Richard Kay wrote:

richard-kays-ibook-g4:~ rmkay$ telnet www.apple.com 80

Trying 17.112.152.32...
telnet: connect to address 17.112.152.32: Operation timed out
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host

I'm going through the Fremantle exchange with Bigpond.

As I said before, I can connect with the iBook on Barking Owl's/ Fremantle Technology's free wireless network in the main street ... so it is not the iBook per se that is the problem.

Any suggestions?

Use traceroute and see what it says.

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