Quote Originally Posted by kat_h View Post
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.
Thanks!

Quote Originally Posted by kat_h View Post
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.
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...