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| 660095 | 2008-04-19 04:11:00 | Sorry for off-topic, but I see alot of people referring to their OS 10.xxxxxx systems as OS X 10.xxxxxxxxx, is it common to do this? I always though the 'X' in OS X stood for the 10, so you just call it OS X.4.11 or something? or is the X there just for looks, much like the computer it is installed on. I dunno, I see where you're coming from though (I myself hate when people call it "oh-es-ex" and I know how stupid that is) but I'm sure that's the right way (OS X 10.5.2 myself) if it even matters. |
sal (67) | ||
| 660096 | 2008-04-19 04:15:00 | Hi Thanks for all the suggestions - but so far no luck. Tried WinSockXPFix - just the same. Yes, I'm in NZ and I use Paradise/Telstraclear. Thanks |
plimtk (6718) | ||
| 660097 | 2008-04-19 04:18:00 | Have you tried using different DNS server?? | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 660098 | 2008-04-19 04:57:00 | Do you use any add-ons for Firefox, have you tried bbc.co.uk in another browser, and does this image (www.bbc.co.uk) display for you? | sal (67) | ||
| 660099 | 2008-04-19 08:25:00 | I think stu161204 might be on track with the DNS; Look at this solution (www.4creatingawebsite.com) and perhaps try it, where the IP and DNS settings are changed to static; See if yours is set to auto, or there may be a static IP and DNS settings under network connections. If so, then take a note/save them before any changes. Perhaps do a restore point before applying changes... | kahawai chaser (3545) | ||
| 660100 | 2008-04-19 21:20:00 | Thanks again for all of the suggestions. But tried the last one from kahawai chaser & stu161204 and it still doesn't work. There's nothing in the internet security setting which should prohibit access. Also (on a tip from another website) checked out a file 'HOSTS', but this has no references to the BBC website. | plimtk (6718) | ||
| 660101 | 2008-04-19 21:36:00 | Really weird problem. Have you tried restarting your router. I have known some routers especially D-Link ones to give problems with some web sites and adjusting the MTU setting in the router from 1500 to 1492 fixes the problem. |
Safari (3993) | ||
| 660102 | 2008-04-19 21:40:00 | Sorry for off-topic, but I see alot of people referring to their OS 10.xxxxxx systems as OS X 10.xxxxxxxxx, is it common to do this? I always though the 'X' in OS X stood for the 10, so you just call it OS X.4.11 or something? or is the X there just for looks, much like the computer it is installed on. The "X" in OS X refers to both Unix and the Romany numeral for 10 (as we all know) Apple writes it as OS X 10.5.2 - for an operating system built on Unix v10.5.2 since they killed off version OS 9 commonly or previously referred to as Classic Mac OS after Steve sold Apple on the idea of using NeXT OS on his return which is/was Unix based(ported over to the Mac) back between 1997 and 2000. |
vitalstatistix (9182) | ||
| 660103 | 2008-04-19 21:50:00 | Try accessing it direct with the IP by typing 212.58.251.206 into the browser address bar. | Safari (3993) | ||
| 660104 | 2008-04-19 22:22:00 | Thanks Safari - accessing it direct using the IP provided works. But why does this work and not typing bbc.co.uk ....? | plimtk (6718) | ||
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