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  #21  
Old March 31st 09, 09:59 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Joan Archer[_2_]
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Default Router Firewall

Just take it slow and easy and one step at a time. I can't see why you
should have any problems if I can do it I'm sure you can, I've got three
machines here, plus a laptop when Kelly comes over with hers, that all work
with mine without a problem and that's been going for years g

I'm still mulling over that last bit vbg

--
Joan Archer
http://www.freewebs.com/crossstitcher
http://lachsoft.com/photogallery

"Heather" wrote in message
...
I need more than a simple Wizard to guide me thru the machinations of a
bloody router. I HATE THEM!! They are like men.....contrary and ....well
you can fill in the rest, lol.



  #22  
Old March 31st 09, 10:11 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Heather
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OK, but will have to do it later. April 1st is allegedly bringing the
"mother of all viruses", cough. Not bloody likely.

What's a "doddle"......an easy thing? They don't have a Welsh
dictionary that I can find, snicker.

Heather
Super Moderator (woo hoo)

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Ah - you have more than a wizard...... (by email)
OMG - ISP's offering Norton? bleuch!
You and drivers.... nah - don't wanna go there! g
routers are a doddle, though - after the first five minutes

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Puss......or should that be "furball"?? (G)

I have the same old DLink one sitting on the desk which has been
there for 2 years? I don't rely on ANYTHING my ISP offers.....they
offer Norton Av for starters, does that tell you??

I will look up the model and I do have the latest patch on my
desktop. Oh, it is DI-784 and I did have winME hooked up to it, but
the main reason I bought it was so Elayne could play Pogo on her Mac
laptop downstairs, using that for a connection. We sorta managed OK,
but then I unplugged it.

But I will have another look at the instructions and write you.
Willy thinks I am slightly retarded cuz I can't deal with this damn
thing. It is right up there with DRIVERS!!!!

Kissies.......Figgs

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Figgs......
IMNHO, the worst possible thing you can do is use the ISP's software
(or any other) to try and connect a router to your home network and
the ISP itself.
ALL routers (that I've ever seen) come with an inbuilt web
interface - the trick is simply how to find and control it.
If you let me know the make/model of your router/modem, then I'll
try and guide you through the process.
(best send details off-list - including your login details for the
USB?? modem you currently use.... most of my old mail addies still
work g)

catch me if you can! VBEG

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Heather

Are you confusing me with Mart, Mike or Noel??? (VBG). Sorry but I
know just enough about computers to get myself into trouble.

Nope....how could I confuse a "dapper dan" with a "furball"
(Noel)??? ((G)

And it WAS you that recommended the proggie.....I am going to try
it this week. I downloaded it a long time ago, but never opened
it. At that time I had WinME hooked up to it as well.

Cheers from Brampton.....Heather

If I recall, I downloaded and use Network Magic and it organized
the settings with the router for our 2 computers.

Hope things work out for you.

regards





"Heather" wrote in message
...
OK, seeing as you are that close to me, do you want to come over
and set up my blasted router?? It has sat here for a year not
hooked up. Someone did give a name of a program that will help me
do it and I did download it. So, I guess I will give it a shot
once again.

Gave my computer a good going over today for the Conficker/April
1st alleged onslaught. Wanna bet it's another Y2K?? OTOH, I
used to watch just how fast real viruses moved across the world
from the antivirus news groups......it was quite fascinating.
That is when I met up with that "feisty redhead MVP", lol. Her
office got hit in Oz.

Cheers from Brampton......Figgs

"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
I'm not understanding. To recap.....My internet service (and
email) is with a cable company (Cogeco) in Ontario, Canada. I
travel to Hilton Head and connect to the internet with a rental
condo's wireless connection. I can receive my email via my
Ontario cable company directly with Outlook even though I am
connecting with Hargray but I cannot send email directly because
Hargray's SMTP port is different from Cogeco's. Am I right so
far?

So is it being suggested that the next time I visit someplace
that won't allow me to send email that I should try Verizon's
SMTP port? Or if that won't work, am I supposed to call the
local cable company and ask what port is used for sending even
though my relationship is with a cable company back home?

Sorry to be a bit thick on this but I would be grateful for a
bit more clarification.

Thanks

Dan


"Corday" wrote in message
...
Hilton Head is serviced by a local company called Hargray
Communications.
They screw everything up including cable TV. Your brief hookup
with Verizon
showed Hargray was blocking you.
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Dapper Dan" wrote:

This is not an OS issue but given my experience with ME's
regulars, I
thought this would be an appropriate place to obtain a
resolution.

I have just returned from a 2 week vacation in Hilton Head. I
travelled with
our laptop and had no trouble accessing the web or using
Outlook while en
route. However once there, I could no longer send mail in
Outlook, although
I could receive. The only other issue I had was that for some
reason I could
not access a particular website (www.skygolf.com) in order to
download
specific golf courses to my skycaddie GPS system. I initially
thought that
the website was offline but after calling the support staff,
it was
suggested that the problem was firewall related. It was not my
firewall
software because I configured it to allow skygolf, so I am
assuming it was
the router firewall.

The villa/condo we rented had broadband wireless internet. On
one occasion I
was able to switch to another weaker wireless signal (offsite)
that allowed
access to skygolf and also to send mail via Outlook but I
could not find
that access again, which further reinforced the notion that
the problem was
related to the hardware firewall. Thus the question is what
are my options
if I should experience a similar problem in future travels? Is
there a
workaround?

Thanks in advance.

Dan

















  #23  
Old March 31st 09, 10:35 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Dapper Dan
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Thanks for the feedback, Noel.

Yes, I think we are on the same wave length as Norm recommended. I'm not
forwarding mail from my personal account; rather from my Google account, I
am importing mail from my personal account.

Again, thanks for the clarification.

Dan
"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
....it works everywhere else in the world, as well - like here in the UK!

one point to note - do NOT forward your email from your 'personal' account
to Google - use Google to pull it down - because otherwise your personal
account could get spamblocked. Gmail ignores the 'personal account'
settings when pulling in mail, but not when the mail is forwarded from an
account outside Gmail. (I'm not certain that's clear - if not then post
back!)

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Thanks Norm

I configured GMAIL to download my Cogeco mail this morning and it
works!!!! Seems pretty simple really. I'm assuming this will continue to
work when travelling in the US.

Again, thanks for the tip, it is greatly appreciated.

Dan
"N. Miller" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:50:13 -0400, Dapper Dan wrote:

I had called Cogeco and they wouldn't provide any help other than to
recommend that I use their webmail facility. In effect it allows me to
access my mail account from their website. However the problem is that
it is
so slooooooow; it drives me nuts.

Some ISPs have drunk the AOL Kool-Aid. Sounds like Cogeco is one of
those.

I'll look into that gmail work-around that you suggested. It sounds
promising. I have a Yahoo secondary account that is delivered to my
Outlook.
I didn't think you could do the opposite, i.e. have my cogeco account
deliver to gmail. I'll look into it.

Both Yahoo! and Gmail will download email from a POP3 server. So either
would be able to get your Cogeco email. Both also allow for the use of a
verified email address outside of the domain (i.e., other than
'yahoo.com',
or 'gmail.com'). Where Gmail shines is having IMAP access (Yahoo! is
POP3
only), and in allowing free access to the SMTP server (U.S. and Canada
Yahoo! requires a paid account, at $20 a year, for SMTP access).

I thought this was a simple query given that most everyone these days
communicates electronically and I don't think that everyone who travels
abandons their regular mail service to a web based service. However I
now
have a couple of recommendations to check out.

It really depends upon the email service. ISP email is the most
difficult,
as many ISPs have ridiculous 20th Century limitations on their services.
In
the USA, both AT&T and Comcast really shine in the access department.
With
either ISP, you can be off network (non-AT&T, non-Comcast IP address),
and
still use their SMTP message submission servers. Others don't allow it;
Charter is particularly iffy; almost the same as Cogeco.

Another commonly advised approach is to just use third party email for
all
correspondence. Third party providers have long had to deal with access
problems; and they allow the user to be ISP independent. You don't have
to
advise all of your correspondents every time your ISP email address
changes.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.






  #24  
Old March 31st 09, 10:50 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Dapper Dan
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Posts: 166
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I didn't use Network Magic because I purchased a router. I used it to set up
a 2 computer home network. If I recall correctly, I had setup the home
network several years ago but when I replaced our laptop, I had trouble
getting both computers to see each other. Obviously I had a configuration
problem but rather than continue and fumble around, I elected to use Network
Magic, which came with the router in a trial version. And indeed, it was
magic because it did everything for me.

Dan


"N. Miller" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 08:36:38 -0400, Dapper Dan wrote:

If I recall, I downloaded and use Network Magic and it organized the
settings with the router for our 2 computers.


Why? I just go to the web interface in the router to set things up. Never
had to use any software to configure any router I have set up. Some of the
newer ones include a Wizard in the Web GUI to guide you through the
process.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.



  #25  
Old April 1st 09, 12:38 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
N. Miller
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On Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:38:29 -0400, Heather wrote:

I need more than a simple Wizard to guide me thru the machinations of a
bloody router. I HATE THEM!! They are like men.....contrary and
....well you can fill in the rest, lol.


You should have seen networking with SPX/IPX. TCP/IP is really easy by
comparison.

--
Norman
~Shine, bright morning light,
~now in the air the spring is coming.
~Sweet, blowing wind,
~singing down the hills and valleys.
  #26  
Old April 1st 09, 06:21 PM posted to microsoft.public.windowsme.general
Shane Beatson
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Posts: 7
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Here's a free password for you to use, Figgs! All you have to remember is
Kirk Douglas or that funny Oz guy.

n0_1_4mw417#er!8r3Nnan?

I've stopped using it.

As for Noel's doddle (sheep have them too, I gather), that assumes you do
port forwarding in the first 5 mins.

Possibly this was the site: http://www.portforward.com/ It can certainly be
useful!

Some routers are easier than others - and some safer! I suggest everyone do
a search on their model, nowadays. Like on BT Home Hub for e.g, apparently
our most popular! Cheez!


Shane



Heather wrote:
OK, but will have to do it later. April 1st is allegedly bringing the
"mother of all viruses", cough. Not bloody likely.

What's a "doddle"......an easy thing? They don't have a Welsh
dictionary that I can find, snicker.

Heather
Super Moderator (woo hoo)

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Ah - you have more than a wizard...... (by email)
OMG - ISP's offering Norton? bleuch!
You and drivers.... nah - don't wanna go there! g
routers are a doddle, though - after the first five minutes

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Heather" wrote in message
...
Hi Puss......or should that be "furball"?? (G)

I have the same old DLink one sitting on the desk which has been
there for 2 years? I don't rely on ANYTHING my ISP offers.....they
offer Norton Av for starters, does that tell you??

I will look up the model and I do have the latest patch on my
desktop. Oh, it is DI-784 and I did have winME hooked up to it, but
the main reason I bought it was so Elayne could play Pogo on her Mac
laptop downstairs, using that for a connection. We sorta managed
OK, but then I unplugged it.

But I will have another look at the instructions and write you.
Willy thinks I am slightly retarded cuz I can't deal with this damn
thing. It is right up there with DRIVERS!!!!

Kissies.......Figgs

"Noel Paton" wrote in message
...
Figgs......
IMNHO, the worst possible thing you can do is use the ISP's
software (or any other) to try and connect a router to your home
network and the ISP itself.
ALL routers (that I've ever seen) come with an inbuilt web
interface - the trick is simply how to find and control it.
If you let me know the make/model of your router/modem, then I'll
try and guide you through the process.
(best send details off-list - including your login details for the
USB?? modem you currently use.... most of my old mail addies still
work g)

catch me if you can! VBEG

--
Noel Paton
CrashFixPC

Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
www.crashfixpc.co.uk
"Heather" wrote in message
...

"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
Heather

Are you confusing me with Mart, Mike or Noel??? (VBG). Sorry but
I know just enough about computers to get myself into trouble.

Nope....how could I confuse a "dapper dan" with a "furball"
(Noel)??? ((G)

And it WAS you that recommended the proggie.....I am going to try
it this week. I downloaded it a long time ago, but never opened
it. At that time I had WinME hooked up to it as well.

Cheers from Brampton.....Heather

If I recall, I downloaded and use Network Magic and it organized
the settings with the router for our 2 computers.

Hope things work out for you.

regards





"Heather" wrote in message
...
OK, seeing as you are that close to me, do you want to come over
and set up my blasted router?? It has sat here for a year not
hooked up. Someone did give a name of a program that will help
me do it and I did download it. So, I guess I will give it a
shot once again.

Gave my computer a good going over today for the Conficker/April
1st alleged onslaught. Wanna bet it's another Y2K?? OTOH, I
used to watch just how fast real viruses moved across the world
from the antivirus news groups......it was quite fascinating.
That is when I met up with that "feisty redhead MVP", lol. Her
office got hit in Oz.

Cheers from Brampton......Figgs

"Dapper Dan" wrote in message
...
I'm not understanding. To recap.....My internet service (and
email) is with a cable company (Cogeco) in Ontario, Canada. I
travel to Hilton Head and connect to the internet with a rental
condo's wireless connection. I can receive my email via my
Ontario cable company directly with Outlook even though I am
connecting with Hargray but I cannot send email directly
because Hargray's SMTP port is different from Cogeco's. Am I
right so far?

So is it being suggested that the next time I visit someplace
that won't allow me to send email that I should try Verizon's
SMTP port? Or if that won't work, am I supposed to call the
local cable company and ask what port is used for sending even
though my relationship is with a cable company back home?

Sorry to be a bit thick on this but I would be grateful for a
bit more clarification.

Thanks

Dan


"Corday" wrote in message
...
Hilton Head is serviced by a local company called Hargray
Communications.
They screw everything up including cable TV. Your brief hookup
with Verizon
showed Hargray was blocking you.
--
I mastered Wordstar graphics!


"Dapper Dan" wrote:

This is not an OS issue but given my experience with ME's
regulars, I
thought this would be an appropriate place to obtain a
resolution.

I have just returned from a 2 week vacation in Hilton Head. I
travelled with
our laptop and had no trouble accessing the web or using
Outlook while en
route. However once there, I could no longer send mail in
Outlook, although
I could receive. The only other issue I had was that for some
reason I could
not access a particular website (www.skygolf.com) in order to
download
specific golf courses to my skycaddie GPS system. I initially
thought that
the website was offline but after calling the support staff,
it was
suggested that the problem was firewall related. It was not
my firewall
software because I configured it to allow skygolf, so I am
assuming it was
the router firewall.

The villa/condo we rented had broadband wireless internet. On
one occasion I
was able to switch to another weaker wireless signal
(offsite) that allowed
access to skygolf and also to send mail via Outlook but I
could not find
that access again, which further reinforced the notion that
the problem was
related to the hardware firewall. Thus the question is what
are my options
if I should experience a similar problem in future travels?
Is there a
workaround?

Thanks in advance.

Dan



 




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