Re: OT: Back on Usenet

Wayne Boatwright <wayneboatwright@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon 21 Jul 2008 07:56:32p, Kenneth told us...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 02:26:01 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright@xxxxxxx> wrote:

On Mon 21 Jul 2008 05:59:08p, Kenneth told us...

On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:27:31 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
<wayneboatwright@xxxxxxx> wrote:

Cox support suggested changing the MAC address on my NIC and power
cycling the modem and router, then allowing some time for the host
computer to assign a new IP address. All is now working. Funny thing
is, the problem was only with my connection to Usenet, not the Web or
e-mail.

I also asked Cox about the rumor that they were dropping Usenet as many
other ISPs have already done or are doing. Their response was that are
no plans in the future to drop Usenet for their high speed Internet
users.

Hi Wayne,

I have not read the whole thread so I may be off target
here, but...

A while ago I had similar problems with my Usenet access
through Comcast.

It took more than a month to sort out, and the solution was
the same as yours.

(Speaking non-technically) the problem could be described
this way:

Comcast keeps a list of IP addresses that have access to
their News Server (which happens to be Giganews). As you may
know, periodically, your cable modem is assigned a new IP
address, as its old address lease expires.

Well, I had been assigned an IP address that was on the
"approved" list for Giganews access, but Comcast had not
bothered to provide that new list to Giganews. So, Comcast
kept telling me the IP was fine, and Giganews kept rejecting it.

As I mentioned, it took more than a month for me to reach
someone at Comcast with technical savvy sufficient to unknot
the problem.

All the best,

Thanks, Kenneth. Yes, I believe is was probably the very same situation.
Contrary to what I've read from other posters in this and other groups,
I've had very good luck with Cox support, including this time.

Hi Wayne,

Was it suggested that you modify the MAC address of your
NIC, or your Router?

(Just curious...)

All the best,

The MAC addres of the NIC. The router pulls from that.

Then that makes no sense - modifiying the *MAC* address of your NIC
since the cable company (cable modem) never sees your NIC anyway.

Strange.

-sw
.

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