Anyone getting problem accessing web?

I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
hopefully post this Usenet message.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
> hopefully post this Usenet message.

Who is your ISP?

Mine is ok..

"bhm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
>> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
>> hopefully post this Usenet message.
>
>Who is your ISP?
>
>Mine is ok..
>

I'm using BT Broadband.

Just tried the shortcut on my desktop 'Connect to BT Broadband' (first
time in a year or so I've used it). It is defined as
"C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 100 ADSL Modem\BT Broadband.exe"

That gave me the message 'A connection to the remote computer could
not be established'.

I'm assuming it's some problem of BT's? But if so, I'm puzzled why I
can handle my news and email...

Any other BT Broadband user (not BT Yahoo) having any similar problem
please?

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "bhm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>news:(E-Mail Removed). ..
>>>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
>>> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
>>> hopefully post this Usenet message.
>>
>>Who is your ISP?
>>
>>Mine is ok..
>>
>
> I'm using BT Broadband.
>
> Just tried the shortcut on my desktop 'Connect to BT Broadband' (first
> time in a year or so I've used it). It is defined as
> "C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 100 ADSL Modem\BT Broadband.exe"
>
> That gave me the message 'A connection to the remote computer could
> not be established'.
>
> I'm assuming it's some problem of BT's? But if so, I'm puzzled why I
> can handle my news and email...
>
> Any other BT Broadband user (not BT Yahoo) having any similar problem
> please?

To hear the latest broadband status, call us free on 0800 169 0199
http://www.btbroadbandoffice.com/bus...B_Home,00.html

"bhm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:(E-Mail Removed).. .
>> "bhm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>>"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>>news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>>>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
>>>> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
>>>> hopefully post this Usenet message.
>>>
>>>Who is your ISP?
>>>
>>>Mine is ok..
>>>
>>
>> I'm using BT Broadband.
>>
>> Just tried the shortcut on my desktop 'Connect to BT Broadband' (first
>> time in a year or so I've used it). It is defined as
>> "C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 100 ADSL Modem\BT Broadband.exe"
>>
>> That gave me the message 'A connection to the remote computer could
>> not be established'.
>>
>> I'm assuming it's some problem of BT's? But if so, I'm puzzled why I
>> can handle my news and email...
>>
>> Any other BT Broadband user (not BT Yahoo) having any similar problem
>> please?
>
>To hear the latest broadband status, call us free on 0800 169 0199
> http://www.btbroadbandoffice.com/bus...B_Home,00.html
>

Thanks, I'll note that for future reference. Currently the recording
says "No reported problems."

Anyway, good news: my web access is OK again. I suspect it was some
sort of glitch in my router (ZyXEL Prestige 600). I know very little
about this area (my son installed the router a couple of years ago),
but I went into its Configurator and played around. Most of it
incomprehensible to me, but amongst other things I clicked 'Reset
ADSL'. A short while later I could get web access again.

Thanks for your help.

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Terry, West Sussex, UK

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 14:01:27 +0100, Terry Pinnell
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
>my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
>hopefully post this Usenet message.

No problems at all. Talk to your ISP.

Steve

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Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software Ltd

EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.

http://www.easynn.com

On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:25:00 +0100, Terry Pinnell
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>sort of glitch in my router (ZyXEL Prestige 600). I know very little
>about this area (my son installed the router a couple of years ago),
>but I went into its Configurator and played around. Most of it
>incomprehensible to me, but amongst other things I clicked 'Reset
>ADSL'. A short while later I could get web access again.

Restart Device seems to be the ZyXEL fix for everything and in my
experience it works!

Start

--
Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software Ltd

EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.

http://www.easynn.com

not just ZyXEL, always my first advice for any pc related problem, restart
and see if it still happens, if it doesnt - fixed!

"Steve Wolstenholme" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 15:25:00 +0100, Terry Pinnell
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>>sort of glitch in my router (ZyXEL Prestige 600). I know very little
>>about this area (my son installed the router a couple of years ago),
>>but I went into its Configurator and played around. Most of it
>>incomprehensible to me, but amongst other things I clicked 'Reset
>>ADSL'. A short while later I could get web access again.
>
> Restart Device seems to be the ZyXEL fix for everything and in my
> experience it works!
>
> Start
>
> --
> Steve Wolstenholme Neural Planner Software Ltd
>
> EasyNN-plus. The easy way to build neural networks.
>
> http://www.easynn.com

"Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
> hopefully post this Usenet message.

If you look at the LINX traffic stats (
https://www.linx.net/pubtools/trafficstats.html ) you can see a blip at
about 11:00 am (Monday). Could this be related?

Terry Pinnell wrote:
> "bhm" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> "Terry Pinnell" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I suddenly seem to have some problem getting to any URL, with either
>>> my usual browser, Firefox, or IE6. Yet I can get my email - and
>>> hopefully post this Usenet message.
>> Who is your ISP?
>>
>> Mine is ok..
>>
>
> I'm using BT Broadband.
>
> Just tried the shortcut on my desktop 'Connect to BT Broadband' (first
> time in a year or so I've used it). It is defined as
> "C:\Program Files\BT Voyager 100 ADSL Modem\BT Broadband.exe"
>
> That gave me the message 'A connection to the remote computer could
> not be established'.

If you are using a router as stated in a different post that looks like
the remains from router-less times when that PC was connected directly
to a modem. With a router between PC and modem it is normal this doesn't
work.

Regards,
Gunde