On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 7:22 AM, dave lilley <[email protected]> wrote: > Did post message to list on sunday saying i'll update group > in couple of weeks but haven't seen it posted (know it's > gone out, at least it's in the sent box in webmail). > > In case that message didn't get out. > > Well I've changed DNS settings from the old numbers to the > new. Refer to simon knights' email of 15/6 for new DNS > settings.
I don't have any message from simon knight in this thread, if it was sent direct to you could you forward it to the list please? > > Even phoned voda asking why the new DNS settings weren't > emailed out the OP being rather helpful said the old ones > are still running why would we, I said no more thanked her > and hung up. > > Doing a search of the help gave me the new DNS numbers too > for clear, paradise users > (entered DNS settings). > > Maybe being _too_ optimistic here but not doing anything > else for a wee while. > > > @Derek > > I've had the wireless router for @ 3 - 5 yrs now with no big > issues (D-link 600 i thinks) > (kinda thought it was on it's way out, No updates been made > available to it ever - having checked multiple times over > this period). > > Re A & B nope if the link is down it's down regardless of > how you're connected to the router sometimes after like X > tries the web page/site gets found (like micro outages) > > > chrs - dave. > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- >> Hi, >> three questions: (apologies if you have already >> answered them) >> >> a)Is it equally bad when you take wireless out of the >> equation - like - does a laptop plugged into >> the ethernet port experience the same issues? >> >> b)Some cheap modem boxes have very poxy wireless >> systems. moving/rotating the laptop can kill a link. >> >> c)have you updated the firmware on the modem box? A >> colleague bought one second hand for a cheap >> price but it never worked. could ping the ISP, but >> no further. A lot of finger pointing - "your fault, not >> mine" >> Firmware update fixed it. >> >> Cheers, >> Derek. >> >> p.s. Questions a and b are testament to too much time >> wasted on playing with wireless on linux systems. (This >> comment about linux systems keeps the list police >> happy). >> >> >> On 16/06/14 12:50, Barry wrote: >> > I am on Vodafone cable. Some evenings links take so long >> > to come up that I give up for the night. Just a gut >> > thought that this seems to be since Vodafone took over >> > Telstra cable. This applies to browsing and email. Of >> course a query to their help line brings the usual 'not >> > us' response. >> > >> > I have just recently swapped wifi for a link via power >> > mains to my router but not much improvement. >> > >> > I do not have the necessary knowledge track the problem >> down. > >> > Barry >> > ------------------------------------------- >> > On 15/06/14 13:06, Steve Holdoway wrote: >> >> OK, cynical paranoid sysadmin's hat on. >> >> >> >> I'm on voda ADSL here, and experience random, >> unexplained delays to >> various sites. My gut feeling is >> that it's the GCSB's monitoring >> software getting in the >> way. It was a great service 6 months ago, and >> now it's >> not. >> >> >> When you're sat on the target server, waiting for a >> request to come in >> and it's unexpectedly delayed for up >> to 30 seconds, I certainly look >> towards the service >> provider's kit. >> >> >> Even the possibility of this makes me nervous about >> upgrading to a new >> plan that locks you in for 2 years - >> no matter how much it's going to >> save me - that's for >> sure! >> >> >> Steve >> >> >> >> On Sat, 2014-06-14 at 16:51 +1200, dave wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >> >>> >> >>> Been experiencing an server not found error (this is >> intermittent) >>> and occurs >> >>> on any website i care to visit (or not). >> >>> >> >>> Apart from checking the physical (like the cable >> running from the PC >>> to the D- >> >>> link router) what sorts of testing analysis s/w could >> i run to try >>> and find the >> >>> fault? >> >>> >> >>> From the cable modem I have as mentioned a wireless >> router (so that >>> thing >> >>> can't go off line - Kids will go spare esp eldest). >> >>> >> >>> Just asked the family and they're experiencing the >> issues too. >>> >> >>> Before i spend money on a replacement wireless router >> i'd like to >>> see if i can >> >>> isolate it to the router or perhaps the modem. >> >>> >> >>> Vodafone call centre says the connection is fine (been >> plugged in >>> for @ 19 >> >>> days, had turned everything off for a week prior to >> that and had >>> experienced >> >>> this problem then too. >> >>> >> >>> Dave. >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >>> Linux-users mailing list >> >>> [email protected] >> >>> >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Linux-users mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Linux-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
