Cannot access international sites/servers on GPRS

[elabuschagne]

I also can't open the self-help site in you sig 3G:

http://help.vodacom.co.za/

 

[flipmo]

I also can't open the self-help site in you sig 3G:

http://help.vodacom.co.za/

thats weird...cause i can...

 

[elabuschagne]

@V3G google.com works and that ip 209.85.135.99 is california

Snap, if I open google.com I get redirected to google.co.za - sure you're not getting that?


Though google.com does ping successfully. Strange.

 

[vodacom3g]

Sounds suspiciously like something on the routing beyond our gateways, we don't route per domain, just a default route to our friendly bandwidth provider....

But let's hear what the engineers say.

 

[snap]

I opened the ip 209.85.135.99 doesn't seem to redirect but not sure.

 

[ajax]

On a plain 3G connection (i.e. no VPN) I can see bbc.co.uk but not cnn.com. My Firefox just says waiting for cnn.com and then no data comes thru. It seems to be sites in the USA? E.g. www.byterunner.com in the US also does the same as when I try www.cnn.com.

Our company website in Germany loads fine, so does amazon.co.uk
www.google.co.jp (JAPAN) also loads fine

EDIT: Using the VPN I can confirm that everthing is fine on SAIX ADSL.

 

[flipmo]

Engineering services are now aware of the problem and working on it. They say try again in 15 minutes.

is 15 mins up yet....

 

[snap]

v3g I agree with you (sigh will have to let vodacom off on this one!) lol

 

[vodacom3g]

Snap, if I open google.com I get redirected to google.co.za - sure you're not getting that?


Though google.com does ping successfully. Strange.

First time I pinged google.com, it pinged 72.14.221.99, a few minutes ago. google.co.za also resolved to the same address range.

Now's google.com is resolving to 66.102.9.99......and still responds....so does google.co.za, also now on 66.102.9.104

So they somehow redirected?

 

[MainMeat]

Hellkom fanatic

Why am I starting to think that Telkom has a finger in the pie here? It can only be them that can sc*ew up like this!?

 

[Dave A]

They're mostly 504 errors and I've been trying to access USA based sites on a range of server locations.

Just tested bbc.com - incomplete download.
USA sites still dowwwn!

 

[Dave A]

I'm pinging USA OK, just no data coming through.

 

[flipmo]

mine seems to be workin now...

 

[flipmo]

ok never mind...not anymore...

 

[elabuschagne]

A friend of mine on ADSL confirms that his international is fine. Maybe Telkom reserves special hell for people not on ADSL . . .

 

[snap]

A trace ends up at wbs-ip-esr-1-wan.telkom-ipnet.co.za and then times out lol have seen that name before!!!

 

[MainMeat]

1 day and no-one notices?

To be honest, I had the same early this morning, but after 30 minutes it came back...only tonight when I connect via GPRS again, did it not come back (at 20:30).

It is now heading toward 2 hours and still no resolution, except for a techie
attending to the problem - RESET THE ROUTERS MATE!

My problem is that I use GPRS/HSDPA for remote support, meaning I am not relying on a fixed line, and am currently not in the ideal situation if this is the type of service I receive for the monies I pay every month. Common VC, Telscum - get it right for a change. You have clients paying for this!

 

[Deviant]

A friend of mine on ADSL confirms that his international is fine. Maybe Telkom reserves special hell for people not on ADSL . . .

I have VPN access over an ADSL line, and through that it works fine, but not otherwise.

 

[snap]

Maybe this is a good excuse to get an early night - looks like its going to be a little longer than 15 minutes!

 

[pre-g-user]

Yep me too, no international ... major PIA. Funny that Google.com responds but all else is dead.