Is the BBC website down?

[hemelvirgin]

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>ping -t www.bbc.co.uk
Ping request could not find host www.bbc.co.uk. Please check the name and try ag
ain.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>ping www.cableforum.co.uk

Pinging www.cableforum.co.uk [87.106.245.143] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 87.106.245.143: bytes=32 time=28ms TTL=54
Reply from 87.106.245.143: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 87.106.245.143: bytes=32 time=30ms TTL=54
Reply from 87.106.245.143: bytes=32 time=27ms TTL=54

Ping statistics for 87.106.245.143:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 27ms, Maximum = 30ms, Average = 28ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>

[Mick Fisher]

A bit slow but working in Northants.

[deakin]

working fine here in Glasgow.

[hemelvirgin]

still down -
Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>tracert www.bbc.c.uk
Unable to resolve target system name www.bbc.c.uk.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>tracert www.bbc.co.uk
Unable to resolve target system name www.bbc.co.uk.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Mum>ping www.bbc.co.uk
Ping request could not find host www.bbc.co.uk. Please check the name and try ag
ain.

[qasdfdsaq]

You have a DNS problem. VM seem to be having some issues with their DNS servers lately.

Add a secondary/backup DNS server and you should be fine. Google's works well and is easy to remember (but some people disagree with their data protection policies)

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by hemelvirgin

still down -

Then try this.http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35162238-post64.html

I just tried it in Firefox, IE8, Chrome. Opera, Safari, Slim Browser and K-Meleon the BBC website worked in all 7 once again so try the proxy above..

[hemelvirgin]

why only bbc other url's i access are fine ?

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

You have a DNS problem. VM seem to be having some issues with their DNS servers lately.

Add a secondary/backup DNS server and you should be fine. Google's works well and is easy to remember (but some people disagree with their data protection policies)

This is why.

[Peter_]

Originally Posted by hemelvirgin

why only bbc other url's i access are fine ?

It is a routing issue that can be rectified very easily as in changing the proxy in your browser or the DNS servers as above.

[hemelvirgin]

Originally Posted by Masque

It is a routing issue that can be rectified very easily as in changing the proxy in your browser or the DNS servers as above.

so who is to blame , VM ,bbc or my laptop and pc ???.

if i cant still access this site tommorow will report fault to 150(will not hold my breath)

[qasdfdsaq]

Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq

This is why.

VM.

Originally Posted by hemelvirgin

so who is to blame , VM ,bbc or my laptop and pc ???.

if i cant still access this site tommorow will report fault to 150(will not hold my breath)

or you could just follow some of the advice you've been given re changing proxy/dns Server.....

[moiraf100]

Followed given instructions from yesterday on how to change proxy/dns server, and the BBC site which was playing up is now fine. I didn't tick the box to use it for all protocols - should I have? I just put it in the http proxy box. (Firefox)

[qasdfdsaq]

BBC only really provides HTTP services anyway, so you should be fine.

[KBHammer]

bbc.co.uk unavailable for me here in St Albans this evening. Works fine if I switch to my Vodafone dongle, so it's definitely a VM problem.