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Re: FIXED IT! I have static IPs on my subnet and i have exact same problem as you guys do - everythign but IE/netscape woudl work! i ping all sites ok, but it jsut wont go there!
this thign happened to me jsut few minutes ago, @ 9:40 PM, december 20. Personally i ahve NO idea what may cause this....
any help?
Also, i jsut realized phoenixdsl never charged me for 5 months of service i had...even not for the install...
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 peterr
join:2000-05-10
Encinitas, CA | Ah ha - Phoenix also did not charge me, but yesterday I got an email from "billing@phoenixdsl.net" stating that I would now be charged 199.95 to continue service - lets see:
199.95/39.95 = ~5 months - so there you go, you WILL be charged. |
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| reply to Droctor Glitch
This isn't a DHCP problem for me; I'm using static addresses. Like I said, lynx works okay from my bsd box but my windows machines won't connect with netscape/ie. It's really weird. I watched it with TCPDUMP but the result was inconclusive; I got one reply packet back from the web server then nothing else happened. I fixed the problem by installing squid on my unix box and running through the proxy, but that's kind of screwy that I had to do it. Sucks for people with just a windows box at home. I assume those of us stranded with phoenixdsl service will just have to live with degrading service until our contracts are up and we're thrown out in the street. (I wonder if this is some kind of anti-NAT filter they're experimenting with.) |
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| Re: FIXED IT!- maybe not OK so changing network cards worked last night, but I just woke up and the damn problem re-appeared! BTW-I too have a static IP and havent been billed yet either, and if they do send me a bill im not paying it cuz they never sent me my rebate.
Anyway, I think it might be the proxy settings that IE & Netscape use, since I cant do a Norton Live Update because it uses IE's proxy settings. Does anyone know the manual proxy settings for phoenix? Also, anyone know where your supposted to specify host & domain for a nic in win2k? Its not under tcp/ip settings. I never had it filled in before, but i want to try it now since that might be part of the problem as well.....
Damn you phoenix!
-Chris |
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| Woke up today and the internet works...well, worked...
However, a funny thing happened to me yesterday:
Yesterday, internet stopped working on all 5 computers in my house - aol would still connect ftp works, etc...
I used aol browser to post a comment here and surf the internet for a while, but then suddenly it also stopped working (couldnt connec to its proxy server).
I was messing with my settings and at some point IE (BUT NOT NETSCAPE) started going to microsoft.com and any microsoft subdomains without any troubles....My first thought? IS BILL GATES TALKING OVER THE INTERNET?!??!?!?! 
Also, once i created my account, i created myself a email address @phoenixdsl.com i have a right to have 5 email accounts and now i want to use that right - but i dont seem to be able to reach tech support.... when shoul i call? or should i call megapath or someone else?
Just now when i was about to post this, the internet died again, but now - big time - nothing will work. I can ping my gateway fine tho.
Trace route to www.microsoft.com or www.yahoo.com times out after hitting br1-g8-0-0.nyc.dbn.net (216.178.226.10)
DAMN YOU PHOENIX!
update: internet back to life @ 12:30 PM EST... |
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