Are you connected to I2?
Here are two ways to check:
1. Download the following program - Internet 2 Detective - http://detective.internet2.edu/ This simple program (both mac and windows) will let you know if you are connected.
2. Run a traceroute - Open up your prompt screen
Mac OSX - Follow these steps to open up Terminal program
Windows - Go to the windows shell by
3. Key in the following to determine connectivity:
traceroute 209.211.239.208
Results will look something like this:
traceroute 209.211.239.208
traceroute to 209.211.239.208 (209.211.239.208), 30 hops max, 40
byte packets
1 gw.esu10.k12.ne.us (204.234.16.254) 3.016 ms 2.74 ms 2.673
ms
2 10.10.252.253 (10.10.252.253) 4.578 ms 4.514 ms 4.502 ms
3 10.10.252.254 (10.10.252.254) 4.659 ms 4.461 ms 4.531 ms
4 10.10.249.253 (10.10.249.253) 5.063 ms 5.249 ms 5.231 ms
5 unk7206-ge0-3.nebraska.edu (64.89.189.118) 7.467 ms 5.299 ms
5.76 ms
6 core6509-fe7-25.nebraska.edu (64.89.189.166) 14.12 ms 12.308 ms
11.339 ms
7 wsec6c1.unl.edu (129.93.4.237) 12.223 ms 11.534 ms 12.651
ms
8 unl-border-ge0-0-0.unl.edu (129.93.5.1) 12.043 ms 11.496 ms
12.356 ms
9 ks-1-a400-33.r.greatplains.net (164.113.232.130) 38.436 ms
17.955 ms 19.568 ms
10 kcm-edge-12.inet.qwest.net (65.120.164.237) 18.949 ms 16.691 ms
17.891 ms
4. If connected, you will see a number of listed connection points to the selected IP address. (The IP address listed above is the homesite for Internet 2 in Indiana. You can use other IP numbers which would be located out of Nebraska.)