Re: Really Odd TCP/IP Issue - Help!

Hi Herb;

Thanks for the reply!

Telnetting into any of the ports gives an unable to connect error.
I can't reach anything whether I use the IP address or the FQDN.
Any request always resolves to the proper IP address and then times out.
This only happens on my own site - I can reach anything and everything else
:-)
The site's been up for years so DNS entries are fully propagated.
The machine is clean and virus/malware free- it's a recent format.
The site askmarvin.ca

I can trace a route to it from a DOS prompt and I can connect with my
browser but only through my ISP's proxy (they are private internal machines).

I'm lost. I can't see any reason for this to happen at all. It makes zero
sense!

Best & Thanks;
Marvin


"Herb Martin" wrote:

> "Marvin Miller" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OqPP9W1hFHA.2152@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi;
> >
> > I've got a really weird issue going on that I've run into in the past but
> > not been able to fix. Recently I formatted my system and after a few weeks
> > the issue is back.
> >
> > What's happening is that I cannot access my own website hosted in the
> > states. I
> > can't FTP into it, HTTP into it or POP3 into it. It IS up and running and
> > people all over the world can see it. I can trace a route to it and it
> > responds. This is the only site I can't
> > access (my own).
>
> Problems by name or also by IP addresses?
>
> What about Telnet on ports 21, 80, or 110? Using IP address?
> (Netcat is better for such tests but not included on Windows systems.)
>
> > I'm running Windows 2000 ADVSR w/DNS on a cable connection. I tried
> > eliminating DNS by using my ISP's servers - no joy.
>
> Why? Is this ONLY a DNS issue or also an IP problem?
>
> Does this connect (substitute your IP): http://68.178.144.167
>
> > I checked my hosts file - it's OK
> > I reset my LinkSys router - no joy
>
> Why? If it's a DNS issue the router is unlikely to have any
> bearing....
>
> > I checked with my host and truly verified the site is up - it is -
> > guaranteed.
>
> What site so we can check it too?
>
> > I checked with my ISP - they can access it.
> >
> > It seems that Windows 2000 Server can't access my own website, either
> > through FTP, Mail or Web. I can trace a route to it (so it shouldn't be a
> > DNS issue)
>
> Not if you can tracert to it by using the name.
>
> But this also mostly eliminates your router and other connectivity
> issues (unless there is some odd filter) that lets ICMP (ping, tracert)
> through but blocks more common ports (http, ftp, pop.)
>
> > and have eliminated DNS issues by using the ISP's servers. I've
> > killed my browsers cache (IE) and set it to empty on exit. My hosts file
> is
> > OK and I tried a ipconfig /flushdns - no joy.
>
>
> > The only way I can access my website through IE is by using my ISP's proxy
> > server!! That way I can access it. I can access any other sites - no
> > problems - it's only my own.
>
> What proxies do you have, any?
>
> What happens when you use:
>
> telnet SITE_IP 80
> (blank screen is GOOD)
> GET / HTTP/1.0 <enter><enter>
>
> (No backspaces or typing mistakes allowed usually)
>
> > What the heck is going on? This is the strangest thing I have ever seen.
>
> I saw one of these the other day (remotely helping someone in India) and
> all normal checks failed to resolve it, but we aren't close to that yet.
>
> > Help!
>
> What specifically do you type? What specific errors do you receive?
>
> Try IP versus DNS name in the IE URL edit box.
>
> > Marvin
> >
> >
>
>
>
.

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