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

[L. M. Rappaport <nospam@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 26 May 2005 03:39:01 GMT, "BruceR" <brNOSPAM@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote
(with possible editing):

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

That probably means there is a cache somewhere.  The tracert indicates
a problem at the last site which produced a result (208.44.62.29).
The OP should notify his ISP.
--

Larry
Email to rapp at lmr dot com

>
>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.
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