From: McHenry on

"Dom" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:447bbbe6$0$14238$892e7fe2(a)authen.yellow.readfreenews.net...
>> mail3.zoneedit.com.: No route to host
>
> Quite odd. Perhaps your ISP is screwing about. Try a tcp trace. Upon
> performing my own testing, it seems that mail3 is not responding properly.
> Though, I detected no icmp response when trying to reach mail3 and that is
> what I would attribute the above error. Try resending and monitor for
> icmp. Failing that, try sending to mail2.
>
>
> dm# hping -STp 25 mail3.zoneedit.com
> HPING mail3.zoneedit.com (vlan4 216.133.67.106): S set, 40 headers + 0
> data bytes
> hop=1 TTL 0 during transit from ip=195.16.87.33 name=r3.deadghost.com
> hop=1 hoprtt=2.5 ms
> hop=2 TTL 0 during transit from ip=194.126.235.1
> name=rtr-1.peering.virt-ix.net
> hop=2 hoprtt=192.9 ms
> hop=3 TTL 0 during transit from ip=213.193.208.73
> name=c1201-gateway.trueserver.nl
> hop=3 hoprtt=188.3 ms
> hop=4 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.2
> name=10ge-6-0.e600-2.ams5.true.nl
> hop=4 hoprtt=197.7 ms
> hop=5 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.14
> name=10ge-6-1.e600-1.ams1.true.nl
> hop=5 hoprtt=196.0 ms
> hop=6 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.22
> name=10ge-6-0.e600-2.ams1.true.nl
> hop=6 hoprtt=196.2 ms
> hop=7 TTL 0 during transit from ip=213.193.235.158
> name=wedare-gw.trueserver.nl
> hop=7 hoprtt=194.1 ms
> hop=8 TTL 0 during transit from ip=84.244.177.46
> name=ge-1-1-0.ar3.ams.we-dare.net
> hop=8 hoprtt=193.3 ms
> hop=9 TTL 0 during transit from ip=195.69.144.124
> name=te3-3.mpd01.ams03.atlas.cogentco.com
> hop=9 hoprtt=465.5 ms
> hop=10 TTL 0 during transit from ip=130.117.0.33
> name=t2-0-0.core01.ams03.atlas.cogentco.com
> hop=10 hoprtt=191.1 ms
> hop=11 TTL 0 during transit from ip=130.117.1.170
> name=p9-0.core02.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com
> hop=11 hoprtt=274.6 ms
> hop=12 TTL 0 during transit from ip=66.28.4.13
> name=p15-0.core01.jfk02.atlas.cogentco.com
> hop=12 hoprtt=375.2 ms
> hop=13 TTL 0 during transit from ip=66.28.4.178
> name=p5-0.core01.bwi01.atlas.cogentco.com
> hop=13 hoprtt=284.4 ms
> hop=14 TTL 0 during transit from ip=38.112.18.18
> name=balt.demarc.cogentco.com
> hop=14 hoprtt=281.5 ms
> hop=15 TTL 0 during transit from ip=38.112.72.1
> name=core.38-112-72-1.balticore.net
> hop=15 hoprtt=357.5 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4929 sport=25 flags=RA seq=1
> win=512 rtt=29774.3 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4932 sport=25 flags=R seq=2
> win=512 rtt=29773.0 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4936 sport=25 flags=R seq=3
> win=512 rtt=29776.0 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4938 sport=25 flags=R seq=4
> win=512 rtt=29787.8 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4940 sport=25 flags=R seq=5
> win=512 rtt=29773.5 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4942 sport=25 flags=R seq=6
> win=512 rtt=29776.4 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4944 sport=25 flags=R seq=7
> win=512 rtt=29775.6 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4948 sport=25 flags=RA seq=8
> win=512 rtt=29774.4 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4950 sport=25 flags=R seq=9
> win=512 rtt=29773.1 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4952 sport=25 flags=R seq=10
> win=512 rtt=29772.1 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4954 sport=25 flags=R seq=11
> win=512 rtt=29774.8 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4957 sport=25 flags=R seq=12
> win=512 rtt=29773.9 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4960 sport=25 flags=R seq=13
> win=512 rtt=29773.0 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4963 sport=25 flags=R seq=14
> win=512 rtt=29775.5 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4966 sport=25 flags=R seq=15 win=512
> rtt=29774.8 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4968 sport=25 flags=R seq=16 win=512
> rtt=29773.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4973 sport=25 flags=R seq=17 win=512
> rtt=29776.6 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4975 sport=25 flags=R seq=18 win=512
> rtt=29775.2 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4978 sport=25 flags=R seq=19 win=512
> rtt=29774.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4981 sport=25 flags=R seq=20 win=512
> rtt=29777.1 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4985 sport=25 flags=RA seq=21 win=512
> rtt=29775.7 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4987 sport=25 flags=R seq=22 win=512
> rtt=29774.8 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4991 sport=25 flags=R seq=23 win=512
> rtt=29773.5 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4993 sport=25 flags=R seq=24 win=512
> rtt=29776.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=4997 sport=25 flags=R seq=25 win=512
> rtt=29775.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5001 sport=25 flags=R seq=26 win=512
> rtt=29774.6 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5003 sport=25 flags=R seq=27 win=512
> rtt=29773.3 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5006 sport=25 flags=R seq=28 win=512
> rtt=29772.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5011 sport=25 flags=R seq=29 win=512
> rtt=29775.1 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5013 sport=25 flags=R seq=30 win=512
> rtt=29774.1 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5015 sport=25 flags=R seq=31 win=512
> rtt=29772.7 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5019 sport=25 flags=R seq=32 win=512
> rtt=29775.7 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5022 sport=25 flags=R seq=33 win=512
> rtt=29774.5 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5025 sport=25 flags=R seq=34 win=512
> rtt=29781.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5028 sport=25 flags=RA seq=35 win=512
> rtt=29772.7 ms
> len=46 ip=216.133.67.106 ttl=255 id=5030 sport=25 flags=R seq=36 win=512
> rtt=29775.1 ms
> ^C
> --- mail3.zoneedit.com hping statistic ---
> 66 packets tramitted, 51 packets received, 23% packet loss
> round-trip min/avg/max = 2.5/21088.1/29787.8 ms
> dm# host zoneedit.com
> zoneedit.com has address 69.72.176.180
> zoneedit.com has address 69.72.176.188
> zoneedit.com mail is handled by 0 mail3.zoneedit.com.
> zoneedit.com mail is handled by 0 mail2.zoneedit.com.
> dm# hping -STp 25 mail2.zoneedit.com
> HPING mail2.zoneedit.com (vlan4 216.40.250.211): S set, 40 headers + 0
> data bytes
> hop=1 TTL 0 during transit from ip=195.16.87.33 name=r3.deadghost.com
> hop=1 hoprtt=1.9 ms
> hop=2 TTL 0 during transit from ip=194.126.235.1
> name=rtr-1.peering.virt-ix.net
> hop=2 hoprtt=231.4 ms
> hop=3 TTL 0 during transit from ip=213.193.208.73
> name=c1201-gateway.trueserver.nl
> hop=3 hoprtt=248.8 ms
> hop=4 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.2
> name=10ge-6-0.e600-2.ams5.true.nl
> hop=4 hoprtt=196.6 ms
> hop=5 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.14
> name=10ge-6-1.e600-1.ams1.true.nl
> hop=5 hoprtt=205.0 ms
> hop=6 TTL 0 during transit from ip=87.233.192.22
> name=10ge-6-0.e600-2.ams1.true.nl
> hop=6 hoprtt=197.4 ms
> hop=7 TTL 0 during transit from ip=213.193.235.158
> name=wedare-gw.trueserver.nl
> hop=7 hoprtt=194.7 ms
> hop=8 TTL 0 during transit from ip=84.244.177.46
> name=ge-1-1-0.ar3.ams.we-dare.net
> hop=8 hoprtt=196.6 ms
> hop=9 TTL 0 during transit from ip=195.69.144.122
> name=ge-5-1-0.mpr3.ams1.nl.above.net
> hop=9 hoprtt=192.7 ms
> hop=10 TTL 0 during transit from ip=64.125.27.222
> name=64.125.27.222.available.above.net
> hop=10 hoprtt=200.6 ms
> hop=11 TTL 0 during transit from ip=64.125.27.165
> name=so-7-0-0.cr2.dca2.us.above.net
> hop=11 hoprtt=325.6 ms
> hop=12 TTL 0 during transit from ip=64.125.29.169
> name=so-3-0-0.cr2.dfw2.us.above.net
> hop=12 hoprtt=330.4 ms
> hop=13 TTL 0 during transit from ip=64.125.29.17
> name=so-4-1-0.mpr2.iah1.us.above.net
> hop=13 hoprtt=348.0 ms
> hop=14 TTL 0 during transit from ip=216.200.251.26
> name=289.ge-3-2-1.mpr1.iah1.us.above.net
> hop=14 hoprtt=399.9 ms
> hop=15 TTL 0 during transit from ip=207.218.245.29
> name=ivhou-207-218-245-29.ev1.net
> hop=15 hoprtt=305.9 ms
> hop=16 TTL 0 during transit from ip=207.218.245.126
> name=ivhou-207-218-245-126.ev1.net
> hop=16 hoprtt=344.8 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=16 win=5840
> rtt=393.6 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=17 win=5840
> rtt=304.3 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=255 id=5122 sport=25 flags=R seq=17
> win=512 rtt=414.0 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=18 win=5840
> rtt=304.8 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=19 win=5840
> rtt=300.2 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=20 win=5840
> rtt=299.9 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=21 win=5840
> rtt=354.3 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=22 win=5840
> rtt=308.0 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=255 id=5128 sport=25 flags=R seq=22
> win=512 rtt=408.2 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=23 win=5840
> rtt=305.1 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=24 win=5840
> rtt=305.1 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=25 win=5840
> rtt=304.4 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=26 win=5840
> rtt=303.9 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=27 win=5840
> rtt=302.0 ms
> DUP! len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=255 id=5131 sport=25 flags=R seq=27
> win=512 rtt=403.6 ms
> len=46 ip=216.40.250.211 ttl=48 DF id=0 sport=25 flags=SA seq=28 win=5840
> rtt=302.4 ms
> ^C
> --- mail2.zoneedit.com hping statistic ---
> 29 packets tramitted, 32 packets received, -10% packet loss
> round-trip min/avg/max = 1.9/288.6/414.0 ms
> dm#

Solved...

Every where i had read it poibted me to DNS, sendmail and I was reading and
reading and reading...

Turns out the ISP blocked port 25. :)

Unblocked now and works..