proceed to the next step after running the commands below, but don’t hold
your breath.
To find out if it is a networking issue, use traceroute on Mac or Linux
and tracert on a PC, or use the trace option on a website such as
Network-Tools.com. On Mac and Linux type:
paul@MyUbuntu:~$ traceroute http://www.stockashop.co.ukOn Windows:
C:\> tracert http://www.stockashop.co.ukTraceroute traces a route across the Internet from your computer to your
server, pinging each bit of networking equipment that it finds along the
way. It should take 8 to 20 steps (technically known as “hops”) and then
either time out or show a few asterisks (*). The number of steps depends
on how far away the server is and where the network has broken down.
The first couple of steps happens in your office or building (indicated by IP
addresses starting with 192.68 or 10 ). The next few belong to your
broadband provider or a big telecommunications company (you should be
able to tell by the long name in front of the IP address). The last few belong
to your hosting company. If your server is alive and well, then the very last
step would be your server responding happily and healthily.