# Can you all test my link to my homepage? (NOT a count generating scam)

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**Created:** [January 15, 2001, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-all-test-my-link-to-my-homepage-not-a-count-generating-scam/50088 "2001-01-15T04:51:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lord\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ecccb3/32.png) [@Lord\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lord_Jim)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-all-test-my-link-to-my-homepage-not-a-count-generating-scam/50088/21 "2001-01-16T14:41:38Z")

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**Tripler** , I’ve been checking these links for 2 days and they worked every time until this morning. The ([http://www.minot.com/~baranr](http://www.minot.com/~baranr)) link works OK.

The ([http://www.oswald.minot.com/](http://www.oswald.minot.com/)) link and the little house both return DNS errors. “Host not Found”, “Unable to locate host”, and “Unknown Host” depending on what I use to try to reach it.

I tried using _trace route_ and _ping_ to reach it and both got errors. I could _trace route_ to “[www.minot.com](http://www.minot.com)”, but when I added the “oswald”, it failed.

They seem to be having some server problems. Hope that helps.  
Jim

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**Author:** ![Tripler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripler/32/21807_2.png) [@Tripler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tripler)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2001, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-all-test-my-link-to-my-homepage-not-a-count-generating-scam/50088/22 "2001-01-16T17:29:41Z")

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> [@](#):
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> \*Originally posted by JimB \*  
> \*\*They seem to be having some server problems. Hope that helps.  
> Jim \*\*

It does help, a _lot_. This ISP isn’t my favorite, but I think they’re the only one in town. Based off the fact that everyone is reproducing different problems at different times, I’m lead to the conclusion that it _is_ my ISP.

Thanks again guys! Y’all have been a big help. This thread’s going to be evidence 🙂

Tripler  
aka Rob.

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