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How to Tell if your ISP is blocking specific sites

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  • 27-04-2007 9:03am
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    flop
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    I was wondering are there any checks i can do to verify if my isp is blocking a specific site?

    I've already checked that i can access the site in question from work and a friends machine.

    Thanks
    Flop


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    loyatemu
    Registered Users Posts: 14,988 ✭✭✭✭loyatemu


    what is the site & which ISP - is it some sort of secret?

    traceroute to the site from home and from work, see if the trace takes different routes and where it breaks down. You could always ring your ISP and ask them.


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    bushy...
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,467 ✭✭✭bushy...


    MTU problems can cause hassle with some sites , so it can look like they are being blocked while loads more load just fine


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    #4
    flop
    Registered Users Posts: 197 ✭✭flop


    No big secret. The site is microsoft.com. I bet you were all thinking it was welshpron.com ;-)


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    flop wrote:
    No big secret. The site is microsoft.com. I bet you were all thinking it was welshpron.com ;-)
    I don't think many ISPs would bother, nay dare to block Microsoft's site...


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    godskitchen
    Registered Users Posts: 1,826 ✭✭✭godskitchen


    Dont really see the point in ISP's blocking Micro$oft, maybe your ISP is a big Apple fan boy.

    Maybe M$ are blocking your ISP??


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