[Gllug] Can't connect to the Internet.

[Dermot Moynihan]

At 21:12 10/11/02, you wrote:


>Dermot Moynihan wrote:
>
>>Anybody have any idea what being blacklisted by wvdial means? Any 
>>ex-blacklistees  out there?
>>I was quite happy all day occcasionally using wvdial to get me on the 
>>Internet. Later on in the day I was unable to get on coz of onetel.net 
>>being oversubscribed or something. Instead of a dial tone I get a drone 
>>sound. Anyway I'd press Ctrl+C to disconnect and get rid of the drone and 
>>then run wvdial again. I must have done this about five times when I 
>>suddenly got a message saying "BLACKLISTED".
>>Nothing I tried could get me beyond that message. It wouldn't dial 
>>anymore. I tried logging on as root, as a different user. To no avail. 
>>Switched hard/drives to use Windows and after the same performance (i.e. 
>>droning) I finally got on after about 7 goes. 7 goes is about par for the 
>>course with Onetel.net that's why I kept wvdial's nose to the metal. 
>>Unfortunately, it's rebelled. My little knowledge tells me this is 
>>probably a security thing. That's where my knowledge ends.
>>I've rooted around on the Internet and found a little - the interesting 
>>bits are in German. My prowess with that is on a par with my Linux knowledge.
>>Any ideas? And maybe a suggestion as to how I can get wvdial to ignore 
>>the number of consecutive times I ask it to dial out, at least until I 
>>jettison onetel.net.
>
>I would try signing up for a free account for zoom.co.uk.
>
>I realise that you have to pay for the phone charges, it would however 
>allow you to judge whether it is you, onetel or something else.

It's definitely Onetel. But I take your point.


>I have never found zoom engaged and always get a good connection using them.

I'll try them immediately - if I can get there before Onetel chop me again.
Thanks Xander
Dermot


>Kind regards
>Xander
>
>>
>>Much appreciated
>>Dermot
>>
>
>
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