Go to start..run..cmd and enter "tracert comcast.net" wothout the quotes.
You can do the same command with an IP address or name such as comcast.net.

"Ritter 197" <Ritter197@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>I want to do a tracert on comcast.net (my ISP) and it always times out, yet
> I can get e-mail and see newsgroups.
>
> What does it mean then and what to do to do a tracert?
>
>
> "Mark L. Ferguson" <MarkLFerguson@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:25582E95-1456-4AA4-8689-A65D679A2D57@microsoft.com...
>> I would open a Command Prompt, and type:
>> TraceRT <address of server>
>> See if some part of your path to those sites is failing.
>> --
>> click the Ratings button. Voting helps the web interface.
>> http://www.microsoft.com/wn3/locales...help_en-us.htm see ''rate a
>> post''
>> Mark L. Ferguson
>>
>> "Ritter 197" <Ritter197@comcast.net> wrote in message
>> news:F640EFBC-9967-4D53-A434-F88EB65F288D@microsoft.com...
>>> I lately ( for a few weeks) get this message when I click on some
>>> hyperlinks (but by far not all hyperlinks, but many)
>>>
>>>
>>> "Connection Interrupted
>>>
>>> The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading
>>>
>>> The network link was interrupted while negotiating a connection. Please
>>> retry"
>>>
>>> I am using Windows XP, Mozilla Firefox most recent version, a HP
>>> 4200+Ghz CPU, and 3 GB RAM. The server is Comcast.net in the MD. area.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>