photopbucket.com could not be found. please check the name and try again.

i get this message when i try to download photobucket. i,ve used the site for months and this showed up today. i discovered the problem when i tried to view pictures in a guitar forum i use but the links didn't show up on my PAGE. whats up and what can i do?photopbucket.com photobucket.com
The site is PROBABLY down or running slow.
Try it TOMORROW.  see if you can access it please then i would know a little morePut up the link you want me to access.
Better still, put up a picture, assuming that's what you normally do in your chat room.photobucket.com works fine from here.
Check and make sure your browser is not blocking it.

patio. how do i check  to see if the browser is blocking it?Gray:

To check that the website is available, do this:

1. Click Start > Run
2.  In the Run dialog BOX, type PING PHOTOBUCKET.COM
3.  Press the ENTER key
4.  If you see this:

Pinging PHOTOBUCKET.COM [38.116.156.113] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 38.116.156.113: bytes=32 time=240ms TTL=243
Reply from 38.116.156.113: bytes=32 time=220ms TTL=243
Reply from 38.116.156.113: bytes=32 time=211ms TTL=243
Reply from 38.116.156.113: bytes=32 time=210ms TTL=243

Ping statistics for 38.116.156.113:
   Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss)

Then the site is available.  If you see a message that no reply was received, then the website is currently down, or blocking ping requests.

Best regards,
Doc