Re: [Sheflug] blueyonder blues

[Sammy Redshaw <redshaw [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 24 Feb 2004 16:21, Netsonic wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt Fairtlough" <matt [at] fairtlough.net>
> To: "sheflug" <shef-lug [at] list.sheflug.org.uk>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 3:40 PM
> Subject: [Sheflug] blueyonder blues
>
> > Hi all, long time no speak.  I hope you are enjoying your linux
> > experiences.
> >
> > Has anyone had any problems with telewest/blueyonder cable access?  They
> > seem to have changed their dn server addresses for cable users, without
> > telling anyone.  First I knew, dns no longer worked through firewall, so
> > I thought it was a problem at my end: it doesn't seem to be (the dns
> > servers just told me to get lost, which I discovered when I changed the
> > policy to accept packets from them).  [Why it continued to work from the
> > firewall is a mystery to me]
> >
> > I have put in some addresses designed for dialup users but it isn't the
> > right way to fix things.
> >
> > Their determination to drive away any non PC/Mac users and to discourage
> > any Mac users seems quite strong.
> >
> > Matt.
>
> I live in the Burngreave area, and have not seen any problems with it at
> all.
>
> About 3 weeks ago I had cause to reboot the cable modem for the first time
> in about 6 months (not related to any connection problem), and following
> that, a new IP address appeared.
>
> But DNS has worked fine.
>
> The 2 I currently get are 62.31.144.39 and 195.188.53.175.
>
> Do you know if these are the old or new ones ?
>
> Steve.

I had similar problem as well with my router 
 
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