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Chapter 9 of 10

Diagnosing problems

A short list that finds most faults.

Work up the layers

Check the link, then an address, then a name, then the service. ping tests reachability, traceroute shows the path, and nslookup or dig test DNS specifically.

  • Try the IP address directly: if that works and the name does not, it is DNS.
  • Try another device on the same network to separate device from network.

In the browser

The network tab shows every request, its status and its timing. A slow page is usually one blocking request rather than the connection being generally slow.