server timeout

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 10:50 AM

I keep getting that message that firefox gives about some server timeout.

Its probably my connection, but it just started doing that today and it is getting rather annoying.

**GroundZero3** · April 18th, 2009, 10:52 AM

is it all websites or just one in general?

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 10:55 AM

newegg and this site and thats it.

neweggs always timed out on me so I got used to that, but timing out on this site is too much.

**GroundZero3** · April 18th, 2009, 11:02 AM

Do you drop any ping packets to those sites?

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 11:14 AM

I have no idea as to how to check that

**GroundZero3** · April 18th, 2009, 11:26 AM

ping the website through a command prompt. See if you drop any ping packets

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 11:46 AM

whats the ping command

I tried "ping/www.techimo.com" and it is telling me "value must be supplied for option /www.techimo.com

**RobRich** · April 18th, 2009, 11:50 AM

Open a command prompt. Type the following command and hit enter:

ping techimo.com

It will ping the TechIMO server with a few packets. When done, look at the stats line, and tell us if it shows any loss.

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 11:54 AM

[IMG]file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg[/IMG]

thats what its showing me

EDIT: pic didn't work i'll post it to photobucket then try it that way

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 12:12 PM

okay photobucket won't upload the pic so I'll spend my time typing it out.

reply from 174.132.108: bytes=32 time=3141ms TIL=52
reply from 174.132.108: bytes=32 time=2340ms TIL=52
reply from 174.132.108: bytes=32 time=233ms TIL=52
reply from 174.132.108: bytes=32 time=763ms TIL=52

ping statistics for 174.132.108:
packets: sent = 4, lost = 0 (0% loss)
approximate round trip times in milliseconds:
minimum = 233ms, maximum = 3141ms, average = 1619ms

If it helps any my connection is 24kbps

**cksboy15** · April 18th, 2009, 10:49 PM

firefox's latest message:

Address Not Found

Firefox can't find the server at TechIMO Tech Support Help and Computer Hardware Expert Forums.

The browser could not find the host server for the provided address.

* Did you make a mistake when typing the domain? (e.g. "ww.mozilla.org" instead of "www.mozilla.org")
* Are you certain this domain address exists? Its registration may have expired.
* Are you unable to browse other sites? Check your network connection and DNS server settings.
* Is your computer or network protected by a firewall or proxy? Incorrect settings can interfere with Web browsing.

**RobRich** · April 19th, 2009, 10:54 PM

No loss indicated via ping. You apparently have a client-side or ISP issue.

Could perhaps be DNS related. Try flushing the DNS cache from the command line:

ipconfig /flushdns

If that helps to resolve the issue, you might consider trying different DNS servers than those provided by your ISP. OpenDNS is popular.

OpenDNS | Providing A Safer And Faster Internet

**cksboy15** · April 20th, 2009, 12:08 AM

I was talking to my isp earlier and they said they are probably to blame due to some of their servers developing issues lately. Anyway their drop dialup service in my area at the end of may so I was gonna finally get high speed. My friend says he gets it for $10 a month from these guys Hardin Net - Wireless Internet Service Provider and he's had it for a few years now and hasn't had a problem with them yet so I'm calling them tomarrow to see how much it cost for them to set it up.

Best part is that I don't need to worry about whether or not I'm in their service area seeing that they are in the same town as me.