NOTE you have to hit enter after type cd C:\ after the little > - sorry
about that

"mto" <nobody@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:vhr127gmfeep5e@corp.supernews.com...
>
> "Joe Funk" <joefunk50@shaw.ca> wrote in message
> news:z9fTa.485222$ro6.11660257@news2.calgary.shaw. ca...
> > Yes, indeed. It just confirms the ARIN results in your post of 9:43
> > yesterday evening. "A+Net Internet Services" and aplus.net
> > are the same folks. I'm not familiar with IP researching like you're
doing
> > with ARIN, Whois, tracert, and ping. It sure reveals a lot of tangled
> webs,
> > doesn't it?
>
> Ping and tracert are some of the handiest tools around - open up that
> command prompt in Windows, type cd C:\ after the little > then type "ping
> whatever URL or IP number you want to ping" - no quotes obviously - and
hit
> enter. If you typed in a URL it will give you the IP number for the site.
>
> Tracert works the same except that it traces the route from your computer
to
> the target server. Very handy should your favorite website suddenly
> disappear.
>
> > As this incident occurred on my home computer, and I brought this on
> > myself by fooling with Kazaa, I'm not sure how righteous I'll get.
> Certainly
> > it would be right to inform others, but I won't be prosecuting anyone.
> > Thanks for the advice on Spybot-S&D and Total Uninstall, which I'm
> > learning how to use.
>
> HMMM - now if that isn't giving idiots permission to make a victim out of
> you. Getting you to download a program that does something other than
> advertised is just the same as inviting a robber into your home thinking
he
> is the kid next door. You of course aren't going to individually
prosecute
> anyone - you would need as much money as God LOL.
>
>