Re: Strange problem accessing Virgin.net servers

From: David Schwartz (davids_at_webmaster.com)
Date: 04/16/05 

Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:14:30 -0700

"Chris Gordon-Smith" <use.address@my.homepage> wrote in message
news:3cand2F6lgdolU1@individual.net...
> Can anyone suggest what might be causing this very strange problem.
>
> I have a SuSE 9.2 desktop PC that I connect to the Internet using an ADSL
> modem / router. Currently my Internet access is all working fine, except
> that I am not able to access the website www.virgin.net, and I am also
> unable to access my Virgin pop account on their server pop.virgin.net.
>
> I am also unable to ping either of these addresses, although ping is able
> to
> resolve the corresponding TCP/IP addresses.
>
> My broadband connection is from another ISP (not Virgin). I have spoken to
> Virgin's technical people. They say that all their servers are currently
> working fine, and my brother in law also says that his Virgin email
> account
> is working fine.
>
> How is this possible? I can ping Google or the BBC website and access any
> other site I can think of, except Virgin.
>
> Can anyone explain?

    Just as a guess, do you have ECN enabled? (Explicit Congestion
Notification)

    DS

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