[plug] Squid error 113 no route to host

[Buddrige, David]

This was posted to Dejanews

         > i have following problem when i would like to reach some sites.
         > ---------------------------------------------------- ERROR  The
         > requested URL could not be retrieved  While trying to retrieve
         > the URL: http://www.ripe.net/cgi-bin/whois  The following error
         > was encountered:       Connection Failed  The system returned:
         > (113) No route to host  The remote host or network may be down.
         > Please try the request again. ---------------------------------
         > --------------------------------------  what must i configure
         > so that this will work?  greetings horst

         'No route to host' means that there is  no way for data to get
         from your computer to the web site. Unless this happens with
         all sites, then the problem lies with the web site that you
         can't access, or with the one of the computers inbetween.

         -- 


So thus, the question comes down to: is this happening at all sites?  If it
is happening at _all_ sites, then there must be a problem with the link
between you and the internet.  

Sometimes this error occurs when there is a problem with the link between
Australia and the rest of the world, in which case Aussie sites work ok, but
non-Aussie sites produce this error.

Alternately, specific sites may have this problem, meaning that the part of
the internet they are on is disconnected (temporarily) from that part of the
internet to which your server is connected...

cheers

David Buddrige... 8-)
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Paul Baumgarten [SMTP:paul at kcc.wa.edu.au]
> Sent:	Friday, August 27, 1999 10:00 AM
> To:	Perth Linux Users Group
> Subject:	[plug] Squid error 113 no route to host
> 
> I am seeking enlightenment on the meaning, cause and resolution of squid
> generated error 113 - No route to host.
> 
> Due to the fact that it mainly occurs during busy periods, such as if I
> have
> a big download happening, I think it has something to do with squid coping
> under load... maybe some sort of time out issue or some other such issue.
> 
> If anyone knows of the cause of this and how I can resolve it I would
> appreciate hearing about it as the Squid FAQ doesn't mention a word about
> it.
> 
> >ERROR
> >The requested URL could not be retrieved
> >-------------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> -----
> >While trying to retrieve the URL: <someplace>
> >The following error was encountered:
> >Connection Failed
> >The system returned: (113) No route to host
> >This means that: The remote site or server may be busy or down.  Please
> try
> again later.
> >Generated by squid/1.1.22 at gw.kcc.wa.edu.au
> 
> 
> Paul Baumgarten (email: paul at kcc.wa.edu.au)
> Information Systems Manager
> Kingsway Christian College
> 157 Kingsway, Landsdale, WA, 6065
> Ph: +61 8 9409 7078
> Fx: +61 8 9409 6179
>