No, traceroute isn't working either. I get nothing to 35.8.2.3 or my office machine, which is in the 35.8.144.x block. Just a thought: while I was troubleshooting with the ACD tech an hour ago, she was able to ping 35.8.2.3 whereas I could not. Regards, Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "George J. Perkins" <[log in to unmask]> To: "Margaret Wilson" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:03 PM Subject: Re: MSU Internet Access Problems? > > On Wed, 24 Sep 2003, Margaret Wilson wrote: > > > I have MSU DSL through ACD, and today my connection has been dog > > slow and up and down. I've been assuming this was due to worm traffic. > > But shortly after 5:00 today my connection died entirely. ACD moved me > > to their network temporarily, and wow is it blazing fast compared to how > > awful my MSU connection's been lately. Although I can now get to the > > outside world via ACD's network, including MSU's web page, pinging the > > router (35.8.2.3) gets no response. Anyone have an idea as to what's > > going on? > > > > Thanks and Regards, > > > > Margaret > > [...] > > Even in parts of campus, there seems to be a lot more sluggishness than > usual today. As for 'ping', now that you're outside the campus net, you > are presumably affected by the ICMP blocks that were put on the campus > router(s) as a response to the Welchia virus/worm. Try traceroute > (tracert on Windows) and see if that works. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > George J Perkins http://www.pa.msu.edu/people/perkins/ > 1209B BPS Bldg, MSU Phone: 517-355-9200 ext 2567 > East Lansing, MI 48824-2320 FAX: 517-353-4500