Google down in Yurop, interweb rarity!

Google down in Yurop, interweb rarity!#263103

By -Adrian - Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:43 pm

- Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:43 pm #263103

Was writing a "g"mail when someone broke the tubes, are the americans taking it back home?

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
-Carl Sagan

#263146

By mtripoli - Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:26 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:26 am #263146

Why yes, yes we are... thank you for asking...

The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not "Eureka!" but "That's funny ..."
Isaac Asimov

#263148

By JDHill - Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:47 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:47 am #263148

hmm... try: tracert google.com

Next Limit Team

#263149

By -Adrian - Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:59 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 12:59 am #263149

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Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790]
(C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Admin>tracert www.google.com
Unable to resolve target system name www.google.com.

ISP's name server issue?
Seems it down for quite a few people in central europe, i'll use Google Australia for the time being, that works just fine

p.s. this makes you realize how often you use their service, it's integrated as the default firefox search engine.

If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe
-Carl Sagan

#263154

By JDHill - Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:32 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 1:32 am #263154

I guess so (?). Obviously you're getting other places though - so, weird. What do you get if you: ipconfig /displaydns ...then if you: ipconfig /flushdns , then try google again?

Next Limit Team

#263157

By KurtS - Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:25 am

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 2:25 am #263157

hmmm...?

Gooogle

#263177

By -Adrian - Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:33 pm

- Fri Mar 07, 2008 3:33 pm #263177

It's back to normal today, gmail and google.com are available again. Looks like my ISP had this problem in many areas, and of course hesitated to admit it