Good explanation.
I’m getting the same, server not found or connection timed out messages. Tried 6 or 8 times to open another thread, took over 5 minutes. When it does open, takes 2 1/2 minutes or so.
I can’t remember how, haven’t done it in 15 years or more, you can use DOS or a DOS prompt to find out the website IP address. I think you just ping that address.
at a command prompt type:
ping www.freerepublic.com
make sure you do put a space after the word “ping”. If it doesn’t give you the IP, it will still tell you how lonv it takes to ping the site, I think it lists tbe IP addresses it goes through too. (routing)
Up until possibly now, since things are going faster, you wouldn’t know for sure if you’re getting the old IP address or the new one.