Computer Help II

That's an AOL web proxy that your browser is using. That won't be of any use to iano. Okay. That's an SBC dsl address. It is the kind of address that iano could use, if it is stable. But your IP seems to be changing too often. When you posted Message 291, you were using 69.111.243.192 (also an SBC dsl address). If your address is changing that often, then it will have changed before iano gets around to trying to access your system.Your modem settings are probably such that when your line has been idle for a while, the modem relinquishes its IP address. Then later, when you try to access a web page, it gets a fresh IP address. That is going to make things difficult for iano.In Message 258, I outlined how to change the modem settings so that it holds onto its IP address. I was perhaps a little too terse. Feel free to ask if you need more details. Or we could try to get into chat at a mutually convenient time, so I could provide step by step assistance.

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Compassionate conservatism - bringing you a kinder, gentler torture chamber

Oops! Sorry about that.It seems that the site containing those links is only allowing them to be accessed when referenced from another link at their site. I did test the links when posting, but my browser was using a cache copy.Here is how to get to them.Start by opening this FAQ page.
There are several links at the top of that page. Click on the link labelled "Connection Information Page". That will give what you should have seen with the first of my links.Later, click on the link labelled "Connection Configuration Page" to see what should have been in the second of my links.

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Compassionate conservatism - bringing you a kinder, gentler torture chamber

Clearly your computer is daemon possessed

By the way, a daemon (note the spelling) is a program that runs in the background to do work when called upon.

A problem dsl line can cause packet loss and connection hangs.

I am hearing reports of a rapidly spreading virus - spreads through email.Be cautious about clicking on links in email. 'Here You Have' Virus E-Mail Spreads Online - ABC News
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It is possible that you might need to set your network MTU (max transmissable unit) to 1492 or smaller. I'm not a windows person, so I don't know how to do that but I think it has to do with registry settings.