I downloaded their plug-in and then: ping www.bull.shit here's what happened std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes wins query for www.bull.shit fails netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1 netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2 netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3 std query for www.bull.shit against my name server fails std query for www.bull.shit.computerjobs.com against my name server failes wins query for www.bull.shit fails netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x1 netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x2 netbios broadcast for www.bull.shit fails x3 std query for searchpages.newdotnet.net response NS is searchpages.newdotnet.net, IP 64.208.49.135 echo reply from 64.208.49.135 echo reply from 64.208.49.135 echo reply from 64.208.49.135 So, I pinged a nonexistent domain name and got replies from test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com, 64.208.49.135 C:\>ping asldj.asogh.asdlfj Pinging test.new-net.vegas.idealab.com [64.208.49.135] with 32 bytes of data: Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244 Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244 Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244 Reply from 64.208.49.135: bytes=32 time=60ms TTL=244 Seems that everything in the world not ending with an ICANN TLD goes to 64.208.49.135. Have a look at http://64.208.49.135 Let's role play: German Customer: "I can't access the Bank of America site. I get something called Google" NOC: "Can you ping www.bankofamerica.com?" German Customer: "Yes" { pinging www.bankofamerika.kom } NOC "Well, you have connectivity since you can ping it. Let's see what else could be wrong. You get Google, you say???" Now, tell me that's OK.