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Direcway/broadband Browsing Problems
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ricm
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Dec 19, 2003, 02:15 AM
 
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum.

I had a Direcway 6000 system installed several weeks ago and have been unable to access several important non-secure websites such as Macmall, Ebay pages, etc. No problems with my dialup ISP but Direcway either loads a portion of a page and then craps out or fails to access the page altogether. Also once accessed some but not all pages/forums work. I had to switch to my dialup in order to access macnn's forums - I could load the main page but not any of the forum links.

I've spent several hours with Direcway TS without a fix.
I'm ready to bail but was told that I'll be responsible for a $375 install fee!

I'm using Explorer 5.2/ OS9 or X. Tried dumping cookies, clearing cache/history, every combination of TCP/IP, proxy, security setting, etc.

I refuse to pay $60/month and have to retain my dialup just to access several key sites. But it's sure faster than my puny 13K dialup!

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rick
     
Bit Density
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Dec 19, 2003, 03:57 AM
 
just a guess. What happens if you try and load the pages with the IP address instead of the name?

It may be necessary to create a .hosts file of the sites that you like the best. Or you may try a different DNS server, that may work better than the ones that you DHCP to.

Just guessing


Originally posted by ricm:
Sorry if this is posted in the wrong forum.

I had a Direcway 6000 system installed several weeks ago and have been unable to access several important non-secure websites such as Macmall, Ebay pages, etc. No problems with my dialup ISP but Direcway either loads a portion of a page and then craps out or fails to access the page altogether. Also once accessed some but not all pages/forums work. I had to switch to my dialup in order to access macnn's forums - I could load the main page but not any of the forum links.

I've spent several hours with Direcway TS without a fix.
I'm ready to bail but was told that I'll be responsible for a $375 install fee!

I'm using Explorer 5.2/ OS9 or X. Tried dumping cookies, clearing cache/history, every combination of TCP/IP, proxy, security setting, etc.

I refuse to pay $60/month and have to retain my dialup just to access several key sites. But it's sure faster than my puny 13K dialup!

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rick
     
Thor
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Dec 19, 2003, 02:43 PM
 
Do you have the same trouble if you use Mozilla/Safari?
     
JB72
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Dec 19, 2003, 03:41 PM
 
I'll be curious as to how this problem gets resolved. I'll be at my parents' house soon to troubleshoot they're new Direcway system.
     
   
 
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