Can someone PLEASE explain to me what's going on? host ftp.perl.org ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached dig -t ANY ftp.perl.org ; <<>> DiG 9.2.1 <<>> -t ANY ftp.perl.org ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 44326 ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 3, ADDITIONAL: 3 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;ftp.perl.org. IN ANY ;; ANSWER SECTION: ftp.perl.org. 3231 IN CNAME ftp.cpan.ddns.develooper.com. ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: perl.org. 79851 IN NS ns.develooper.com. perl.org. 79851 IN NS ns2.develooper.com. perl.org. 79851 IN NS ns3.develooper.com. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: ns.develooper.com. 6831 IN A 213.150.60.27 ns2.develooper.com. 144792 IN A 64.81.84.115 ns3.develooper.com. 4696 IN A 63.251.223.177 ;; Query time: 7 msec ;; SERVER: 127.0.0.1#53(0.0.0.0) ;; WHEN: Sun Sep 28 16:28:24 2003 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 173 Why can't I connect to ftp.perl.org??? -- Albert E. Whale, CISSP - Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.abs-comptech.com & http://www.No-JunkMail.com ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists No-JunkMail.com - SPAM Stops Here. Founding Board of Directors of Pittsburgh FBI - InfraGard