Can't access acadv.org

[flashguy]

I'm unable to access acadv.org. This happened about a month ago and Verizon support seemed to fix it but it's happened again. After reading through this forum, I did everything dslr suggested on the post "Can't access 250free.com" but nothing worked. Support didn't tell me what the problem was or how they fixed it. Did a tracert to the IP (72.159.229.215) and it times out at dns 12.81.84.31 after about 16 hops. Any suggestions?

[dslr595148]

#1 Please show us the trace route.

For example, when you do the trace route type in tracert www.acadv.org >C:\results.txt and press enter.

#2 Are you using some sort of VPN or Tunnel?

[flashguy]

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@dslr595148 wrote:

#1 Please show us the trace route.

For example, when you do the trace route type in tracert www.acadv.org >C:\results.txt and press enter.

Tracing route to www.acadv.org [72.159.229.215]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  dslrouter [192.168.1.1]
  2    17 ms    18 ms    16 ms  10.9.107.1
  3    17 ms    15 ms    16 ms  so-2-0-1-0.BOS-CORE-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.7.133]
  4    80 ms    20 ms    18 ms  so-0-2-0-0.BOS-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.20.84]
  5    26 ms    23 ms    24 ms  ge-0-0-0-0.NY325-BB-RTR1.verizon-gni.net [130.81.23.253]
  6    22 ms    26 ms    26 ms  0.ae1.BR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET [152.63.18.37]
  7    89 ms    24 ms    25 ms  192.205.36.57
  8    52 ms    52 ms    53 ms  cr2.n54ny.ip.att.net [12.122.86.10]
  9    53 ms    52 ms    53 ms  cr2.wswdc.ip.att.net [12.122.3.38]
 10    52 ms    52 ms    53 ms  cr1.attga.ip.att.net [12.122.1.173]
 11    53 ms    52 ms    52 ms  gar23.attga.ip.att.net [12.122.117.25]
 12    50 ms    51 ms    51 ms  74.175.192.97
 13    56 ms    56 ms    57 ms  12.81.0.58
 14    76 ms    58 ms    56 ms  12.81.104.25
 15    58 ms    57 ms    55 ms  12.83.2.123
 16    57 ms    58 ms    58 ms  12.81.84.29
 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.

etc.....

  As far as I can tell, the last IP is owned by ATT Worldnet Services

#2 Are you using some sort of VPN or Tunnel?

No

Thanks

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[dslr595148]

I did some testing, and I will tell what I found.

I am not sure how Verizon will fix the issue.

Let me tell you first what you can do to, so that you can access the site.

#1 Go to http://code.google.com/p/namebench/

#2 Download (and install the program as needed)

#3 In the namebench-1.3.1 Directory, go the config Directory.

#4 Edit the hostname_reference.cfg so that it includes

a www.acadv.org.=72.159.229.215

#5 Get to the first screen of the program.

That looks like the first screen that you see at http://code.google.com/p/namebench/wiki/UsingNameBench

#6 Be sure to check Include Censorship Checks.

#7 Click Start and let it run,

#8 View the report when you are done.

#9 Add one more DNS Servers that do not display No answer (SERVFAIL) OR appears incorrect for that domain, to your computer.

For example..

a) My DNS Servers that I usually use are 151.197.0.38 (nsphil.bellatlantic.net) and 151.197.0.39 (home4.bellatlantic.net) , but I could not acces the site. 😞

b) When set my computer to use the following DNS Servers in this sequence: 8.8.4.4 (google-public-dns-b.google.com), 151.197.0.38 (nsphil.bellatlantic.net) and 151.197.0.39 (home4.bellatlantic.net) I can access the site.

See my sample screenshot...

#10 See the info at

http://www.grc.com/dns/configuring.htm

on pros and cons of where you set the DNS Server(s).