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brum_blue · 16-06-2010, 14:45

ok, that is making sense now.

I have been confused in the past when I type a URL wrong and virgin "helpfully" send me to a page suggesting other alternatives.

I always wondered how that worked without me having installed any software... duh.

Typing that address in the browser as suggested goes to:

http://advancedsearch.virginmedia.com/subscribers

Now I see there is an option to turn it off...

Having done that (by clicking through a series of pages), ping now works properly again.

thanks to all!

Now I can see what machines really are there without these confusing phantom responses.

16-06-2010, 14:45	#6
brum_blue Inactive Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 3	Re: Pinging non existing machines and getting response ok, that is making sense now. I have been confused in the past when I type a URL wrong and virgin "helpfully" send me to a page suggesting other alternatives. I always wondered how that worked without me having installed any software... duh. Typing that address in the browser as suggested goes to: http://advancedsearch.virginmedia.com/subscribers Now I see there is an option to turn it off... Having done that (by clicking through a series of pages), ping now works properly again. thanks to all! Now I can see what machines really are there without these confusing phantom responses.