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Title: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 1st, 2004, 9:00pm Very pleased to be back! sorted it with wanadoo in one phone call! hope I've not missed too much,hope all is well,thank's Ron for your efforts much appreicated mate! hope this post gets posted cheers all!! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by Paul B on Nov 1st, 2004, 9:29pm Welcome back! Glad all is sorted. And now you're back, I feel a post about WSM coming on :D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by darton on Nov 1st, 2004, 9:36pm Cheers Paul! But i'am struggling with that abbreiviation mate ;D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by Paul B on Nov 1st, 2004, 9:43pm Good job I didn't mention GBP or GMT as well then. ;) |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by darton on Nov 1st, 2004, 10:55pm Greenwich mean time! :D God knows what the other one is! :-/ |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by craig on Nov 2nd, 2004, 6:37am darton... as to my post in the other section,how did you manage to solve your problems with wannadoo ?,and what was the actual cause ? regards craig.. |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by ianmc on Nov 2nd, 2004, 9:59am hi darton what was the nature of the blocking given by wanadoo as i too am on wanadoo and sometimes they let you in as you must know, so any help with them would be helpfull ( can spell apriciated) ianmc ;D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by darton on Nov 3rd, 2004, 8:04pm You must have spell checked it ;D Anyway,The first time I phoned Wanadoo(last night) the guy gave me the ip address for the site then tonight (just before i posted this)I restarted the commputer and could not get back onto the site again! so I phoned again and after a geek that was no use at all, I phoned again(by the way,fool me, forgot to write down the ip address!) she asked about my firewall settings(I've got AVG,nasty eh!)she told me to reboot and switch off the personal firewall and, Low,here I'am. Hope this helps! |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by Vulcan on Nov 4th, 2004, 12:30am Personal Firewalls in my opinion cause problems usually when the popups ask questions that the user cant answer and normally clicks "yes" This the trains the firewall.. always clicking yes negates the whole idea of having it in the first place as it is asking you whether something should get out. but 9 times out of 10 the user doesn't know whether it should or should not...... No real point in installing a firewall and then not knowing how to use it. A friend of mine said he was totally firewalled and felt protected but when I looked through his firewall settings he had just said yes to everything and he had wasted his time installing something just to negate all of it's protection!! Sadly 98% of people I come across in my job (ICT support Tech) install a firewall then have no idea how to configure it and answer yes or ok to every dialog they get after that....a firewall closes all of your ports...except the ones IE6 etc use or the ones the system needs. It will then ask you when an unknown app wants out (or in) you need to know what this app does.. if you say "yes" this then opens a port for that app..if in doubt say "NO" if something stops working you can go into the settings and change it. Once you open that port it is done and forever till you use the firewall to close it, think of it as a load of doors that are locked.. (rememeber the last scenes of LawnmowerMan?) give the key out and they are open.. you have now lost the key and have no control... Don't think that you are protected by a firewall you have installed, and XP's built in F/W is a pile of sewage (yeah sp2 sorted some stuff out but it still should be OFF) You need to learn what firewalls do and that means a lot of heavy research if you want to be properly protected. I am here if anyone needs help with their system.. PM me if you need help. |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by darton on Nov 4th, 2004, 7:38pm Also somthing else i have just found out,after not being able to access the site AGAIN! is connect first! then turn off the firewall! Im getting there but it may take more phone calls and a lot more of Frustration! Oh by the way you will not reiceve any notification of post replies from the site to your e-mail because when you log off,the firewall restarts the next time you turn on again and goes back to blocking anything and everything from this server (which of cause does not exist again!)(and dont coment on the spelling,Im not in the mood!) >:(And sadly Vulcan we are not all I.T nut's ,just ordinary guys trying to get on the best website on the net! |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Post by darton on Nov 4th, 2004, 7:51pm As a footnote avoid using any other sites while the firewall is disabled!! ;) |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by Badboytunes on Nov 6th, 2004, 12:18am on 11/01/04 at 21:43:30, Paul B wrote:
LOL SWALK WLTM GSOH see what ya made me do Paul?? |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Post by wumpster on Nov 6th, 2004, 12:31am never have any probs with my fire wall can get on any stie with it |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! Post by Paul B on Nov 6th, 2004, 7:32am on 11/06/04 at 00:18:16, Badboytunes wrote:
Nick... I think you've picked up those ones from another publication mate ;) Anyway, it's not my fault - it's that other guy! ;D TTFN - (oops!) ;D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Post by darton on Nov 7th, 2004, 6:43pm Wanadoo has let me on the site tonight(bless em)I could'nt get on last night,it's very hit and miss! Craig and ianmc, I fully sympathise with the frustration! is there anything that admin can do to let Wanadoo know there is somthing wrong with their side of the connection??If not I think it's time to start advising members not to use Wanadoo if they wish to accsess "this website" for they will have nothing but problems and big phone bills ahead!(Wanadoo Broadband that is) I have only just gone onto Wanadoo so I have just got to sit it out for a year untill I can change to another Broadband provider! I cannot contact admin,and I reiceve no notifications of my post replies! for all Wanadoo Broadband users I hope Admin can sort it! Hopefully Darton :'( |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 7th, 2004, 6:49pm Going to log out now,heaven knows if I'll be able to get back. It's not enjoyable anymore.! All the best Darton :) |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 7th, 2004, 7:28pm If you are genuine,and A Wanadoo Broadband user,I now have the I.P address for the scorps site. E-mail me on. carolsmith@smithmex.freeserve.co.uk |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by craig on Nov 7th, 2004, 7:44pm does that now mean you are out of the water now then darton,can you log back on and off with no problems at all ?... if you have,then maybe,just maybe,i will make the switch now,still pondering about staying with wannadoo or changing ..... i'll await your reply craig.. |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 7th, 2004, 7:54pm Hi Craig Do not go to Wanadoo Broadband, you may have my private message by now,but if you value the ford scorps site and are still getting it,Do not swop!! And "no" the problems are not over,not by a long chalk,not yet.! Please value this information,it has cost me dear to get! :-X Darton |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 7th, 2004, 8:06pm And to ianmc! If you can post, please do, then i'll be happy mate! ;D keep it comin! Darton ;D |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by craig on Nov 8th, 2004, 6:49am looks like you have made my mind up for me then darton,do hope wannadoo/freeserve get to read this.... funny though that all the problems have been encountered since the server crash ???,i know admin say it is an ISP problem,but prior to the crash,all seemed fine ??? ??? |
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Title: Re: Yessssss! mmm! Not out of the woods yet! Post by darton on Nov 10th, 2004, 8:31pm Not sure about that Craig I was on holiday at the time! Seems more likely to me it is a wanadoo problem! but i don't care, if anyone can get me back on the site when i wish! that would be great!admin? Darton ;) |
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