I've just tried pinging Steorn's listed primary and secondary server addresses and they're both working fine (ave ping response for each packet consistently just above the 100ms ballpark)...
Pinging 205.178.190.40 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 205.178.190.40: bytes=32 time=106ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.190.40: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.190.40: bytes=32 time=106ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.190.40: bytes=32 time=110ms TTL=235
Ping statistics for 205.178.190.40:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 106ms, Maximum = 110ms, Average = 107ms
Pinging 205.178.189.40 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 205.178.189.40: bytes=32 time=114ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.189.40: bytes=32 time=111ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.189.40: bytes=32 time=109ms TTL=235
Reply from 205.178.189.40: bytes=32 time=127ms TTL=235
Ping statistics for 205.178.189.40:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 109ms, Maximum = 127ms, Average = 115ms
Incidentally, Steorn's
.co.uk domain name (they're listed as the registrant) is now listed as "Registration Required" as it expired 5th January.
Registrar:
Key-Systems GmbH [Tag = KEY-SYSTEMS-DE]
URL:
http://www.Key-Systems.net Relevant dates:
Registered on: 05-Jan-2006
Renewal date: 05-Jan-2008
Last updated: 22-Aug-2007
Registration status:
Renewal required.
I would have thought this URL would have been worth hanging onto - particularly as URL's are almost insignificantly cheap.
Hmmm...
Funkyjive