Sites not opening in Linux

[ChaiTan3]

I have a Reliance Broadnet connection. It has worked fine with all linux distros ive used w/o any configuration. But suddenly yesterday websites like google,yahoo,live stopped opening. Thinkdigit n some more websites work.
I tried browsers like Firefox,Opera and Konquerer. All browesers can open this forum but not google n other sites. I tried this on Ubuntu Feisty and Slax Kill Bill. Surprisingly google,yahoo sites open in opera in windows XP.
Google Earth also doesnt work on Linux now, whereas it used 2 work earlier.

[mehulved]

Check the outputs on

ping www.google.com

dig www.google.com

traceroute www.google.com

Did you enable some proxy?

[ChaiTan3]

I dint enable any proxy.
The thing is thats this is happening on both my linux distros, ubuntu n slax, n not on XP. I'm sure i didnt change anything.
traceroute gives:
traceroute: unknown host www.google.com
ping gives the same
Dig gives
; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

and the ubuntu servers are also working as i just installed the traceroute package now

[QwertyManiac]

I dont know, but this happened randomly on my box too. But after I applied OpenDNS solutions to both XP and Linux, these things've vanished. Not sure if they can be a DNS issue or something but changing to OpenDNS (www.opendns.com has clear guides how to) has solved it for me.

[kalpik]

Originally Posted by ChaiTan3

I dint enable any proxy.
The thing is thats this is happening on both my linux distros, ubuntu n slax, n not on XP. I'm sure i didnt change anything.
traceroute gives:
traceroute: unknown host www.google.com
ping gives the same
Dig gives
; <<>> DiG 9.3.4 <<>> www.google.com
;; global options: printcmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

and the ubuntu servers are also working as i just installed the traceroute package now

It just means your ISP's DNS servers are down.. Use OpenDNS for a better experience

[ChaiTan3]

Ok
i'll try OpenDNS
Kalpik:
if my ISP's DNS servers were down, google shudnt have opened on XP also.

[[xubz]]

Hmm, Try with only one DNS Entry. (i.e. don't add the Secondary DNS Address).

I used to face unresponsive net problem if I add two addresses, but that was in Hoary! But nothing wrong in trying!

[ChaiTan3]

OpenDNS solved the problem