This is me pinging various ebays;

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C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.com

Pinging hp-core.ebay.com [66.135.192.123] with 32 bytes of data:

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

Ping statistics for 66.135.192.123:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.ie

Pinging hp-intl-other.ebay.com [66.135.192.91] with 32 bytes of data:

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

Ping statistics for 66.135.192.91:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.com.au

Pinging a1465.g.akamai.net [82.71.193.200] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 82.71.193.200: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=53
Reply from 82.71.193.200: bytes=32 time=14ms TTL=53
Reply from 82.71.193.200: bytes=32 time=15ms TTL=53
Reply from 82.71.193.200: bytes=32 time=16ms TTL=53

Ping statistics for 82.71.193.200:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 14ms, Maximum = 16ms, Average = 15ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
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This is odd, is it not? Obviously this is on my XP machine which was
fine until yesterday I changed the default engine from Google or Live
Search (whichever) to Ask. Which I would think is coincidence but I
mention it anyway. I changed it back but it makes no difference. I
could access Ebay Ireland till I tried to log in as myself and then I
lost access to that too. I never tried Ebay Australia. It sounds like
an odd kind of ebay -specific virus - except for quite a bit of
yesterday there were other sites I could get to, couldn't reach Amazon
UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.

BB

Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:


> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.

Try tracert ebay

How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?

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On 23 Nov 2006 06:01:40 GMT, John Bokma <john@castleamber.com> wrote:

>Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
>> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.
>
>Try tracert ebay
>
>How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
>as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?

They aren't connected to each other at all. I have to unplug the usb
cable from the back of the cable box to put the other one in. Which
would seem to indicate that there's something specific with the XP
machine, not with the cable box or connection or whatever. I've tried
turning Zone Alarm and Avast off, that makes no diff. I don't think I
have any Windows firewalls functioning either.

BB

Big Bill wrote:

> On 23 Nov 2006 06:01:40 GMT, John Bokma <john@castleamber.com> wrote:
>
>>Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>
>>> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
>>> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.
>>
>>Try tracert ebay
>>
>>How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
>>as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?
>
> They aren't connected to each other at all. I have to unplug the usb
> cable from the back of the cable box to put the other one in. Which
> would seem to indicate that there's something specific with the XP
> machine, not with the cable box or connection or whatever. I've tried
> turning Zone Alarm and Avast off, that makes no diff. I don't think I
> have any Windows firewalls functioning either.

Have you tried to flush the DNS in XP?
ipconfig /flushdns

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On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:45:30 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
wrote:

>Big Bill wrote:
>
>> On 23 Nov 2006 06:01:40 GMT, John Bokma <john@castleamber.com> wrote:
>>
>>>Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
>>>> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.
>>>
>>>Try tracert ebay
>>>
>>>How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
>>>as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?
>>
>> They aren't connected to each other at all. I have to unplug the usb
>> cable from the back of the cable box to put the other one in. Which
>> would seem to indicate that there's something specific with the XP
>> machine, not with the cable box or connection or whatever. I've tried
>> turning Zone Alarm and Avast off, that makes no diff. I don't think I
>> have any Windows firewalls functioning either.
>
>Have you tried to flush the DNS in XP?
>ipconfig /flushdns

Huh?

BB

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:55:24 GMT, Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk>
wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:45:30 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>wrote:
>
>>Big Bill wrote:
>>
>>> On 23 Nov 2006 06:01:40 GMT, John Bokma <john@castleamber.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
>>>>> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.
>>>>
>>>>Try tracert ebay
>>>>
>>>>How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
>>>>as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?
>>>
>>> They aren't connected to each other at all. I have to unplug the usb
>>> cable from the back of the cable box to put the other one in. Which
>>> would seem to indicate that there's something specific with the XP
>>> machine, not with the cable box or connection or whatever. I've tried
>>> turning Zone Alarm and Avast off, that makes no diff. I don't think I
>>> have any Windows firewalls functioning either.
>>
>>Have you tried to flush the DNS in XP?
>>ipconfig /flushdns
>
>Huh?
>
>BB

Sussed that bit;

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig/flushdns

Windows IP Configuration

Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.co.uk

Pinging hp-intl-uk.ebay.com [66.135.208.96] with 32 bytes of data:

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

Ping statistics for 66.135.208.96:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),

C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>

No joy though as you can see.

BB

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:59:23 GMT, Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk>
wrote:

>On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 07:55:24 GMT, Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk>
>wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 08:45:30 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>Big Bill wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 23 Nov 2006 06:01:40 GMT, John Bokma <john@castleamber.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Big Bill <kruse@cityscape.co.uk> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> UK or one client, got them back late yesterday ok. Bloody strange. I
>>>>>> can reach Ebay fine on my other machine which is 98SE. Sigh.
>>>>>
>>>>>Try tracert ebay
>>>>>
>>>>>How are your computers connected? Both to a router, or do you make one act
>>>>>as a bridge (if that's the right term) for the other?
>>>>
>>>> They aren't connected to each other at all. I have to unplug the usb
>>>> cable from the back of the cable box to put the other one in. Which
>>>> would seem to indicate that there's something specific with the XP
>>>> machine, not with the cable box or connection or whatever. I've tried
>>>> turning Zone Alarm and Avast off, that makes no diff. I don't think I
>>>> have any Windows firewalls functioning either.
>>>
>>>Have you tried to flush the DNS in XP?
>>>ipconfig /flushdns
>>
>>Huh?
>>
>>BB
>
>Sussed that bit;
>
>Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ipconfig/flushdns
>
>Windows IP Configuration
>
>Successfully flushed the DNS Resolver Cache.
>
>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.co.uk
>
>Pinging hp-intl-uk.ebay.com [66.135.208.96] with 32 bytes of data:
>
>Request timed out.
>Request timed out.
>Request timed out.
>Request timed out.
>
>Ping statistics for 66.135.208.96:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
>
>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>
>No joy though as you can see.
>
>BB

I rang NTL, they got me in with the second proxy. Very odd though.

BB

Big Bill wrote:

>>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.co.uk
>>
>>Pinging hp-intl-uk.ebay.com [66.135.208.96] with 32 bytes of data:
>>
>>Request timed out.
>>Request timed out.
>>Request timed out.
>>Request timed out.
>>
>>Ping statistics for 66.135.208.96:
>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
>>
>>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>>
>>No joy though as you can see.
>
> I rang NTL, they got me in with the second proxy. Very odd though.

Here when I ping that ebay address, I get a different IP
(66.135.192.58), but still times out. The site works without any
problem though. Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.

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On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
wrote:

>Big Bill wrote:
>
>>>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>ping www.ebay.co.uk
>>>
>>>Pinging hp-intl-uk.ebay.com [66.135.208.96] with 32 bytes of data:
>>>
>>>Request timed out.
>>>Request timed out.
>>>Request timed out.
>>>Request timed out.
>>>
>>>Ping statistics for 66.135.208.96:
>>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
>>>
>>>C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>
>>>
>>>No joy though as you can see.
>>
>> I rang NTL, they got me in with the second proxy. Very odd though.
>
>Here when I ping that ebay address, I get a different IP
>(66.135.192.58), but still times out. The site works without any
>problem though. Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.

Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(

BB

Big Bill wrote:
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
> wrote:
>
>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>
> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(

So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
does that make me? :-)

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Els schreef:
> Big Bill wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>
> So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
> does that make me? :-)

Very obnoxious answer: 'blond'

But that's no problem, i would come and sit right next to you. :-D



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tonnie wrote:

> Els schreef:
>> Big Bill wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>>
>> So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
>> does that make me? :-)
>
> Very obnoxious answer: 'blond'

I used to be blond, but around when I started learning how to read and
write, my hair colour changed, and now it's brown. Can't be a
coincidence :-)

> But that's no problem, i would come and sit right next to you. :-D

<g>

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Els schreef:
> tonnie wrote:
>
>> Els schreef:
>>> Big Bill wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>>>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>>>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>>> So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
>>> does that make me? :-)
>> Very obnoxious answer: 'blond'
>
> I used to be blond, but around when I started learning how to read and
> write, my hair colour changed, and now it's brown. Can't be a
> coincidence :-)

ROFLMAO

>> But that's no problem, i would come and sit right next to you. :-D
>
> <g>

:-D



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On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:42:10 +0100, tonnie <t.prasing@chello.nl>
wrote:

>Els schreef:
>> Big Bill wrote:
>>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>>
>> So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
>> does that make me? :-)
>
>Very obnoxious answer: 'blond'
>

I think she'd be blonde. I'm blond.

BB

On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 16:35:59 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
wrote:

>Big Bill wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>>
>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>
>So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
>does that make me? :-)

Poster-girl? :-))

BB

Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl> wrote:

> Big Bill wrote:
>> On Thu, 23 Nov 2006 09:42:09 +0100, Els <els.aNOSPAM@tiscali.nl>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Maybe they set their servers to not respond to ping.
>>
>> Why would they do that? DNS attacks or something? Remember you're
>> talking to AISE's poster-boy for dumb here :-(
>
> So, given the fact that I have no idea why people block ping, what
> does that make me? :-)

Some people think it stops bad guys (and girls) from discovering their
computer (security by obscurity, always a silly thing).

Ebay probably does it for a little better reason: to stop dDOS via ping.

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