Question about connection

[Operator]

Originally Posted by waitinginthewings

Operater: this just happened to me just now. It does not happen when I am other websites, which is interesting. someone messing with this site?

That there would be special interest in messing with this site comes as no surprise. Given the specs of Internet 2.0
it will become easier for them. Although the reason given is 'higher reliability' the real reason is exactly this ...
In the new lower layers is specified where the packet is coming from and where it is going to.
So it should increase reliability when routing the packet. But instead of course it is about more control.
Not only can they track even better WHO is spreading WHAT but also they can mess with traffic in a convenient way.
You can let specific packets get lost so you annoy people and they quit visiting the targeted website(s).
You can do this on critical interconnecting points to disrupt source or destination areas. So what everyone experiences
can be totally different depending on your location.

Originally Posted by morganlilith

my household (3 computers on a network) has been having trouble for a couple of months. certain websites are more an issue than others, with this one being the most difficult for me. some days worse than others. at the same time, there are some websites i never have a problem connecting to.

i've laboriously searched for virus/spyware/etc problems and have come up empty handed. email seems to be fine. it just seems that certain websites are problematic. it also seems that the websites most effected have certain thematic elements in common, which makes my conspiracy theory mind wonder what's up......

Well that sounds exactly like my investigations. The only common factor here is that there is actually only one ISP on
the island and I unfortunately cannot rule them out for screwing up

That you have more problems with certain websites can be related to your location (distance/path) with respect to the location
where the server for that specific website resides.

For Firefox users there is a little bit more help: there is an add-on 'clear cache button' that you can place on top.
When you have problems loading a page then press stop, clear cache and retry. Sometimes hitting enter while in the
address bar works better than pressing the reload button.

Hope that explains and helps a little

Cheers