Is anyone having trouble with the Internet?

[Tony_FLADEM]

I have tried to log-on to a bunch of websites (including Democratic Underground) and it says 'Cannot Open Page'. I know DU is having server trouble - but I don't know why I'm having trouble with other sites.

[Tux]

1. Odd

Well, could be a new virus, hackivism, or Bush's atempt at destroying the Internet so we all have to watch Fox News.

[steve2470]

2. i am ok, call your isp nt

[Flirtus]

3. hit 'refresh' - everytime you go to the next page n/t

[HockeyMom]

4. Just DU

everthing else is fine.

[LaurenG]

8. Here too, glad to see it's not just me. n/t

[troubleinwinter]

5. I am having trouble, too.

Another group I belong to... "page cannot be displayed".

[chknltl]

6. Sunspots maybe?

I saw an Aurora alert an hour or so ago, my cell phone has been experiencing recent problems as well. I wonder if there is any connection.

[daa]

14. I can't pick up any radio stations at night due to sunspots nt

[nittygritty]

7. having the same trouble now with DU

myself. have to refresh a few times. trouble started yesterday i think...

[Fiendish Thingy]

9. Me too...

I had trouble with all sites for a few hours yesterday, and I've had trouble with DU only all day until now (4pm PDT). What's the problem?
Tin foil hat theory:
It's Rumsfeld/Rove/Cheney's practice drill for controlling the internets...

[democrat in Tallahassee]

10. try one of the other internets

[applegrove]

11. Sometimes if you hit a wall or bugaboo in one site - it messes up your

browser or program. Try turning computer of for 10 seconds. And then back on. Should all be free and clear.

[Sokrates]

12. May be your ISP

If you're using a ms os try:

ping -t www.yourisp.com

See if you get any dropped packets. If so it might be that your connection is bad. Unplug the power from your modem and router, wait 5 minutes and plug them back in.

If not try a tracert www.google.com and see if any hop is particularly bad.

"The Internet" as a whole rarely has problems. It's been a few years since a worm went out and nailed everything with ARP requests. Things are a little tighter now. Problems with a big carrier's backbones still happen occasionally.

[Twist_U_Up]

13. click on discussion forumns

admins have posted why..... seems as though they have been hacked

or go here
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=announcement&id=161