I can't get to any Apple website even though downforeveryoneorjustme.com says it's fine

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Ethernet is used on my desktop machine - no dice...

tried two other computers including one running 10.6.8

clay wrote:
dns issue?

try running a spot check at alertra.com....they show you results for a bunch of geo locations. Could be that you are routing through one that is having issues right now.

All shows fine except Shanghai was problematic and Singapore was dead. Why would I be routing though China or Singapore?