Re: internet access in WDW
- From: Rudeney <rudeney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 11:41:37 -0500
Andreas wrote:
Hi all together!
Finally arrived at PO FQ and ready to enjoy my vacation!
As you see I managed to go online in my room but I do have a question:
Does anybody know which news server I have to enter here and which smtp
Server?
Now I use google groups but want to use my favourite Agent.
Andreas:
Who normally provides your NNTP and SMTP service? If it's an ISP like Earthlink, Road Runner, Charter, etc, then you are probably out of luck using them outside of your home. The reason is, most ISP's block use of their SMTP and NNTP servers unless you are using one of their assigned IP addresses. They do this to keep people from using their servers for spam. So, unless you actually dial-into or connect directly to your ISP to access The Internet, you won;t be able to use those servers. Some ISP's may offer VPN services where you can use a 3rd party connection (like Disney's) to get onto The Internet, then "tunnel" into your ISP's servers. Check with the ISP to see if this is available.
If your NNTP server is a separate paid service, such as through Giganews, then you should be able to access it anywhere, but the local (i.e Disney's) network may have port 119 (the normal IP port for NNTP traffic) blocked. The solution would be to use an alternate port that your NNTP server supports. Many support port 80 (web browsing). Check the server's web site FAQ's.
The same goes for SMTP services. If you are using a third-party hosting service for e-mail, they generally do allow "remote" SMTP access, but it generally requires setting up your computer to login tot he SMTP server with a username and password (usually the same one as your POP server). Most e-mail programs (Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird) don't send the password by default. There will be an option for that in your account settings. Sometimes, even if your ISP or 3rd party e-mail host allows remote access tot heir SMTP server, the local network may block that port (normally 25). To get around this, you have to see if your SMTP server supports an alternate port. Mine (1and1) supports port 587 for SMTP.
Finalyl, if all that fails, you *might* find that the host system (i.e. whoever Disney contracts to provide the broadband service) may actually supply NNTP and SMTP services. Check your IP settings (in Windows, go to a command prompt and enter "IPCONFIG") for the DNS suffix. That might be something like "alphanet.com". Now, try using "smtp.alphanet.com", "mail.alphanet.com", "nntp.alphanet.com" or "news.alphanet.com" as your servers. Also, you could connecting to those URL's with the appropriate ports (command prompt, "TELNET nntp.alphanet.com 119" or "TELENT smtp.alphanet.com 25"). If you get a response other than a connection failure, then you have something (and you'll use the command "QUIT" to get back to a command prompt).
Good luck!
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