Anybody else having a hellish time with their NTL connection today?

MG42Maniac · 6 Jun 2006 at 19:18

Having some problems here with sites like Google & Ebay not loading up.

MeatLoaf · 6 Jun 2006 at 19:44

Same problems here, have had to switch to wireless BT connection temporarily

Mr.Orb · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:18

Tut, not working here... Can't get MSN working

EDIT: MSN working... i think...

McManicMan · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:20

no probs here, Brighton, never had to use another proxy server, never had any issue's since BB started down here, always top speeds

Blackvault · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:29

Having problems in Lisburn Northern Ireland

Blackvault

wsurfa · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:44

IN Guildford most sites work - cant get BBC though

Tom|Nbk · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:50

having problems getting on all said sites above, there probably doing mega upgrades for the new speeds that will be coming out soon

chrissy · 6 Jun 2006 at 20:54

same problems here in derbyshire no yahoo or google .

Steve · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:08

had problems the last few days and tonight

Jumping around proxys seems to help

brig-cache-6.server.ntli.net seems the best for me down here

Whappers · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:30

yeah, I'm having problems as well.

most notably with gamespot, BBC, hotmail, MSN etc etc. I'm guessing it might be something to do with the scheduled update to the speed increase :confused:

dobbsy · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:32

seriously, i decide on today of all days to reformat my pc, i cannot download any drivers (as i can't access google + some sites like creative for drivers) i have even re-formatted my parents pc twice (formatted earlier on to find no internet connection after re-installing with media centre edition) now i reformat with xp and my wireless desktop won't work as i have no drivers for it !!! :mad:

then i see this thread!!!!!!1 :mad:

dobbsy · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:34

how do you change proxie server?

danyjr · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:40

Region: Surrey (Southeast):

P2P's such as LimeWire, BitLord/BitComet/Azerus seems to be working fine.
Some online gaming servers don't respond, notably EA-Sports and EA-Games. However other games such as Guild Wars and World of Warcraft work without any problems.

Websites which work:
Wikipedia
WoW-Europe.com
BBC

Websites which don't work:
Yahoo! (and Yahoo! Messenger)
MSN (and MSN Messenger) UPDATE: works fine now
Download.Cnet.com
Google (and its related websites such as Google Videos)
eBay UK
Gamespot
nVidia
Microsoft

[edit] My browser loads eBay.co.uk and Download.com but with a weird looking display. Seems some kind of error has occured.

Btw, how can I get "lutn-cache-6.server.ntli.net" work? I'm quite dumb/newb in computer stuff.

basmic · 6 Jun 2006 at 21:57

dobbsy said:
how do you change proxie server?

Have you never heard of Google, or are you too bone idle to move your fingers? :rolleyes:

Here is a link to some search results for you. I trust you aren't so bone idle to not do even a little research?

phykell · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:03

basmic said:
Have you never heard of Google, or are you too bone idle to move your fingers?

Here is a link to some search results for you. I trust you aren't so bone idle to not do even a little research?

Have you thought that maybe, just maybe, he can't see Google? I can't see the search results you posted and didn't your opening post complain about *not* being able to access Google easily due to these very problems?

The problem is due to NTL's DNS servers which is why DNS hostnames such as the ones entered in browsers, don't work so well but P2P, email and games do. If you need access to Google, try an IP address instead, e.g. http://216.239.39.104

This means that you can access Basmic's generously donated search results like this:

http://216.239.39.104/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=how+change+proxy+"internet+explorer"&meta=

mrgubby · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:04

basmic said:
Have you never heard of Google, or are you too bone idle to move your fingers?

Here is a link to some search results for you. I trust you aren't so bone idle to not do even a little research?

there is a clue ......

danyjr said:
Websites which don't work:
Google (and its related websites such as Google Videos)
Btw, how can I get "lutn-cache-6.server.ntli.net" work? I'm quite dumb/newb in computer stuff.

//edit// What Phykell said

dobbsy · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:07

I can't see google - infact i cannot see many sites, christ :rolleyes:

basmic · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:07

So what's stopping him trying www.excite.co.uk, www.yahoo.co.uk or several other search enginges?

dobbsy · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:08

phykell said:
Have you thought that maybe, just maybe, he can't see Google? I can't see the search results you posted and didn't your opening post complain about *not* being able to access Google easily due to these very problems?

The problem is due to NTL's DNS servers which is why DNS hostnames such as the ones entered in browsers, don't work so well but P2P, email and games do. If you need access to Google, try an IP address instead, e.g. http://216.239.39.104

This means that you can access Basmic's generously donated search results like this:

http://216.239.39.104/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=how+change+proxy+"internet+explorer"&meta=

thanks very much for your help mate.

danyjr · 6 Jun 2006 at 22:12

dobbsy said:
I can't see google - infact i cannot see many sites, christ

Meh, blame Bin Laden