{"id":397,"date":"2012-03-11T12:05:27","date_gmt":"2012-03-11T18:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.briandeyo.us\/brd\/wp\/?p=397"},"modified":"2012-03-11T12:05:27","modified_gmt":"2012-03-11T18:05:27","slug":"possible-internet-disruptions-starting-march-31st-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.briandeyo.us\/index.php\/2012\/03\/11\/possible-internet-disruptions-starting-march-31st-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Possible Internet disruptions starting March 31st, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

On March 31st<\/sup> 2012 there is the possibility of severe disruption to Internet services, particularly your ability to find and locate web pages. Although unlikely it is theoretically possible, and justifies a warning. This disruption could last all day or longer, and would affect the majority of users across the globe.<\/p>\n

If there are interruptions in service the two most likely scenarios you will experience are either exceptionally degraded performance or you will be unable to view websites that you access by typing their names into your browser. An example of this would be typing http:\/\/www.facebook.com<\/a> into a web browser and waiting patiently until an error message comes up.<\/p>\n

The system that directs Internet traffic by using names such as http:\/\/www.google.com<\/a> will potentially be unavailable. If this system is having difficulty, it may be possible to access your favorite websites using a different method.\u00a0 In order to use this method you need to gather what is called the \u201cIP Address\u201d of the various websites you visit often.<\/p>\n

You can get this IP address by \u201cpinging\u201d this server. When you \u201cping\u201d a website, it is returning that websites specific computer-readable numeric address. This address will contain 4 sets of numbers separated by periods, and it will look similar to 173.194.72.105<\/strong><\/p>\n

It is this code that you need to write down and use if you experience difficulty accessing the web beginning \u00a0March 31st<\/sup>. After this date to access http:\/\/www.Google.com<\/a> you may have to type http:\/\/173.194.72.105<\/a> <\/strong>into your browser.<\/p>\n

Please take the time before March 31st<\/sup> to write down the IP Addresses for the websites that you enjoy visiting often. I use the example of www.Google.com<\/a>, but you will need to do this for every website you will want to visit.<\/p>\n

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Find your computer\u2019s operating system below and follow the instructions on how to ping:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. To do a ping in Windows XP, Vista, or 7<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    a. Click start -> all programs -> accessories -> Command Prompt<\/p>\n

    b. When you see the black screen that come up, type the following:<\/p>\n

    i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ping www.Google.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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    1. On a Mac<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      a. Go to the applications folder -> utilities -> Network Utility -> Ping<\/p>\n

      i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Type www.Google.com<\/a> in the box and click ping<\/p>\n

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      1. In Linux<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        a. Open a terminal<\/p>\n

        i.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Type ping www.Google.com<\/a><\/p>\n


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        Please follow these precautions now, as they will not work if there does turn out to be degraded performance or reliability problems. If there are no interruptions in service, please view this as a free tutorial on basic network troubleshooting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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