[r5a]

Originally Posted by Dolda2000

That's it? In that case it's not sendmail's fault, but the packets actually don't reach hotmail from your location. Can you ping mx1.hotmail.com? If you can't, check with "traceroute mx1.hotmail.com" where the packets can't get forth any more.

It times out, but I will traceroute and ping..
Tracert or traceroute returns:
(it goes from 1 to 30)
1-30 * * *
and ping just times out

[genlee]

Use tcptraceroute incase any of the routers filter icmp.

[r5a]

Originally Posted by genlee

Use tcptraceroute incase any of the routers filter icmp.

command not found

[genlee]

http://www.tcptrace.org/

[r5a]

Originally Posted by genlee

http://www.tcptrace.org/

sigh, another thing to install, and my router dosn't block icmp pings or whatnot

[Dolda2000]

I'd suggest that you ask your ISP, since it does indeed appear as if they're making it inaccessible to you. Unless you're running a misconfigured firewall? Check what "iptables -L -n" returns.

[genlee]

Originally Posted by r5a

sigh, another thing to install, and my router dosn't block icmp pings or whatnot

That doesn't mean other routers don't filter icmp.

[r5a]

Originally Posted by Dolda2000

I'd suggest that you ask your ISP, since it does indeed appear as if they're making it inaccessible to you. Unless you're running a misconfigured firewall? Check what "iptables -L -n" returns.

ibtables: Table does not exist (do you need to insmod?)
i just tried pining mx1.hotmail.com on all my pcs, they all timeout...
Tracert looks like this

Tracing route to mx1.hotmail.com [65.54.254.129]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1 8 ms 8 ms 7 ms 64.230.254.104
2 7 ms 7 ms 6 ms 64.230.245.65
3 7 ms 7 ms 7 ms core3-toronto12-Gigabite4-0.in.bellnexxia.net [2
06.108.107.213]
4 245 ms 242 ms 106 ms core2-vancouver-pos10-2.in.bellnexxia.net [206.1
08.101.182]
5 68 ms 67 ms 68 ms core2-seattle-pos12-0.in.bellnexxia.net [206.108
.102.209]
6 67 ms 67 ms 67 ms bx3-seattle-pos5-0.in.bellnexxia.net [206.108.10
2.202]
7 67 ms 68 ms 68 ms 206.108.108.146
8 * * * Request timed out.
9 * * * Request timed out.
10 * * * Request timed out.
11 * * * Request timed out.
12 * * * Request timed out.
13 * * * Request timed out.
14 * * * Request timed out.
15 * * * Request timed out.
16 * * * Request timed out.
17 * * * Request timed out.
18 * * * Request timed out.
19 * * * Request timed out.
20 * * * Request timed out.
21 * * * Request timed out.
22 * * * Request timed out.
23 * * * Request timed out.
24 * * * Request timed out.
25 * * * Request timed out.
26 * * * Request timed out.
27 * * * Request timed out.
28 * * * Request timed out.
29 * * * Request timed out.
30 * * * Request timed out.

Trace complete.

[Dolda2000]

Can you telnet to port 25 on mx1.hotmail.com from any of your other PCs?

[r5a]

Originally Posted by Dolda2000

Can you telnet to port 25 on mx1.hotmail.com from any of your other PCs?

I think so i type telnet mx1.hotmail.com 25 and it says some text really fast then just a flashing _ and then it goes back to my docs folder (this is winxp on my other box)