beef Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Sorry it took me longer because I couldn't gain access to photobucket. Anyway here we are...click here. No idea what any of it means, but it looks impressive. all looks normal, but you cant access livejournal.com ? Quote
Karen1 Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Nope. The page sort of goes blank and it says 'waiting for ....' in the thing above the task bar at the bottom and the wee green bar thing (do you like all my technical terms?!) shows that it's loading but it's like that for ages. Eventually it comes up saying that the page can't be displayed. Just tried WordPress and can finally gain access to that which is good. Quote
beef Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 not dns then do you have a modem or a router? *edit* and what other sites cant you access? Quote
Karen1 Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 A router. To be honest with you most of the sites that I visit (other than LiveJournal) seem to be okay, particularly now that WordPress is working, so I can live with it for the time being although I do miss not being able to access the ATP Tennis site. My dad did mention last night that he was having a bit of trouble though so I'll ask him later and find out what sites he can't access. Hopefully the problem whatever it is will fix itself and as long as I can gain access to WP and BCF then that's the main thing. Thanks for your help Beef. It's good to know that it's nothing wrong with the internet connection itself and now I know who to ask the next time I have a computer problem. Quote
Janet Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 I had terrible problems getting on the Neighbours site I admin last year, but I could get onto other sites no problem. Eventually, I was advised to switch the router off for about 15 minutes and then switch it back on - which worked. I try it occasionally if I have problems with other sites and it seems to clear them. Of course, Beef will probably not say that what I'm doing has no effect and it must be coincidence, but it might be worth trying! Quote
Karen1 Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Thanks for the advice Janet, but it's something I've already tried. Like you it's worked in the past but not this time. Quote
Janet Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 That's a shame. I remember it being very frustrating as when it happened to me it was one of the sites I visit most often! Quote
Karen1 Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Touch wood, my favourite and most visited sites are fine. I just hope I haven't tempted fate by saying that. Quote
beef Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 I had terrible problems getting on the Neighbours site I admin last year, but I could get onto other sites no problem. Eventually, I was advised to switch the router off for about 15 minutes and then switch it back on - which worked. I try it occasionally if I have problems with other sites and it seems to clear them. Of course, Beef will probably not say that what I'm doing has no effect and it must be coincidence, but it might be worth trying! actually its plausible a period of around 15 min downtime can trigger a BRAS reset (que jokes) which could help. Quote
Janet Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 actually its plausible a period of around 15 min downtime can trigger a BRAS reset (que jokes) which could help. Thanks for confirming that. It's always worked, so I guessed it probably wasn't just coincidence but I wasn't certain. Quote
Kate Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 Eventually, I was advised to switch the router off for about 15 minutes and then switch it back on - which worked. I try it occasionally if I have problems with other sites and it seems to clear them. My BF works in IT and whenever my internet goes down (I'm with BT ) he always tells me to switch the router off for 2 minutes and switch it back on. Seems to work for me too Quote
Echo Posted June 26, 2008 Posted June 26, 2008 That's what we do, too, Kate. We not only unplug our router, but the cable modem as well. We leave everything off for at least 90 seconds. It always dies on my computer first (being the actual wireless one), and then within a few minutes, it dies on my boyfriend's computer as well. Quote
supergran71 Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 That works for us too on the rare occasions we have problems. The BT folk told us to do it. Quote
Karen1 Posted June 27, 2008 Posted June 27, 2008 Well, it's all very bizarre but everything seems to be working okay now. Very strange. But thanks for all the help everyone, especially you Beef! Quote
Janet Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 This has been happening on and off for the last few weeks so I wonder whether someone can help? Kell has got a countdown in her signature saying how many days until Tadpole is due. Sometimes I can see it and sometimes I can't. It's gone again today. I wondered whether it was due to me upgrading to Firefox 3 but it's very sporadic. I also wondered whether it was something to do with Java but again, I don't think it can be as it's on and off! Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks in advance. Quote
beef Posted July 28, 2008 Posted July 28, 2008 More than likely its something at the host of the pictures end rather than with firefox. Quote
Maureen Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Anyone know what Codec I need to download to an MP4 to play a video? Quote
Michelle Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Maureen, if this is related to what you were asking me previously... the VLC player plays just about everything, and it's what I used. Highly recommended! Quote
Maureen Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Yep it is. I have a video, which I can watch on my laptop, but when I copied it to the MP4, I get the message 'file format error'. I am thinking that I need to download some sort of Codec for the Mp4? Quote
Michelle Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Oh.. is your MP4 a portable player? If so, I have no idea.. sorry. Quote
beef Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Yep it is. I have a video, which I can watch on my laptop, but when I copied it to the MP4, I get the message 'file format error'. I am thinking that I need to download some sort of Codec for the Mp4? The majority of mp4 players wont let you load external codecs, it sounds like you may need to convert the downloaded video (did your player come with converting software?) Quote
Maureen Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 The majority of mp4 players wont let you load external codecs, it sounds like you may need to convert the downloaded video (did your player come with converting software?) Oh so that's what the cd is. Thanks Beef. Any hints on how I should go about that? Quote
beef Posted August 10, 2008 Posted August 10, 2008 Oh so that's what the cd is. Thanks Beef. Any hints on how I should go about that?install software from cd > convert file via their software>put file on mp4 player>win. Quote
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