Yep, I can ping that IP. Just an added an entry to /etc/hosts
``` 103.168.172.117 illumos.topicbox.com ``` I am able to access the site. Thanks for checking along with me, Pramod. Warm regards, Atiq On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM Pramod Batni <[email protected]> wrote: > > You can ping 103.168.172.117 (the ip address which i got when I successfully > pinged Illinois.topicbox.com) > and check of it is reachable. > > If that works you may want to try > https:// > 103.168.172.117 > > and check if you can reach the groups > and channels on that page. > > Pramod > > > On Fri, 14 Nov 2025 at 11:27, Atiq Rahman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> ping results, >> ``` >> $ ping illumos.topicbox.com >> ping: illumos.topicbox.com: Name or service not known >> >> $ ping -c 4 perplexity.ai >> PING perplexity.ai (104.18.26.48) 56(84) bytes of data. >> 64 bytes from 104.18.26.48: icmp_seq=1 ttl=58 time=5.96 ms >> 64 bytes from 104.18.26.48: icmp_seq=2 ttl=58 time=1.88 ms >> 64 bytes from 104.18.26.48: icmp_seq=3 ttl=58 time=2.39 ms >> 64 bytes from 104.18.26.48: icmp_seq=4 ttl=58 time=5.59 ms >> >> --- perplexity.ai ping statistics --- >> 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 7609ms >> rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 1.881/3.954/5.960/1.833 ms >> ``` >> >> nslookup: >> ``` >> $ nslookup illumos.topicbox.com >> ;; communications error to 127.0.0.53#53: timed out >> ;; communications error to 127.0.0.53#53: timed out >> ;; communications error to 127.0.0.53#53: timed out >> ;; no servers could be reached >> >> atiq@piratebay:~/shell/bash$ nslookup perplexity.ai >> Server: 127.0.0.53 >> Address: 127.0.0.53#53 >> >> Non-authoritative answer: >> Name: perplexity.ai >> Address: 104.18.27.48 >> Name: perplexity.ai >> Address: 104.18.26.48 >> Name: perplexity.ai >> Address: 2606:4700::6812:1b30 >> Name: perplexity.ai >> Address: 2606:4700::6812:1a30 >> ``` >> >> On Thu, Nov 13, 2025 at 6:13 PM Pramod Batni <[email protected]> wrote: >> > On Thu, 13 Nov 2025 at 23:42, Atiq Rahman <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi, >> >> So, I'm wondering if it's only blocked in Asia. >> > >> > >> > It is working [am able to access illumos.topicbox.com] for me in >> > Bangalore, India [,Asia]. >> > >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> I am returning tomorrow, can test / provide any data if that helps. >> > >> > >> > Are you able to ‘ping illumos.topicbox.com’ ? >> > >> > ——- >> > >> > $ping illumos.topicbox.com >> > >> > PING illumos.topicbox.com (103.168.172.117): 56 data bytes >> > >> > 64 bytes from 103.168.172.117: icmp_seq=0 ttl=45 time=404.814 ms >> > >> > 64 bytes from 103.168.172.117: icmp_seq=1 ttl=45 time=314.282 ms >> > >> > 64 bytes from 103.168.172.117: icmp_seq=2 ttl=45 time=366.896 ms >> > >> > 64 bytes from 103.168.172.117: icmp_seq=3 ttl=45 time=363.655 ms >> > >> > ^C >> > >> > --- illumos.topicbox.com ping statistics --- >> > >> > 4 packets transmitted, 4 packets received, 0.0% packet loss >> > >> > round-trip min/avg/max/stddev = 314.282/362.412/404.814/32.156 ms >> > >> > >> > ——— >> > >> > Pramod >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> Best! >> >> Atiq >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Nov 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM John Gardner <[email protected]> >> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Hi, >> >> > >> >> > Sorry to be that guy, but it works fine for me (in Australia) >> >> > >> >> > Regards >> >> > John G >> >> > ________________________________ >> >> > From: Atiq Rahman <[email protected]> >> >> > Sent: Saturday, 8 November 2025 1:02 PM >> >> > To: illumos-developer <[email protected]>; illumos-discuss >> >> > <[email protected]> >> >> > Subject: [developer] illumos.topicbox.com is inaccessible in certain >> >> > countries >> >> > >> >> > Hi, >> >> > I am currently visiting asia. I am finding illumos.topicbox.com to be >> >> > down here since I arrived here about 2 weeks back. Wondering if it's a >> >> > worldwide outage or just some countries. ------------------------------------------ illumos: illumos-discuss Permalink: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/Tb052fcf69e98fc4d-M40151957ad9073cb54e24b45 Delivery options: https://illumos.topicbox.com/groups/discuss/subscription
