Internet Keeps going offline for a few mins - NB, Problem has returned - Page 9

Eggo60 · 17-08-2004, 17:08

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Originally Posted by Chris T

Personally I wouldn't worry about it too much - call them of course, as it might just bring the problem to their attention more quickly than if you leave them to spot it themselves. But if you hang round here any length of time you'll learn that many of us make a hobby out of mucking about with our proxy settings. I normally find I can get pages more quickly if I choose my own proxy, instead of relying on my local transparent one.

Everything you need to know about proxy settings is to be found here:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robin.d...trancache.html

thanks for the link i was reading through it and seems pretty intersting, i was however woundering if its possible 2 manualy jump to another transparent proxy instead of waiting for the one i'm forced to use comes back online, reason i ask this is because i'm having trouble accessing some online games and some other programs reporting unstable connection (such as all seeing eye) while useing a proxy.

thanks in advance.

punisher100 · 17-08-2004, 18:40

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Originally Posted by nopcode

having alot of problems here In Scunthorpe - North Lincs

Connection seems to drop without warning sometimes after 1 min other times after 5 for 10-30 secs at a time.

Cable Modem Lights all stay on during this, and the cable tv hasn't been having any problems. It occurs when im playing online games (get the no data from server error) when im using msn messenger (suddenly kicks me offline) and even when im web browsing, (pages dont get fetched for the brief time its messing around)

it started 2 days ago, and has now escalated to being so frequent thats its impossible to connect to games servers and at best i get 3 mins of msn chat b4 i have to re login.
Ive also gone through firewall logs and nothing really stands out.
i think im connected to the nottingham proxys.

anyone have any ideas?

hi guys im having the same problems slow browsing etc but it is worst when you are playing online games and loose the connection!
tried calling ntl but i got put on hold

i am in st ives cambridgeshire (east anglia

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**Chris** · 17-08-2004, 21:32

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Originally Posted by Eggo60

thanks for the link i was reading through it and seems pretty intersting, i was however woundering if its possible 2 manualy jump to another transparent proxy instead of waiting for the one i'm forced to use comes back online, reason i ask this is because i'm having trouble accessing some online games and some other programs reporting unstable connection (such as all seeing eye) while useing a proxy.

thanks in advance.

You can't switch to a different transparent proxy - the whole point of them is that they function as if they weren't there, so you don't have to muck about setting them up on your PC. As it happens, an NTL proxy that you might choose at random from Robin's help pages - say, for example, one of the Luton ones, will operate for you as a specified proxy if you put one of them in your settings, but for someone living in Luton, with no proxy specified, that same machine will act as their transparent proxy server. To complicate things, a proxy that is b0rked as a transparent can still work perectly well if specified, and vice versa.

As for what to do about online gaming - well, these are web cache proxies we're talking about. I'm not sure what impact, if any, they have on you connecting to game servers. I would suspect none at all, in which case your problem lies somewhere else. However, I am way out of my depth here. We have some PC gamers on the forum, maybe one of them can suggest something.

Eggo60 · 17-08-2004, 22:22

thanks again for your reply,

i gueese i will have to get back on the phone to ntl again and try and get the problem sorted.

Rone · 18-08-2004, 06:29

I have given up with online gaming atm, its been a waste of time recently.
If it ever becomes really stable again, then maybe i might start again.
Last time i had a decent time of things, was at a Lan.

Rone · 19-08-2004, 09:47

Just had an NTL van down the avenue so i accosted the driver when i saw him peering in the cabinet.
I told him about the spiky connection [he had come to change my neighbours dodgy Set Top Box] and his first words were, "yes i can see why".
As we are in a small avenue we are right at the end of the chain if you like, our box has no amplifier booster [my best description] and the signal is weak. Hes reporting it and it should get sorted. As i type its spiking everywhere.
So hats off to van man [ a very helpful bloke], and a big boo hiss too whoever else didnt think of checking it.

BootBlock · 20-08-2004, 13:52

Argh, it's happening again! SOMEONE SAVE ME!

BootBlock · 20-08-2004, 16:16

I can't seem to edit my post anymore..?

Well, anyway.. this connection has become unusable. It keeps dying every few seconds, and takes about ten seconds to come back again.

I'd be amazed if this post.. er.. posts.

paulyoung666 · 20-08-2004, 16:27

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Originally Posted by BootBlock

I can't seem to edit my post anymore..?

Well, anyway.. this connection has become unusable. It keeps dying every few seconds, and takes about ten seconds to come back again.

I'd be amazed if this post.. er.. posts.

well it has , the reason you cant edit your post is because there is a time limit on editing , not sure how long it is though

zally · 20-08-2004, 18:02

Yup, its back for me again in Scunthorpe

nopcode · 20-08-2004, 19:59

Wow hey, im getting deja vous again. Hi mauldor again

and thanks for that great outline of the problem in previous post.

Same stuff again , funny thing is this time i checked my cable modem log (TJ210) and it actually showed up the sync losses that it didnt b4.

However Im not getting totally d/c from game servers and msm this time.

In, games ill get a flickery screen that looks like im gonna lagout then after a few secs a big spike of data sends the pc crazy and it works again (to many many calls from other players of LAGCHEAT or hax!! lol)
MSM is similar, it looks like the contact has gone offline, then all of a sudden ill get 3 msgs from them all at once, usually like (ARE U THERE !!!!!!!!)

Web browsing still throws up the page not found errors, and when i'm d/l files , the Zone Alarm green led meter visibly freezes on the lowest bar for up to minutes at a time, then restarts. (this makes streaming content un watchable tho)

Sigh nothing to do but talk to the g/f , man I hope it fixes soon!! lol

Just one thing, its after all this crappy rain again!!! lol maybe time to move from "sunny" scunthorpe

nopcode · 20-08-2004, 20:29

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Originally Posted by Eggo60

..........i ask this is because i'm having trouble accessing some online games and some other programs reporting unstable connection (such as all seeing eye) while useing a proxy.

I dont see how the web proxys affects the games, unless maybe a game needs to display a webpage as part of its interface, (like in gamespy)

If your laggy and jumpy and you are sure its not your end, (tried all the usual CS advice reboot modem / STB etc) You can sometimes still game on dodgy connections by lowering the internet connection setting in whatever game you are using.
Usually from cable (which is actually usually optimised for higher upload b/w than NTL provides) to a setting like 128kbps or even use the 56k dial up settings.
This way even if you are not getting full b/w the game may still chug along happily.

TheAdmiral · 20-08-2004, 20:35

still happening in Oxford, too.

Rone · 20-08-2004, 21:00

NTL is past being any good for gaming.
Fortunately its ok for browsing and e-mail.

zally · 20-08-2004, 21:37

trace route to Europa/Ultima online, 3rd hop looks good

Host Name IP Address Hop Ping Time Ping Avg % Loss Pkts r/s Ping best/worst
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 1 0ms
nott-t2cam1-a-v139.inet.ntl.com 80.4.47.69 2 8ms
nott-t2core-a-ge-wan74.inet.ntl.com 80.1.79.73 3 243ms
lee-bb-a-so-300-0.inet.ntl.com 62.253.185.33 4 9ms
lee-bb-b-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com 62.253.187.186 5 9ms
man-bb-a-so-700-0.inet.ntl.com 62.253.185.193 6 10ms
man-bb-b-ae0-0.inet.ntl.com 62.253.187.178 7 12ms
sl-gw11-lon-8-0.sprintlink.net 213.206.159.245 8 18ms
sl-bb21-lon-11-0.sprintlink.net 213.206.128.58 9 17ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 10 0ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 11 0ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 12 0ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 13 0ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 14 0ms
* Unknown Host * 0.0.0.0 15 0ms
* Unknown Host * 159.153.156.150 16 21ms