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abailey152 · 17-01-2004, 23:06

Here we are again....

No connection to many sites. I'm in the Stoke-on-Trent area, but my IP address resides in Baguley (according to my whois searches).

I cannot access many sites, but if I add the proxy server "cache2-mant.server.ntli.net" I can access these sites, but then I seem to lose others which can be accessed normally.

What the hell is NTL playing at? I shouldn't have to mess with these settings at all. It seems that every time they start "load balancing", the result is loss of connection to certain sites. Perhaps this balancing actually means preventing traffic so the load is reduced?

Whatever it is, it's pi**ing me off. I can't get BT ADSL otherwise I'd be gone. Is there anything that can be done? I'm tempted to return to 56k. At least it's cheaper!

17-01-2004, 23:06	#103
abailey152 Inactive Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: In hiding! Services: 60Mb VM BB Sky+HD Posts: 725	Same old problems Here we are again.... No connection to many sites. I'm in the Stoke-on-Trent area, but my IP address resides in Baguley (according to my whois searches). I cannot access many sites, but if I add the proxy server "cache2-mant.server.ntli.net" I can access these sites, but then I seem to lose others which can be accessed normally. What the hell is NTL playing at? I shouldn't have to mess with these settings at all. It seems that every time they start "load balancing", the result is loss of connection to certain sites. Perhaps this balancing actually means preventing traffic so the load is reduced? Whatever it is, it's pi**ing me off. I can't get BT ADSL otherwise I'd be gone. Is there anything that can be done? I'm tempted to return to 56k. At least it's cheaper!