Check the ip address from 
javashoplm.sun.com
from all three sites... you might be getting a bad DNS response 


On Thu, 23 Oct 2003 18:44:17 -0700
Tim Hammerquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> So after hearing an interesting comparison of Linux vs. Solaris
> x86, I've decided to throw it on an old PC I have laying around.
> I go to Sun's site and _actually_ manage to navigate to the
> section where you can download the ISO images.  Then I'm blocked
> by a popup telling me the connection to 'javashoplm.sun.com' has
> timed out.  This has continued for 3 days and each time the
> behavior is identical.  pinging the site works fine, opening any
> sort of connection on port 80 hangs and then times out.
> 
> Double-checking, I do the same from two separate remote hosts,
> one SunOS in Fallon, NV, one Red Hat in Spokane, WA.  The
> connections work on BOTH and I can even complete a simple HTTP
> transaction using `telnet javashoplm.sun.com 80`.
> 
> I can find no rules in my firewall disrupting any traffic on
> dport 80, and name resolution works correctly; the correct IP is
> pinged on all machines.
> 
> The download FAQ at sun.com tells talks about 404 errors (for
> which I'd have to complete an HTTP transaction to receive), and
> insists using the Sun Download Manager (which, surprise, also
> requires a connection to the aforementioned javashoplm site).
> 
> Do any of you guys know what's going on?  Does anyone else have
> the same behavior I describe?
> 
> TIA,
> Tim Hammerquist
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