Re: What happened to WGL Designs? (wgldesigns.com)- the RAIN8 site?

["BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx>]

 When I click the link the site comes up instantly but a tracert gives
the same timeout result as you got.  Go figure.

From:mcbill20@xxxxxxxxx
mcbill20@xxxxxxxxx

> BruceR wrote:
>> Maybe it was a temporary problem. http://www.wgldesigns.com/ seems
>> to be working fine.
>>
>> From:mcbill20@xxxxxxxxx
>> mcbill20@xxxxxxxxx
>>
>>> Hello. Last year I was looking at the RAIN8-PC sprinkler controller
>>> at wgldesigns.com. Now that my current sprinkler controller is dead
>>> I had planned on ordering one. However, when I go to wgldesigns.com
>>> the site doesn't appear to be there. Does anyone know if the
>>> company is still around?
>>>
>>> Also, assuming they are and that I can get a RAIN8, I have a
>>> question. I noticed a few posts about problems with certain
>>> sprinkler solenoids due to the RAIN8 using a triac and therefore
>>> only having 500 milliamps available. I have a sprinkler system that
>>> was put in around 986 I think so it's definitely not the latest.
>>> Any opinions on whether I'll have to replace all my solenoids if I
>>> go with a RAIN8?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>> Bill
>
> Thanks. There definitely seems to be a problem with the site though. I
> still can't get to it through HTTP. The DNSlookup comes up with
> 64.17.184.157 but something is hanging along the way. Here's the
> output from a traceroute:
>
> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
>
> C:\>nslookup
> Default Server:  a.dcx.mho.net
> Address:  64.58.4.2
>
>> www.wgldesigns.com
> Server:  a.dcx.mho.net
> Address:  64.58.4.2
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    www.wgldesigns.com
> Address:  64.17.184.157
>
>> exit
>
> C:\>tracert 64.17.184.157
>
> Tracing route to 64.17.184.157 over a maximum of 30 hops
>
>  1    <1 ms    <1 ms    <1 ms  192.168.0.1
>  2    62 ms    49 ms    49 ms  adsl-64-58-18-254.mho.net
> [64.58.18.254]
>  3    48 ms    49 ms    49 ms  gateway-64-58-1-250.mho.net
> [64.58.1.250]
>  4    50 ms    50 ms    52 ms  bar3-serial5-1-0.Denver.savvis.net
> [208.172.167.
> 29]
>  5    51 ms    52 ms    50 ms  acr1.Denver.savvis.net [208.172.162.61]
>  6    82 ms    82 ms    82 ms  dcr2-so-4-2-0.LosAngeles.savvis.net
> [204.70.193.
> 86]
>  7    83 ms    85 ms    83 ms  cw-gw.la2ca.ip.att.net [192.205.32.65]
>  8    85 ms    87 ms    89 ms  tbr2-p012101.la2ca.ip.att.net
> [12.123.29.6]
>  9   104 ms   104 ms   103 ms  tbr2-cl2.sl9mo.ip.att.net
> [12.122.10.13]
> 10   110 ms   104 ms   103 ms  tbr2-cl7.cgcil.ip.att.net
> [12.122.10.45]
> 11   120 ms   110 ms   110 ms  gar1-p390.ipsin.ip.att.net
> [12.123.210.25]
> 12   124 ms   122 ms   120 ms  12.118.180.62
> 13   123 ms   124 ms   125 ms  208.44.62.29
> 14     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 15     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 16     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 17     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 18     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 19     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 21     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 23     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 28     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 29     *        *        *     Request timed out.
> 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.
>
> Trace complete.