Internet Problems

[Roy Tennant]

What Andrew discovered is not, unfortunately, anything new. Ever since 
the University of California switched network providers we've had a 
continuing series of problems with our network connection to the rest of 
the world. This sometimes leaves us as a virtual island -- unable to 
connect to outside hosts while outside clients are unable to connect to 
our hosts. As untenable as this may seem, it goes on and on, in an 
intermittent but no less maddening fashion. Since I have complained to 
everyone in sight and many who are not, I beg your indulgence for errors 
I cannot correct. Suffice it to say I will continue hammering away at 
anyone who will listen to me until this is corrected. Thanks,
Roy Tennant

On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Andrew J. Mutch wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> I was just wondering if anyone had some ideas re: the following.
> 
> For some time, we have had problems accessing web sites in the Berkeley,
> CA. area.  As this includes WEb4Lib info. and other useful sites, it has
> been a hinderance to us.  I never can get a response from any of the
> servers in the area but have been able to access sites in San. Fran. and
> elsewhere in the Bay Area.  
> 
> I just ran tracert's to http://arts.ucsc.edu and http://www.berkeley.edu.
> 
> Both timed out at 144.232.4.97 although other runs have timed out at other
> 144.232.4.xxx addresses.  Any ideas why (and where) this is happening?
> 
> BTW, Northville is a Detroit, MI suburb and we get Internet access via
> MERIT.  The tracert's go via MCI to Atlanta and then Sprintlink.net before
> they "die".
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Andrew Mutch
> Northville District Library
> Northville, MI
> 
> 
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