we aren't able to access http://www.adobe.com or any page that has to do with that one here at work. we can't figure out the problem and have no filters or blocks on any internet browsing (they think it's a DNS thing). we're also not able to get to http://www.hp.com or http://www.alcoa.com, but those aren't my problems right now. i just got a new computer and need Macromedia Flash Player, but can't get download. i can't find any alternate sources that don't redirect to adobe either.

any ideas?

9/10/2007 11:51:03 AM

http://www.soft32.com/Download/Free/Adobe_Macromedia_Flash_Player/4-500-1.html

9/10/2007 12:01:53 PM

^

Quote :

"i can't find any alternate sources that don't redirect to adobe either. "

9/10/2007 12:31:42 PM

could use the IP of adobe.com instead of the actual adobe.com name?

9/10/2007 12:32:32 PM

what is the IP address? i've been meaning to try that but haven't gotten around to it...

9/10/2007 1:39:18 PM

http://www.oldversion.com/program.php?n=flashp

9/10/2007 1:43:37 PM

^use that.

adobe.com - 216.104.208.201
fpdownload.macromedia.com - 72.247.210.70

[Edited on September 10, 2007 at 1:48 PM. Reason : .]

9/10/2007 1:44:02 PM

well, i was able to get to the home screen using hte IP but if i clicked on anything it redirects to adobe.com/blahblahblah so that doesn't solve the problem unfortunately. i did get flash dled, thank you.

any ideas on how to fix this problem w/ adobe, hp, and alcoa? we've talked to our isp and they ran "some tests" and they all came back negative. i can access any of these sites from any other computer using an internet connection besides ours.

9/10/2007 2:22:42 PM

change your DNS server?

nbtstat -R
ipconfig /flushdns

9/10/2007 2:26:06 PM

use the ncsu dnses

9/10/2007 2:32:31 PM

^what are ncsu's?

argh

[Edited on September 10, 2007 at 3:15 PM. Reason : ]

9/10/2007 3:10:53 PM

http://www.opendns.com/
* 208.67.222.222
* 208.67.220.220

9/10/2007 3:14:59 PM

NCSU DNS:

152.1.1.22
152.1.1.161
152.1.1.206
152.1.1.208
152.1.1.248
152.1.2.22

9/10/2007 3:19:23 PM

^^ ftw

9/10/2007 3:24:36 PM

okay, i switched to the opendns addresses and now adobe.com works perfectly.

i still have a lot of trouble w/ HP's site and cannot get to http://www.alcoa.com or http://www.kawneer.com at all. what's the deal?

i found the ip for kawneer/alcoa 192.135.121.21 and i can ping it fine
traceroute request times out after the 10th try

[Edited on September 10, 2007 at 3:58 PM. Reason : grr]

9/10/2007 3:45:21 PM