[Wolves] Very, very odd problem

[Political Penguin]

Works fine for me, no problems with load time.  Ubuntu 7.10, 
Swiftweasel, Firefox and Opera.

Gareth

Kevanf1 wrote:
> I seem to have a very strange problem regarding a single, specific web
> address.  For the last 5 or os days I have been trying to get onto
> <www.kateskates.co.uk>.  No, not for me but for a pressie of new and
> rare in this country inline skates for our eldest daughter.  I simply
> cannot get onto the site.  Heavy traffic perhaps?  Well that's what I
> thought to start with.  I have tried at all times of the day with no
> luck at all, it simply times out.  I have used a Windows XP machine
> using Firefox, Internet Explorer (aaaghhh, I hate that browser with a
> passion) and also Opera.  All the browsers are up to date and I do not
> have any problem with any other website.  I have got friends on
> another mailing list to try the site and, though some report it being
> slow they all get through.  More than one of those friends uses the
> same ISP as I do so it rules out that.  I have checked the firewall
> settings and all the other anti-malware settings and none are
> affecting it.  So, this morning I trot down to my beloved workshop and
> try the Kubuntu PC just in case it was Windows blocking it for some
> reason (why it would I don't know).  Exactly the same, I just get a
> 'time out' message from Firefox.  I have even gone to the trouble of
> doing a reverse DNS look up and then entering the pure IP address in
> umbers rather than letters...still nothing.
>
> Any ideas what I can try next?   Remember, no other sites are affected
> and my connection is fairly quick averaging about 4mb download (varies
> during the day).
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