[Gllug] ping!

[Tethys]

Gordon Joly writes:

>ICMP type 8: refused at Demon/BT borders (and has been for a while, certainly 
>since October)
>
>ping www.gllug.org.uk
>PING www.gllug.ukfsn.org (217.158.120.142) from 192.168.116.4 : 56(84) bytes of data.
>>From thus4-hg3.ealing.broadband.bt.net (217.47.132.202) icmp_seq=1 Packet filtered
>>From thus4-hg3.ealing.broadband.bt.net (217.47.132.202) icmp_seq=2 Packet filtered
>>From thus4-hg3.ealing.broadband.bt.net (217.47.132.202) icmp_seq=3 Packet filtered

Ermmm... ask for a refund? You're presumably paying for IP connectivity,
which they're not providing. Check the smallprint. They may have a "we can
weasel our way out of this" clause. But if not, then it might be worth a
go. Or just take your business elsewhere:

	leto:~% ping -c3 www.gllug.org.uk
	PING www.gllug.ukfsn.org (217.158.120.142) 56(84) bytes of data.
	64 bytes from s1.ukfsn.org (217.158.120.142): icmp_seq=1 ttl=247 time=25.5 ms
	64 bytes from s1.ukfsn.org (217.158.120.142): icmp_seq=2 ttl=247 time=22.3 ms
	64 bytes from s1.ukfsn.org (217.158.120.142): icmp_seq=3 ttl=247 time=23.4 ms

Tet
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