Internet Trouble--Except for AW?

You might also try emptying your cache. That's all it took for me (after about 30 minutes waiting for the tech people to take my call...), when I had the same problem once.

Sounds more like a Windows DNS cache problem or something similar. Or, as Revis. suggests, maybe just a browser cache full of Internet drek. Guessing a bit wild, but a modem/router kink would mean no access at all, meaning no post to tell about it. At least whatever it is likes AW

It could be something new in their software. I have a driver that I use in emergencies that lets me on the internet but with timeouts and all sorts of rotten behavior. The new-fangled firmware works beautifully, but it always requires something new to be downloaded from their site when they upgrade it, lol. At least the old-old one gets me on at all!

I don't know the specifics, either... Java? Version issues of web programming stuff? Dunno Good luck!

internetz is weird

hi,

i was being tortured at the in-laws so missed all this.

you could comment on AW? and see new comments rt?

strange. i thought perhaps it was because you still had .dat files and website cookies still stored of those pages in your temp folders of your hdrive, but if it was running in realtime with the ability to comment, yup that's strange.(unless your firewall blocked all but those addies, almost a wildcard *.com with exceptions)

you mentioned that they had to ping your system from their server to reset it. That sort of hints that a bit of a power bump on the line might have jammed the data so that it just doesn't do much of anything. the pinged-pulse clears the traffic, sometimes takes two. I had this happen and maybe that's what mine did with the sites, i know i tried everthing first, even resetting my router and cable box with no luck.

glad its fixed

Am unsure if you ever reset your router yourself, I usually try that myself first, so if you know how and did, just ignore this part. usually there's a tiny (need-friggin-pen-to-press) button at the back. you hold this while plugging in the power(let me tell ya, i struggle every time.) and hold the reset button in for 30sec all the lights do something blink or wink at you) then i plug an ether cable directly and set up my router/new password from there, and then just type it in for the lappies.

I'll send you the bill

I could use anything hot -- weather is getting major chilly here.

Maryn said:

We got our internet back yesterday afternoon, something about pinging the router to reset its connection. (Maryn watches terminology fly high overhead.)

But I still wonder why AW was live when no other site worked. One of the great mysteries, I guess.

Thanks for the information, everyone.

Maryn, glad to be back in full

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AW was the last thing in the cache, and it didn't have to look it up in DNS.

Yeah, that's my SWAG and I'm sticking to it.

Oh, and one more thing to do: change your underwear.

Socks. Lots of socks. I also have a heated footstool. Now if someone would invent a heated mouse....