Hey Jim, The change in the flickering lights on your cable indicates your problem. I would pretty much rule out your Mac as the culprit.
Your next move is to call Insight. While the problem is probably NOT your computer, it could be your cable modem or another contributing factor. My guess is Insight is aware of intermittent service to your location, as indicated by the changing light pattern on your cable modem. Good Luck! Ward Oldham On Aug 13, 2007, at 2:39 PM, Jim/Marcia Bennett wrote: > I have been experiencing intermittent Internet and email failures > which > started last night. The typical message that accompanies them is: > > Error -3176. Could Not Retrieve Mail. Entourage cannot find the > server. > Verify the server information is entered correctly in the Account > Settings, > and that your DNS settings in the Network pane of System > Preferences are > correct. > > It has occurred several times and lasts several minutes or more, > and then > suddenly everything is fine for awhile. Each time, I notice the > flickering > light pattern on my cable modem alters quite noticeably for the > duration of > the outage. > > Is it my setup, or is it an Insight problem? > > Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > The next Louisville Computer Society meeting will > be September 25 at MacAuthority, 128 Breckinridge Lane. > Posting address: MacGroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu > Information: http://www.math.louisville.edu/mailman/listinfo/macgroup
