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

[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.
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 20     *        *        *     Request timed out.
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 22     *        *        *     Request timed out.
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 24     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 25     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 26     *        *        *     Request timed out.
 27     *        *        *     Request timed out.
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 30     *        *        *     Request timed out.

Trace complete.