what is up with this forum?

i have so many times in the past week that I can not connect at all! Anyone out there have an answer?

It's working fine for me. Are you getting an error message or just timing out?

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Originally Posted by Brandi

i have so many times in the past week that I can not connect at all! Anyone out there have an answer?

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No answer, but having the same problem.

Numerous occasions it's just timed out; most of the time I receive an error message that there are problems with the site.

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Originally Posted by HoosierGiant

No answer, but having the same problem.

Numerous occasions it's just timed out; most of the time I receive an error message that there are problems with the site.

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Same here! But every other site I go to works fine. Which is why I think it is not me but the forum site.

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Originally Posted by Brandi

Same here! But every other site I go to works fine. Which is why I think it is not me but the forum site.

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Ditto.

Just out of curiousity when it does that try doing a traceroute to the site. That will show which step along the path is causing the problems.

Go to your start menu and click on run (assuming you're running windows xp). In the run window type cmd and click on ok. This will bring up a dos prompt. Type tracert forums.teamestrogen.com and hit enter. That will then show you every step along the path that the packet of data takes to get between your computer and the forums. It could be that the forums are okay but there's a roadblock somewhere between you and them, which could cause some people to have problems while others get to the site just fine.

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Originally Posted by kat_h

Just out of curiousity when it does that try doing a traceroute to the site. That will show which step along the path is causing the problems.

Go to your start menu and click on run (assuming you're running windows xp). In the run window type cmd and click on ok. This will bring up a dos prompt. Type tracert forums.teamestrogen.com and hit enter. That will then show you every step along the path that the packet of data takes to get between your computer and the forums. It could be that the forums are okay but there's a roadblock somewhere between you and them, which could cause some people to have problems while others get to the site just fine.

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And I'm supposed to remember that?? Riiigggghhhtt

I blamed some of my trouble getting on to the new updates applied to my Uncle Sam computer. Figured this is what I get for going on line at work..

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Originally Posted by bmccasland

And I'm supposed to remember that?? Riiigggghhhtt

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I guess not. I suppose you could save it if you care, or ignore it if you don't. There are always lots of options.

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Originally Posted by kat_h

try doing a traceroute to the site. That will show which step along the path is causing the problems.

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But it won't fix anything.

What Brandi and others have encountered is an interweb black hole.

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Originally Posted by zencentury

But it won't fix anything.

What Brandi and others have encountered is an interweb black hole.

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If you diagnose something then it becomes fixable. If a dozen people are all getting dropped at the same point then they can phone their ISPs and report the routing glitch and the ISPs can get it fixed.

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Originally Posted by kat_h

Go to your start menu and click on run (assuming you're running windows xp). In the run window type cmd and click on ok. This will bring up a dos prompt. Type tracert forums.teamestrogen.com and hit enter. That will then show you every step along the path that the packet of data takes to get between your computer and the forums. It could be that the forums are okay but there's a roadblock somewhere between you and them, which could cause some people to have problems while others get to the site just fine.

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Thanks!

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Originally Posted by kat_h

If you diagnose something then it becomes fixable. If a dozen people are all getting dropped at the same point then they can phone their ISPs and report the routing glitch and the ISPs can get it fixed.

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Okay, I'm not holding my breath on that one. We have a new ISP -- definitely NOT by choice -- our old provider was bought by another company. Customer service stinks, service itself stinks, repair work stinks...

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Originally Posted by kat_h

Just out of curiousity when it does that try doing a traceroute to the site. That will show which step along the path is causing the problems.

Go to your start menu and click on run (assuming you're running windows xp). In the run window type cmd and click on ok. This will bring up a dos prompt. Type tracert forums.teamestrogen.com and hit enter. That will then show you every step along the path that the packet of data takes to get between your computer and the forums. It could be that the forums are okay but there's a roadblock somewhere between you and them, which could cause some people to have problems while others get to the site just fine.

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That is so cool that you know about this stuff! I don't have any connectivity problems but I find it fascinating when someone knows how to fix the "magic box".

I find it rather entertaining. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/party/party0052.gif I know dink about computers and to hear someone Windows speak, well it kinda interesting.

I'm a Mac user myself. http://www.mysmiley.net/imgs/smile/s...scared0012.gif

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Originally Posted by kat_h

tracert forums.teamestrogen.com

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wow, that was VERY impressive. and it timed out!!

I've been having trouble this week too. I could even get to the home team estrogen site but not to the discussion board.