[Discuss] Problem accessing blu.org

Jerry Feldman gaf.linux at gmail.com
Wed May 20 15:08:48 EDT 2020


This is my current traceroute about 5 mins after resetting my cable modem
Note the !X. Note that vranix is a cname for driftwood.blu.org
[gaf at gaf ~]$ traceroute blu.org
traceroute to blu.org (216.235.254.230), 30 hops max, 60 byte packets
 1  * * *
 2  96.120.64.29 (96.120.64.29)  20.949 ms  22.637 ms  22.027 ms
 3  162.151.169.205 (162.151.169.205)  21.398 ms  22.473 ms  22.657 ms
 4  be-310-ar01.woburn.ma.boston.comcast.net (96.108.44.221)  22.884 ms
 34.046 ms  35.013 ms
 5  96.108.71.30 (96.108.71.30)  35.387 ms  36.020 ms  35.471 ms
 6  50.231.30.210 (50.231.30.210)  36.075 ms  17.799 ms  18.689 ms
 7  vranix.blu.org (216.235.254.230)  17.894 ms !X  16.698 ms !X  30.475 ms
!X

On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 3:01 PM Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Derek.
> I've spent hours chatting and speaking with Comcast. They elevated me to
> 'advanced repair'. The first advanced guy I chatted with seemed to be
> pretty sharp, but resetting the modem broke off the chat. The second guy I
> spoke to over the phone elevated me to  'advanced repair' and this guy
> wasn't too sharp. First he always went to the browser, and I told him it
> was on the terminal. He finally said it wasn't comcast. One thing I wanted
> to do was to have comcast reset dhcp so I could get a different IP address.
>
> I reset the cable modem/gateway a few minutes ago and I am able to access
> blu.org. I did this so I could display the meeting page. As long as I
> don't refresh that tab, I can display it on jitsi so if I lose connectivity
> with blu, I can still display the web site.
>
> On Wed, May 20, 2020 at 8:41 AM Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
>
>> Here is another question for you:  what is your local network
>> configuration?  Are you using Comcast's modem/router directly or do you
>> have your own router behind their modem?  If the latter, what happens if
>> you try to "remove" your own router?  Does that change anything?
>>
>> Another avenue to look at is whether you might be filling up the modem's
>> NAT table?  A very unlikely scenario, but it's certainly one I've hit (on
>> AT&T).
>>
>> IF you can display the problem with only comcast equipment I'd phone into
>> their tech support.
>>
>> -derek
>>
>> On Wed, May 20, 2020 8:11 am, Jerry Feldman wrote:
>> > I've rebooted the router a few times. After I reboot the router, I am
>> able
>> > to access the site for about 5 minutes. I am certain the blocking is
>> > relatively local.
>> >
>> > On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 2:41 PM Joe Polcari <Joe at polcari.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> FYI – I am inside Comcast’s network – so not blocked in any manner, in
>> >> fact nothing is blocked in any manner in the ISP part of the network.
>> >>
>> >> – let me see how much of this I can paste here
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> $ traceroute blu.org
>> >>
>> >> traceroute to blu.org (216.235.254.230), 64 hops max, 52 byte packets
>> >>
>> >>  1  * * *
>> >>
>> >>  2  192.168.1.1 (192.168.1.1)  3.825 ms  3.507 ms  4.291 ms
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Suffice it to say that from Florida it routes through Georgia, to
>> >> Chicago,
>> >> to Woburn to blu.org.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 22  50.231.30.210 (50.231.30.210)  72.456 ms  71.796 ms  70.346 ms
>> >>
>> >> 23  vranix.blu.org (216.235.254.230)  71.067 ms !Z  79.478 ms !Z
>> 71.794
>> >> ms !Z
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> $ ping blu.org
>> >>
>> >> PING blu.org (216.235.254.230): 56 data bytes
>> >>
>> >> 64 bytes from 216.235.254.230: icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=70.776 ms
>> >>
>> >> 64 bytes from 216.235.254.230: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=69.724 ms
>> >>
>> >> 64 bytes from 216.235.254.230: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=70.567 ms
>> >>
>> >> 64 bytes from 216.235.254.230: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=70.714 ms
>> >>
>> >> ^C
>> >>
>> >> --- blu.org ping statistics ---
>> >>
>> >> 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss
>> >>
>> >> round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 69.724/70.445/70.776/0.423 ms
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> From: Discuss <discuss-bounces+joe=polcari.com at lists.blu.org> on
>> behalf
>> >> of Bill Ricker <bill.n1vux at gmail.com>
>> >> Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at 11:22 AM
>> >> To: Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com>
>> >> Cc: "discuss at blu.org" <discuss at blu.org>
>> >> Subject: Re: [Discuss] Problem accessing blu.org
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> One wonders if COMCAST is an ISP or just an infotainment company
>> >> providing
>> >>
>> >> Web access to related media properties only.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Perhaps COMCAST has blackholed the BLU IP address because it has a
>> >>
>> >> mailserver/Listserve and isn't named Google or Yahoo or AOL and thus is
>> >>
>> >> misdiagnosed as an infected site or worm control node :-/  .
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> If it helps, from VZ FIOS
>> >>
>> >> traceroute to 216.235.254.230 (216.235.254.230), 30 hops max, 60 byte
>> >>
>> >> packets
>> >>
>> >> 1  172.17.2.1 (172.17.2.1)  0.573 ms  2.032 ms  2.167 ms
>> >>
>> >> 2  * * *
>> >>
>> >> 3  B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.174)  9.625 ms
>> >>
>> >> B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-22.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.176)  13.575 ms
>> >>
>> >> B3367.BSTNMA-LCR-21.verizon-gni.net (100.41.9.174)  11.152 ms
>> >>
>> >> 4  * * *
>> >>
>> >> 5  * * *
>> >>
>> >> 6  0.ae13.GW13.NYC1.ALTER.NET (140.222.234.193)  24.780 ms  11.364 ms
>> >>
>> >> 0.ae11.GW13.NYC1.ALTER.NET (140.222.234.191)  17.289 ms
>> >>
>> >> 7  windstream-gw.customer.alter.net (204.148.1.234)  17.595 ms  17.132
>> >> ms
>> >>
>> >> 17.585 ms
>> >>
>> >> 8  ae10-0.cr01.nycm01-ny.us.windstream.net (40.129.35.248)  15.832 ms
>> >>
>> >> 14.770 ms  15.087 ms
>> >>
>> >> 9  h255.81.138.40.static.ip.windstream.net (40.138.81.255)  15.009 ms
>> >>
>> >> 14.565 ms  13.248 ms
>> >>
>> >> 10  te-0-4-0-0.wrcmankgs04.onecommunications.net (64.69.99.239)
>> 15.371
>> >> ms
>> >>
>> >> 15.149 ms  17.693 ms
>> >>
>> >> 11  te-3-1.wrcsmank-r76-02.onecommunications.net (64.69.99.234)
>> 15.472
>> >> ms
>> >>
>> >> 22.063 ms  22.031 ms
>> >>
>> >> 12  static-72-248-107-33.mas.onecommunications.net (72.248.107.33)
>> >> 17.148
>> >>
>> >> ms  15.806 ms  15.384 ms
>> >>
>> >> 13  vranix.blu.org (216.235.254.230)  11.826 ms !X  16.396 ms !X
>> 9.762
>> >> ms
>> >>
>> >> !X
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> I do like how an HTTP connection to the real hostname or IP address
>> >>
>> >> provides a choice page to select the virtual site ! Nice touch.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> 216.235.254.230
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> This server belongs to Boston Linux & UNIX <http://blu.org>, a Linux
>> and
>> >>
>> >> UNIX user group.
>> >>
>> >> ------------------------------
>> >>
>> >> Guest Websites
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>     1. BUGC <http://www.bugc.org>
>> >>
>> >>     2. HeliVets <http://www.heli-vets.net>
>> >>
>> >>     3. VHCMA <http://www.vhcma.org>
>> >>
>> >>     4. VHFCN <http://www.vhfcn.org>
>> >>
>> >>     5. VHPAF <http://www.vhpaf.org>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
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>> >
>> >
>> > --
>> > --
>> > Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
>> > Boston Linux and Unix
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>> >
>>
>>
>> --
>>        Derek Atkins                 617-623-3745
>>        derek at ihtfp.com             www.ihtfp.com
>>        Computer and Internet Security Consultant
>>
>>
>
> --
> --
> Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
> Boston Linux and Unix
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