traceroute to ftp.suse.com (202.58.118.5), 30 hops max, 40 byte packets 1 eth0.msx12-osl.ip.cybercity.no (62.66.253.10) 27 ms 23 ms 23 ms 2 dc1.pop1-osl.ip.cybercity.no (62.66.253.9) 32 ms 23 ms 24 ms 3 feth0-0.ro1-osl.ip.cybercity.no (62.66.253.1) 135 ms 149 ms 228 ms 4 Serial10-1-1.GW2.OSL1.ALTER.NET (146.188.35.221) 34 ms 24 ms 28 ms 5 so-0-1-1.XR1.OSL1.Alter.Net (146.188.12.41) 26 ms 25 ms 25 ms 6 so-3-3-0.TR1.CPH3.Alter.Net (146.188.12.30) 35 ms 37 ms 41 ms 7 293.at-3-0-0.TR2.AMS2.Alter.Net (146.188.15.234) 51 ms 50 ms 50 ms 8 SO-6-0-0.TR2.LND2.Alter.Net (146.188.8.157) 55 ms 55 ms 54 ms 9 SO-6-0-0.IR2.NYC12.Alter.Net (146.188.15.54) 133 ms 133 ms 134 ms 10 so-0-0-0.IR2.NYC9.ALTER.NET (152.63.23.65) 133 ms 134 ms 133 ms 11 119.at-5-0-0.TR2.NYC8.ALTER.NET (152.63.1.198) 135 ms 135 ms 134 ms 12 184.ATM6-0.XR2.NYC4.ALTER.NET (152.63.21.105) 135 ms 135 ms 135 ms 13 188.ATM7-0.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (152.63.24.145) 136 ms 136 ms 138 ms 14 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 151 ms 166 ms 163 ms 15 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 161 ms * 150 ms 16 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 177 ms 182 ms 164 ms 17 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 159 ms 160 ms 191 ms 18 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 194 ms 192 ms 183 ms 19 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 182 ms 193 ms 201 ms 20 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 194 ms 183 ms 189 ms 21 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 221 ms 218 ms 201 ms 22 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 219 ms 243 ms 237 ms 23 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 219 ms 214 ms * 24 * pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 278 ms 250 ms 25 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 226 ms 226 ms 287 ms 26 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 255 ms 218 ms 215 ms 27 Serial1-2.GW3.NYC4.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.141) 290 ms 261 ms 250 ms 28 pgexpress-TCO1-gw.customer.ALTER.NET (157.130.22.142) 314 ms then i just give up.. whats the point...its looping... hope you get this fixed soon... �ystein.