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Browsers cannot load address

Hi All,


I am experiencing a peculiar problem for quite some time, and got so frustrated in my inability to solve it that I decided to ask for help.


In a nutshell all my browsers (latest Omniweb, iCab, and Safari 5.0.6) can't load one particular web site,http://www.photo.net. I invariably get "Cannot Load Address/ timed out" or "Safari can’t open the page “http://www.photo.net/” because the server where this page is located isn’t responding."


The problem is only with this web site, and I tried everything I could think of, and most of the advice I've found online. This include but is not limited to emptying cache, resetting the browsers, checking the firewall, fiddling with the DNS servers in Network and with Network Utility, all but in vain.


Any ideas for a possible solution?


Thank you in advance.

PowerMac, Mac OS X (10.5.8), 2.3 Dual Core

Posted on Feb 15, 2013 4:43 PM

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Feb 15, 2013 5:48 PM in response to BDAqua

Hi, thanks for reply. No, no additional anti-virus or nanny software; just the 10.5 Firewall set at "access for specific services and applications" where all three browsers are allowed.


Regarding the host file, I lack this sort of literacy: I managed to open it but don't understand what am looking at... Here is all I could see:


##

# Host Database

#

# localhost is used to configure the loopback interface

# when the system is booting. Do not change this entry.

##

127.0.0.1 localhost

255.255.255.255 broadcasthost

::1 localhost

fe80::1%lo0 localhost

Feb 15, 2013 10:22 PM in response to I.I.

Hmmm, very strange!?


10.5/10.6 instructions, System Preferences>choose interface>Advanced>Proxies Tab, make sure none are set, like for HTTP & HTTPS.

To find out if it's system wide or user specific, try this...

Open System Preferences>Users & Groups, unlock the lock, click on the little plus icon, make a new admin account, log out & into the new account.

Does it work in the new account?

Feb 16, 2013 12:22 PM in response to BDAqua

Unfortunately none of the suggestions work...😟


I tried something else too: logged in in my old system (10.4.11) which I haven't used for more than an year, and is kept on another HD. From there I can't download the site either.


The truly bizarre thing is that it is one and only photo.net I am experiencing problem with... I gather it is neither a site with huge traffic, nor it is the kind of site that gets blocked... just innocuous virtual forums

Feb 16, 2013 1:30 PM in response to I.I.

Stranger by the minute!


Open Network Utiliy>Ping tab & try to ping http://www.photo.net/... waht happens?


Ping has started ...


PING http://www.photo.net/ (67.215.65.132): 56 data bytes

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=0 ttl=51 time=108.330 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=1 ttl=51 time=98.233 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=2 ttl=51 time=92.955 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=3 ttl=51 time=82.574 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=4 ttl=51 time=82.603 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=5 ttl=51 time=102.337 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=6 ttl=51 time=102.515 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=7 ttl=51 time=97.436 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=8 ttl=51 time=87.122 ms

64 bytes from 67.215.65.132: icmp_seq=9 ttl=51 time=97.241 ms


--- http://www.photo.net/ ping statistics ---

10 packets transmitted, 10 packets received, 0% packet loss

round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 82.574/95.135/108.330/8.268 ms

Feb 16, 2013 1:57 PM in response to BDAqua

and when I try Traceroute:


Traceroute has started ...


traceroute to www.photo.net (64.95.64.39), 64 hops max, 40 byte packets

1 192.168.1.254 (192.168.1.254) 48.627 ms 58.652 ms 99.986 ms

2 * * *

3 94.104.8.54 (94.104.8.54) 18.034 ms 28.081 ms 15.948 ms

4 94.104.8.54 (94.104.8.54) 17.847 ms 21.807 ms 24.335 ms

5 212.65.36.9 (212.65.36.9) 19.135 ms 22.487 ms 19.407 ms

6 212.65.36.130 (212.65.36.130) 11.613 ms 16.103 ms 18.893 ms

7 81.52.186.121 (81.52.186.121) 20.724 ms 38.687 ms 21.759 ms

8 xe-7-1-1-0.auvtr3.Aubervilliers.opentransit.net (193.251.240.218) 36.335 ms 154.911 ms 48.249 ms

9 tengige0-8-0-1.auvtr1.Aubervilliers.opentransit.net (193.251.129.213) 45.794 ms tengige0-12-0-0.auvtr1.Aubervilliers.opentransit.net (193.251.129.237) 36.689 ms tengige0-11-0-5.auvtr1.Aubervilliers.opentransit.net (193.251.132.26) 33.909 ms

10 te8-8.ccr01.par05.atlas.cogentco.com (130.117.15.233) 46.749 ms 34.361 ms 44.067 ms

11 te0-7-0-2.mpd22.par01.atlas.cogentco.com (130.117.1.21) 34.332 ms 35.731 ms 37.310 ms

12 te0-1-0-3.mpd22.lon13.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.59.29) 105.294 ms te0-2-0-1.mpd22.lon13.atlas.cogentco.com (130.117.50.189) 362.435 ms te0-4-0-2.mpd22.lon13.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.60.217) 317.739 ms

13 te0-2-0-4.ccr22.bos01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.43.57) 306.901 ms te0-3-0-4.ccr22.bos01.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.5.122) 371.024 ms *

14 te4-2.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.254) 556.684 ms te3-2.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com (154.54.46.130) 384.932 ms te4-2.ccr01.bos06.atlas.cogentco.com (66.28.4.254) 110.588 ms

15 38.104.252.70 (38.104.252.70) 191.125 ms 397.232 ms 433.556 ms

16 border8.te12-1-bbnet1.bsn.pnap.net (63.251.128.13) 344.732 ms border8.te13-1-bbnet2.bsn.pnap.net (63.251.128.77) 277.094 ms 298.420 ms

17 namemedia-1.border8.bsn.pnap.net (66.150.193.158) 304.029 ms 460.472 ms *

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Feb 16, 2013 5:14 PM in response to I.I.

Hmmm, you report a different IP than I do, though both 64.95.64.39, 67.215.65.132 resolve to www.photo.net.


Yet pinging 64.95.64.39 also gives me...


Ping has started ...


PING 64.95.64.39 (64.95.64.39): 56 data bytes


--- 64.95.64.39 ping statistics ---

10 packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss


Quit all browsers, Open Terminal & paste this in & hit Enter...


lookupd -flushcache

Feb 17, 2013 10:34 AM in response to I.I.

Ah yes, my mistake, the command was changed in 10.5.2 & up, I copy/pasted the wrong one.


I can't imagine what is making it use that IP instead of the one I first posted.


In Network Utility>Lookup tab, what IP does it report...


Lookup has started ...



; <<>> DiG 9.3.6-APPLE-P2 <<>> http://www.photo.net/ a

;; global options: printcmd

;; Got answer:

;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 20624

;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0


;; QUESTION SECTION:

;http://www.photo.net/. IN A


;; ANSWER SECTION:

http://www.photo.net/. 0 IN A 67.215.65.132


;; Query time: 72 msec

;; SERVER: 208.67.222.222#53(208.67.222.222)

;; WHEN: Sun Feb 17 10:33:25 2013

;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 55

Feb 17, 2013 10:52 AM in response to BDAqua

Thank you for replies.


When NU is on Any/All Information tab it shows this:


Lookup has started ...



; <<>> DiG 9.4.3-P3 <<>> www.photo.net any +multiline +nocomments +nocmd +noquestion +nostats +search

;; global options: printcmd

www.photo.net. 300 IN A 64.95.64.39


When on Host Name for Address, that:


; <<>> DiG 9.4.3-P3 <<>> www.photo.net ptr +multiline +nocomments +nocmd +noquestion +nostats +search

;; global options: printcmd

photo.net. 300 IN SOA ns1.photo.net. hostmaster.photo.net. (

2012041800 ; serial

14400 ; refresh (4 hours)

7200 ; retry (2 hours)

604800 ; expire (1 week)

7200 ; minimum (2 hours)

)

Feb 17, 2013 11:31 AM in response to BDAqua

I didn't edit the results; just copied and pasted. Is there another way to find out the info about the Server?


Regrettably I have no info or access to the router though tomorrow may be able to reset it.


The DNS numbers in my Network settings are:


8.8.8.8

8.8.4.4

2001:4860:4860::8888

2001:4860:4860::8844

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