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network-diagnostic-tips [2016/07/15 10:39]
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network-diagnostic-tips [2020/06/13 15:10] (current)
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 ====== Network Diagnostic Tips ====== ====== Network Diagnostic Tips ======
  
-To say that a site is inaccessible is hardly helpful to its administrators. Please help us address the issue head on by using the following tips:+To just say that a site is inaccessible is hardly helpful to its administrators. Please help us address the issue head on by using the following tips:
  
 **1. Run a traceroute from your commandline and from an independent site.**\\ **1. Run a traceroute from your commandline and from an independent site.**\\
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 DNS is like the phone book of the Internet. It keeps track of website names like myportal.upou.edu.ph.\\ DNS is like the phone book of the Internet. It keeps track of website names like myportal.upou.edu.ph.\\
  
- +**3. Help trace possible packet loss with MTR.**\\ 
-**3. Test your site's DNS.**\\+Using an admin or root account, run this from the command line\\ 
 +   mtr myportal.upou.edu.ph 
 +That should display something like this: 
 +{{ ::myportal_mtr.png?nolink |}} 
 +Send your own results to [email protected]\\ 
 +\\ 
 +**4. Test your site's DNS.**\\
 Diagnostic sites like [[http://dnscheck.pingdom.com|Pingdom]] can help your administrator figure out the issue. Report if you find anything strange.  Diagnostic sites like [[http://dnscheck.pingdom.com|Pingdom]] can help your administrator figure out the issue. Report if you find anything strange. 
  
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