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   Shadow to mt@dot.net   
   Re: Wikipedia connection problems   
   29 May 17 10:29:12   
   
   From: Sh@dow.br   
      
   On Sat, 27 May 2017 21:13:59 -0500, "Mysterious Traveller"   
    wrote:   
      
   >   
   >   
   >Shadow wrote:   
   >> On Fri, 26 May 2017 16:37:37 -0500, "Mysterious Traveller"   
   >>  wrote:   
   >> >Two browser's, Firefox and dolphin, can't show web pages for   
   wikipedia.ord, and some other websites I can't recall right now.   
   >> 	Try   
   >> 	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page   
   >Webpage not available.   
   >   
   >Connection problems only on this phone.   
   >   
   	   
   	Try pinging it:   
      
   	ping en.wikipedia.org   
      
   	It should respond with a much larger interval than   
      
   	ping localhost   
      
   	> 200ms vs < 1ms on my machine   
      
   	If timing is identical, check your hosts file. If it does not   
   respond check your DNS has not been compromised.   
   	[]'s   
      
   	PS You never said where you live. Maybe your country blocks   
   it. Crazy happens.   
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