internet blocking problem ?

[Jay Jaeger]

On 9/11/2015 10:52 AM, Paul Koning wrote:
> 
>> On Sep 11, 2015, at 11:40 AM, Jay Jaeger <cube1 at charter.net> wrote:
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>>
>> I cannot make a connection.  My DNS is able to resolve the address.
>>
> 
> I saw the same sort of thing but I let traceroute keep running.  The result is that it started giving real answers again just one or two hops later.
> 
> Conclusion: hops 16-20ish are blocking traceroute packets.  Later hops aren't.
> 
> It's hard to be patient sometimes, but while * * * sometimes indicates "this is as far as you get" it may also indicate just a few nodes that are not cooperating with traceroute on a functional route.
> 
> 	paul
> 
> 

Not me.

16  * * *
17  * * *
18  * * *
19  * * *
20  * * *
21  * * *
22  * * *
23  * * *
24  * * *
25  * * *
26  * * *
27  * * *
28  * * *
29  * * *
30  * * *

Also, if an ISP is actually blocking traceroute packets, then the trace
will STOP THERE - it can't get past that point.

JRJ