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09-25-2021 03:25 PM
I manage a small WordPress website. Earlier today I connected to the site and everything seemed fine, but then suddenly I couldn't do anything with it.
I disconnected from the site and then found I could not access it at all--not even as a visitor to the site.
The problem extends to the several computers on my WiFi network, but I have checked with the hosting provider and a couple of other people outside my network, and they see the site just fine.
I bounded the router (HH300) and that didn't help.
In fact, I can see it too, from my phone, when I turn off WiFi.
Anyone got any ideas about what may be happening and how I might proceed?
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06-09-2026 11:56 AM
What does a traceroute show?
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06-09-2026 11:59 AM
"traceroute: unknown host"
The error message on the browser is "octopodes.biz’s DNS address could not be found."
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06-09-2026 12:14 PM
There's something odd with your configuration.
octopodes.biz resolves to 95.179.180.177.
If you put the IP in a web browser you get a different page than when you put octopodes.biz in.
If you run a tracert to 95.179.180.177
Tracing route to 95.179.180.177.vultrusercontent.com [95.179.180.177]
over a maximum of 30 hops:
The DNS there shows up as 95.179.180.177.vultrusercontent.com
That is on a non-Bell connection. I would say something is wrong with your DNS record.
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06-09-2026 06:08 PM
I do have several domains that go that IP address.
Prior to just now I was only using the DNS configuration provided to me through DHCP, and it didn't work. However since the moment I added the Google public DNS to my /etc/resolv.conf file (on the client/browser side) it is working normally. So, if there's an issue, it's on the Bell side.
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