no progress through test 1, things are not ready yet ???

Test 1 notes:

1. Lookup addresses of idp-test.dyn.xsede.org

Navigated to : https://cachecheck.opendns.com/

"Enter a domain name to check:
idp-test.dyn.xsede.org
"

Browser returned at the bottom:

"
None of our locations could resolve this domain.

Three possibilities:
Domain does not exist in DNS.
Domain's nameservers have problems, temporary or otherwise.
There is a problem with a record on OpenDNS servers. 
"

Also: 
galen@galen-SVE14A27CXH:~/Documents$ host idp-test.dyn.xsede.org
Host idp-test.dyn.xsede.org not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)

Note: "idp.dyn.xsede.org" returns:
North America
Ashburn, Virginia, United States    Atlanta, Georgia, United States    Chicago, Illinois, United States
141.142.149.28
141.142.149.28
141.142.149.28

Also:
galen@galen-SVE14A27CXH:~/Documents$ host idp.dyn.xsede.org
idp.dyn.xsede.org has address 141.142.149.28

### ANOMALY DETECTED, no idp-test.dyn.xsede.org 

2. Edit hosts file

galen@galen-SVE14A27CXH:~/Documents$ host 3.130.87.251
251.87.130.3.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer ec2-3-130-87-251.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com.

len-SVE14A27CXH:~/Documents$ sudo sh
[sudo] password for galen:              
# vi /etc/hosts
# host idp.xsede.org
idp.xsede.org has address 3.130.87.251
idp.xsede.org is an alias for idp.dyn.xsede.org.
# 

3. in private browser ( chrome ) open https://cilogon.org

control-shift-n [ i had to google that :(  ]

< selected XSEDE in the Identity Provider pick list >

< pressed Log On >

This site can’t be reachedidp.xsede.org took too long to respond.
Try:

Checking the connection
Checking the proxy and the firewall
ERR_CONNECTION_TIMED_OUT

FAILED to login using 3.130.87.251 

# testing stopped, perhaps things are not setup yet