoughts exactly as regards the DNS point !
Especially true when I was on on a dial-up connection.

However, there may be something in this... :shock:
I pinged the server (at 00:10am) and this is what I Got...

[code:1]Pinging heavens-above.com [129.247.177.14] with 32 bytes of data:

Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 129.247.177.14:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),[/code:1]

However - at the same time, I am using the Heavens Above site in Internet Explorer.

I didn't think a Ping which timed out, would show up as a working website.
Usually if it times out on a Ping, you cannot view the website

Weird !

Some nasty people ignore the RFC specification of TCP/IP and block ping packets. This means that although such a server is still not returning pings.

People who do this should be shot IMO!!!

Bart.

I thought it might be a TCP/IP issue with their server OK, but I couldn't figure how.
Thats something I hadn't considered.
Thanks for those details - I'm off to dig out my info on TCP/IP !

The internet police should consider your suggested punishment