Steps to replicate HTTP timed out using Singtel internet in SG office.

-test-singtel.md

Setup

brew install node
git clone https://gist.github.com/8429958.git test-singtel

Run

cd test-singtel
bash run.sh

# run with log + time
{ time bash run.sh; } > log-singtel.txt 2>&1   

Expected results

installation completed

Actual results

http request timed out & freezes in the middle of installation

package.json

{
  "name": "test-singtel-internet-connection",
  "version": "0.0.0",
  "dependencies": {},
  "devDependencies": {
    "grunt": "~0.4.1",
    "grunt-contrib-copy": "~0.4.1",
    "grunt-contrib-concat": "~0.3.0",
    "grunt-contrib-uglify": "~0.2.0",
    "grunt-contrib-compass": "~0.5.0",
    "grunt-contrib-jshint": "~0.6.3",
    "grunt-contrib-cssmin": "~0.6.0",
    "grunt-contrib-connect": "~0.5.0",
    "grunt-contrib-clean": "~0.5.0",
    "grunt-contrib-htmlmin": "~0.1.3",
    "grunt-bower-requirejs": "~0.7.0",
    "grunt-contrib-requirejs": "~0.4.1",
    "grunt-contrib-imagemin": "~0.2.0",
    "grunt-contrib-watch": "~0.5.2",
    "grunt-rev": "~0.1.0",
    "grunt-autoprefixer": "~0.2.0",
    "grunt-usemin": "~0.1.10",
    "grunt-mocha": "~0.4.0",
    "grunt-modernizr": "~0.3.0",
    "grunt-svgmin": "~0.2.0",
    "grunt-concurrent": "~0.3.0",
    "load-grunt-tasks": "~0.1.0",
    "time-grunt": "~0.1.1",
    "grunt-exec": "~0.4.3"
  },
  "engines": {
    "node": ">=0.8.0"
  }
}

run.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

date
rm -rf node_modules
npm config set loglevel info
npm cache clear
npm install
date