[Ham-Linux] Amsat.org not reachable.

Doug Laidlaw laidlaws at hotkey.net.au
Thu Aug 4 11:15:54 EDT 2005


Thanks to everybody.  Yes, it does seem to be a DNS problem.  I still have a 
couple of dialup accounts and might try those.  I can get the keps from Ray 
Hoad O.K.

Just heard that a new satellite has been fixed to ISS.  I haven't been 
following the news.

Doug VK3KDI

On Wed, 27 Jul 2005 1:26 am, Margaret Leber wrote:
> Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> > I am receiving kep updates from amsat.org, but for some reason, I can't
> > access the site.  Both http://www.amsat.org and http://128.54.16.15/ give
> > the result "Unknown host www.amsat.org"  If the IP address is matched to
> > www.amsat.org, it can't be unknown.
> > Any ideas?
> > Doug VK3KDI.
>
> Both those URLs work for me, Doug. I'd check out your DNS and routing
> setups for problems.
>
> My friend Emily Clarke W0EEC is the webmistress for the site; her email
> is her callsign at amsat dot org. But of course if you can't DNS AMSAT
> you won't be able to email her; if you need to contact her I can relay
> emails for you if necessary.
>
> That said, I think the issue is somewhere on your end. DNS, routing, web
> proxys and filtering are all possibilities.
>
>   73 de Maggie K3XS
> Editor, Phil-Mont Mobile Radio Club Blurb - http://www.phil-mont.org
> Elecraft K2 #1641

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