Quoting Paul Rech (pauljrech at yahoo.com): > I ping -c 2 and it gets 100% packet loss. > But it does show the ip address of linuxtoday. > So it must be resolving it. What does traceroute give you? > If you have accessible nameservers setup, how > can some sites work fine but others don't? Could be the routes out of the isp, could be their backbone connectivity is full. > I've been using Linux for dial-up since 1933. Wow! I want a refund on my 10-years of linux tee-shirt. They said it all started in 1991! :-) > No mention of supporting Linux on their web page. Maybe you should switch to an ISP that not only supports linux, but loves it. I think there is at least one of them in the twin cities. > I'll probably give them an anuerism if I mention > Linux let alone IP Masquerading. Saying something like that to Real Time support, I think you might actually have people fighting over the support call. We tend to get a little giddy when we have to support linux users. > And I only get voice-mail when I call. > I emailed Friday morning with no response. > I called and left messsages Friday afternoon and this > morning. Still nothing. That's too bad. :-( This is happen to lots of business, not just ISPs. First thing to go when money is tight is support. -- Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 Key fingerprint = 6C E9 51 4F D5 3E 4C 66 62 A9 10 E5 35 85 39 D9