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Post by **TyreFryer** » Wed Oct 21, 09 9:58 pm

Cannonball wrote:
TyreFryer wrote:Have you unplugged your router and plugged it back in?
what does that mean and why would i need to ???? i have no problem logging on to any other forums or web sites, this is the first time today that i have been able to get on here, spoke with bri earlier and he has also had a problem with it today,

and dont forget there may be lots off other people that can not log on but have no way of letting you know

Duncan, I have explained this on page 2 of this thread, see my two posts.

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Oct 22, 09 8:30 am

Dunc. In simple terms the messgae board has moved to a new server so your PC has to "learn" this.

It is a bit like my wife moving my stuff when I am not looking and then I can't find it.

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Thu Oct 22, 09 9:14 am

… like 1 of your mates moving house but they ain’t told you, their name is still the same but you have to learn their new address, switching off/on your router (broadband device) should sort it

Trigger_Andy · Post by **Trigger_Andy** » Thu Oct 22, 09 10:21 am

love how you guys are trying to teach Dunc this in 'kiddie Talk'!

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Thu Oct 22, 09 11:30 am

alright

DNS is a service that translates something like 192.16.18.34 to be www.moparuk.com

the server is now possibly 82.147.22.2

so all the DNS servers in the world need to learn this

it takes 24-72 hours for this to happen

your router may have a basic DNS table in it, it will link the name www.moparuk.com to the old number not the new unless it gets a specific direction to reset.

trouble is you have no control over your ISP's DNS servers...and they will have a number that they own and some that they use at their main internet connection suppliers

if they have it wrong on one, half the time you get access and half the time you don't

when you upload pictures you speak a slightly different language you communicate through a different method and connect to a different port

a server could have its entry correct for 1 type of connection and wrong for another.

what it comes down to is connectivity to a specific server via a URL is dictated by many things on the net that mere mortals have no control over.

in theory slapping the IP address in instead gets you round this but it only works if the host lets you or you know the correct /path to add on the end

Dave

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Oct 22, 09 12:13 pm

Alternatively, go to the meter cupboard and pull down the big switch that says 'on'. Have a coffee and then Bananarama! back up again. Then spend the rest of the night resetting all the clocks in the house, but at least the router is sorted

newport100 · Post by **newport100** » Thu Oct 22, 09 1:33 pm

Hows he gonna make a cofee with the switch down though????

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Thu Oct 22, 09 3:43 pm

Trigger_Andy wrote:love how you guys are trying to teach Dunc this in 'kiddie Talk'!

well, that maybe so chap, but if the boot were on the other foot and my Charger trans was in bits I wouldn’t know where the Bananarama to start with that either

db · Post by db » Thu Oct 22, 09 3:48 pm

So for my work laptop (i'm in the remedial class wiv Dunc, sorry...) Do i need to reset every wireless router in every building i work in?

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Thu Oct 22, 09 3:53 pm

Funny enough the board just crashed there for a 30 seconds and came back again.

Pete · Post by **Pete** » Thu Oct 22, 09 4:01 pm

db wrote:So for my work laptop (i'm in the remedial class wiv Dunc, sorry...) Do i need to reset every wireless router in every building i work in?

NO, I don't think so as the "gateway" will remain consistent (I think he is alluding to a corporate Network)

I await to be corrected .....

TYREMAN · Post by **TYREMAN** » Fri Oct 23, 09 10:29 am

Brian J wrote:Dunc is still struggling ,any ideas please , or give him a call
07974088375

that was the best thing about this event

I PMd Ivor and TyreFryer to ask them to delay letting Dunc back,but sadly they did not share my point of View