Laivasse
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This is one is really weird. I have changed nothing on my comp since about 2 hours ago when everything was working and connecting fine. All of a sudden my ISP drops my line (not uncommon), and then after a while I reconnect and I can't sign into MSN. Nor can I load msn.com, hotmail, microsoft.com or any other other MS-related site. At the same time, Steam suddenly refuses to acknowledge that I am connected to the net, so all that is available is Offline Mode (=no CounterStrike). Everything else works fine. My comp is also spyware-free.
I know what you're thinking - you're thinking "firewall!" I uninstalled the firewall I was using and still no joy. Remember also that I have changed no settings.
My ISP is Tiscali and yes I really don't need to be told how shit they are. Also - I've had this problem before, and it went away by itself after a few days, pretty much confirming that the problem is not on my end. This time I want to get to the bottom of it and figure out if there's anything I can do to get around what is causing it.
Any uber-guru got an idea what this is about? Is there anything I could be taught about proxy and DNS servers that could shed any light on this issue?
I know what you're thinking - you're thinking "firewall!" I uninstalled the firewall I was using and still no joy. Remember also that I have changed no settings.
My ISP is Tiscali and yes I really don't need to be told how shit they are. Also - I've had this problem before, and it went away by itself after a few days, pretty much confirming that the problem is not on my end. This time I want to get to the bottom of it and figure out if there's anything I can do to get around what is causing it.
Any uber-guru got an idea what this is about? Is there anything I could be taught about proxy and DNS servers that could shed any light on this issue?
