[sclug] Connection problems

[Major Stuart]

 --- Alan Cocks <aeclist at candt.demon.co.uk> wrote: 
> In article
>
<20041106150325.82769.qmail at web25303.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>,
> Major Stuart <stuartmajor at yahoo.co.uk> writes
> >I have problems with my external 56k modem failing
> to
> >connect to my unltd dial-up service with BT.  I use
> >SUSE 9.0 and Kinternet tool.  Any ideas as to why
> it
> >takes several attempts to connect and will not
> always
> >load my web based email page?
> 
> Some ISPs run the lines and facilities very fully -
> no spare capacity =
> lowest cost etc. If I understand correctly, you use
> an unlimited BT
> service? I would not be surprised to expect the
> lines to be engaged
> frequently - particularly at peak times.
> 
> Apart from trying at different times of day (or
> night) another way to
> test your system is to sign up for another less
> pressured service
> (Waitrose.com offer an 0845 dialup and account
> (free) and as it happens,
> an 0800 freephone 24/7 technical helpline) (yes,
> true) and you can sign
> up online, and the technical details such as server
> names etc are also
> available online. I don't suppose it is useful to
> talk to the helpline
> about linux in any detail though....)
> -- 
> Alan Cocks Berkshire UK
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