On 10/02/2012 07:30 PM, Geoffrey Leach wrote:
First, what _exactly_is the symptom. All the traceroute shows is how
to
get to the site. Connecting with a browser proves that the site exists.
Neither has any necessary connection with your problem.
In this case I agree, especially as I had no problems getting there via
traceroute. However, there are lots of cases where you can find out
just where your connectivity issue (including packet loss) is located.
Back when I did tech support for an ISP, I had callers do this type of
thing all the time in tracking down problems.