Anyone else not able to connect to Craigslist?

[Gomboman1]

I've searched but couldn't find any hits. I'm sorry if this has been discussed. I've searched but couldn't find any recent information.

Anyway, for the last three days I can not connect to Craigslist from any of my my Verizon connections--FIOS and Verizon Wireless. I can connect from my internet connection from work. I'm assuming this is a Verizon issue. I'm a little frustrated since I have a 2K item listed in Craigslist right now.

Anyone with some information I would appreciate it.  

Thanks

[smith6612]

Perform a Traceroute to Craigslist for us. I'm curious if the problem is with perhaps an inability to oute or if it is with a DNS-related problem, or something else. Traceroutes are easy to perform. If you're on Windows, go to Start and then open Run then enter in the program called cmd, or simply search for the program "cmd" in the start menu. In Command Prompt, type in the command: tracert www.craigslist.com and then press Enter. Please let us know what the output of the command is.

[Gomboman1]

Thanks for the help. This is what I got.

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\Jeff>tracert www.craigslist.org

Tracing route to www.craigslist.org [208.82.238.130] over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1     1 ms     1 ms     1 ms  192.168.1.1   2     4 ms     6 ms     6 ms  10.35.107.89   3    10 ms    11 ms    11 ms  P0-1.DLLSTX-LCR-03.verizon-gni.net [130.81.48.12 4]   4    10 ms    18 ms    26 ms  so-6-0-0-0.LAX01-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81 .29.124]   5    17 ms    11 ms    11 ms  0.ae1.BR3.LAX15.ALTER.NET [152.63.2.129]   6     9 ms    11 ms    11 ms  lap-brdr-03.inet.qwest.net [63.146.26.209]   7    17 ms    21 ms    21 ms  svl-edge-23.inet.qwest.net [67.14.12.226]   8    21 ms    21 ms    21 ms  65.113.32.14   9     *        *        *     Request timed out.  10     *        *        *     Request timed out.  11     *        *        *     Request timed out.  12     *        *        *     Request timed out.  13     *        *        *     Request timed out.  14     *        *        *     Request timed out.  15     *        *        *     Request timed out.  16     *        *        *     Request timed out.  17     *        *        *     Request timed out.  18     *        *        *     Request timed out.  19     *        *

[Gomboman1]

Cleaned it up and used craigslist.com instead of craigslist.org

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Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601] Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

Tracing route to www.craigslist.com [208.82.238.130] over a maximum of 30 hops:

1     3 ms     1 ms     1 ms  Wireless_Broadband_Router.home [192.168.1.1]  

2     5 ms     6 ms     6 ms  10.35.107.89  

3    41 ms    11 ms    11 ms  P0-1.DLLSTX-LCR-03.verizon-gni.net [130.81.48.12 4]  

4    10 ms    11 ms    11 ms  so-6-0-0-0.LAX01-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81 .29.124]  

5    11 ms     8 ms    11 ms  0.ae1.BR3.LAX15.ALTER.NET [152.63.2.129]  

6    11 ms    10 ms    10 ms  lap-brdr-03.inet.qwest.net [63.146.26.209]  

7    17 ms    18 ms    18 ms  svl-edge-23.inet.qwest.net [67.14.12.226]  

8    21 ms    18 ms    19 ms  65.113.32.14  

9     *        *        *     Request timed out.  

10     *        *        *     Request timed out.  

[Gomboman1]

I just realized my problem must be from my Wi-Fi connection. I just switched my smart phone fron Wi-Fi to 3G and I can connect to craigslist now. Should I re-set my router?

[Gomboman1]

Still can't connect to craigslist.org. from a hard connection or wireless.  Anyone have any suggestions? 

[moglione84]

Hey I've been having the same problem with my conncection to craigslist. I'm on a mac and using safari or firefox I cannot connect while on wi-fi. I too have a smart phone and it works fine there. My two computers and ipad while on wifi time out. I called verizon and they say its a hardware problem and not their service.... I reset my router and cleared my search history/cache and nothing I too am stuck with 2k in listings.... I don't know what else to do.

[moglione84]

email me at {edited for privacy} if you find a solution.

[Bearwood]

There are reports such as yours that describe SSL connection issues after Microsoft update KB2585542 was installed.  I had similar issues and removed KB2585542.  http://www.kerio.com/blog/microsoft-windows-update-and-kerio-outlook-connector

[smith6612]

Verizon's messed up my DSL line in recent days which I am in the process of fixing, however, here's a traceroute I get when reaching Craigslist. I can in fact visit it.

Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]
Copyright (c) 2009 Microsoft Corporation.  All rights reserved.

C:\Users\>tracert www.craigslist.org

Tracing route to www.craigslist.org [208.82.238.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.3.1
  2    31 ms    26 ms    26 ms  10.15.3.1
  3    29 ms    27 ms    27 ms  so-1-1-0-0.BUFF-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.13.73]
  4    38 ms    40 ms    37 ms  as4-0.NY325-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.20.104]
  5    39 ms    37 ms    37 ms  0.so-0-0-0.XT1.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.1.41]
  6    41 ms    37 ms    36 ms  0.ae3.BR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.3.110]
  7    39 ms    74 ms    37 ms  nyc-brdr-02.inet.qwest.net [63.146.27.209]
  8   115 ms   114 ms   113 ms  svl-edge-23.inet.qwest.net [67.14.12.82]
  9   121 ms   116 ms   121 ms  65.113.32.14
 10   262 ms   167 ms   115 ms  vs-imgs-f.craigslist.org [208.82.238.130]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\>tracert www.craigslist.com

Tracing route to www.craigslist.com [208.82.238.130]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.3.1
  2    28 ms    25 ms    26 ms  10.15.3.1
  3    52 ms    44 ms    34 ms  so-1-1-0-0.BUFF-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.13.73]
  4    38 ms    37 ms    37 ms  as4-0.NY325-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.20.104]
  5    38 ms    39 ms    37 ms  0.so-0-0-0.XT1.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.1.41]
  6    39 ms    38 ms    37 ms  0.ae3.BR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.3.110]
  7    38 ms    37 ms    36 ms  nyc-brdr-02.inet.qwest.net [63.146.27.209]
  8   140 ms     *      115 ms  svl-edge-23.inet.qwest.net [67.14.12.82]
  9   119 ms   117 ms   137 ms  65.113.32.14
 10   117 ms   115 ms   116 ms  vs-imgs-f.craigslist.org [208.82.238.130]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\>

By any chance, do you know if your IP address has changed since Craigslist became unusable? Visit http://whatismyip.org/ and tell us the first two octets of your IP address, such as 192.168.***.***

[BuzzLightyear1]

I can not connect to Craigslist.org or MSN.com. This started back on Tuesday January 12th. I called DSL support and still no luck. They had me go through a few things and resetting my modem and still I can not load these sites. After reading some posts here on Verizon I do not understand why they do not fix these problems. Now they are going to send me a new modem. I do not think that is the problem. '

 Here is another link that looks the same

http://forums.verizon.com/t5/FiOS-Internet/DNS-issues-in-SoCal/td-p/393781/highlight/false/page/7

[MrsMark]

I am able to reach Craiglist.org but I also noticed that you mentioned you are using dsl and I am using Fios.  I hope you get your issue resolved soon.

[MrsMark]

Ok I just found out some information that may explain why many people can no longer access Craiglist.  Do a search on the SOPA bill.  This may explain everything. 

[mrballcb]

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@MrsMark wrote:

Ok I just found out some information that may explain why many people can no longer access Craiglist.  Do a search on the SOPA bill.  This may explain everything. 

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Though craigslist did participate in the SOPA protest, it's not SOPA causing this.  Instead, it's an as-yet-unresolved internal issue with Verizon.  As others have said, the other really long thread about Verizon DNS is discussing this issue in great detail (but it's not really DNS that's the issue).  The best quick fix to get your connection working again is to contact tech support, have them invalidate your lease, and then reboot the router.  When it comes up, it will get a new IP, then test to see if it works.  If not, you and the tech repeat the process *until* you get an IP that does work.  Don't let the tech off the phone until your connection starts working.  And also ask (nicely) for them to please escalate this up to their manager(s) and to ask them to escalate it up to engineering.

[petegallegos]

I can't connect to craigslist. Just got off the phone with Verizon dsl support.  they tried some things but nothing worked. But if I go to my friends two houses down I can connect. Verizon said it's a  "craigslist website problem" I don't think so

[teamplayer]

I have not been able to view Craigslist since Tuesday January 10. The connection times out. Internet Explorer gave me a HTTPS error code 12029, I contacted Verizon techs and started my case 01121230588. They could not fix it after wiping out all browsing history, checking all firewalls, updating windows, reseting my DSL, and several other things. My Internet Explorer error code changed to 12031 a FTP error. I called again the next day and they put in a request to their Whitelist team for help who are trying to reach Craigslist's techs, wihich I read was impossible. Haven't heard anything back from any of them. Called Verizon again a couple days later, desperate, asking for a new modem, they said "no" and that isn't my problem and I would only recieve the same model anyway. They had me try to connect from my wireless lap top instead of my home computer, still with no success. Well what is the problem?!?!? I haven't heard back from anyone.

[bobowah]

FINALLY it works...1/23 after calling into support on sunday morning and show them that there were routing issues.

We reset the router one more time Monday night and it worked!!!

now I can have endless hours of perusing craigslist!!!

and now I can get online to pay my gas bill at socalgas.com which did not work either or boe.ca.gov.

Totally ridcioulous 13 days of intermittent internet traffic.

I still have issues with netflix streaming but it could be everyone surfing last night trying to catch upon on 13 days of craigslisting.

[AtomB1]

I had the same issue with boe.ca.gov late last week where I could access the site, but not the express pay for taxes.  Of course, we had to pay taxes right away and VZ tech understood my testing that isolated their routing.  He was able to release the IP on my router and then it was fixed.  

Monday Jan 24th, last day I tried to browse Craigslist.org and everything was working.  Fast forward to today, I can't access craigslist.org at all.  Ping test = success.  Tracert = success.  Basically getting a timeout with IE, Chrome or Mozilla.  No other computers (wired or wireless) ,iPad or Droid can connect via VZ FIOS.  However, if I tether my phone to laptop I can connect and browse CL website just fine.   It's like the packets are being dropped on the return.  

Called VZ tech, she was polite and fairly knowledgeable but every attempt to release IP from router failed.  Stuck with same situation, cannot browse CL.  

What kills me is the response that they're unaware of any network issues and I simply google FIOS blocking CL and I get this forum with mulitple threads from SoCAL users unable to connect for the last 2 weeks.   

I'll call back tomorrow if its still broken and continue until I get a new IP.  

[gws1963]

Glad to see I'm not the only one experiencing this... no device going through my FIOS router can connect to the main craigslist pages... although I CAN see their FAQ, my user account, etc.

[gws1963]

Interim solution:  use kproxy.com or similar proxy site to get to craigslist.org

Verizon has confirmed this is an issue on their end.

[gws1963]

The issue seems to have been resolved, I'm able to browse craigslist.org normally now.