Blueyonder & GameCopyWorld Problems

[ash2dust2]

I still think you should try a second computer to rule out some kind of malicious software on your machine.
Or try your rig at a buddies house where he can get on.

Another possibility.... most providers give dialup access to their broadband accounts in case of an emergency or you're on the road. A dialup would usually give a different bank of IP addresses.

[chunders]

Yes it looks like until we find an answer, a proxy is the only way through.

And I really don't want to do that if it's against the owners wishes and he's blocked the ips for a reason.

This should be resolved one way or another BountyWarrior, I guess we just have to be patient.

Nice to know there's someone else in the same boat anyway, well not nice but you know what I mean

[JoyBoy]

ash, I have tried a different computer (a laptop as it happens), same situation... I was thinking of taking my tower to a mates house, but I just cant be bothered....I'm due to spring clean this computer (read: format) soon, perhaps that will get any rogue crap off, but as I have said before, I'm positive this all relates to my new IP...

[[UK]Knifey]

I am from the UK and I am on blueyonder, it dose work.

[RincewindTheWiz]

For email purposes, there are blacklists that contain modem pools. This means that you can use such a list to block every mailserver on a dialup, since they often get cracked/infected and such... I think Bounty just got a ip that was used by a zombie, i.e. a hacked pc that is used for all kinds of malicious stuff. Changing the ip should work, though I think it's retarded that you have to keep it 24 hours unplugged. Maybe you can ring them up and ask them to specifically give you another ip ?

[JoyBoy]

OK, Looks like I'm gonna have to leave my modem unplugged for at least 24 hours soon...

Thanks for the info, Knifey

[Daytrader]

i also had same problem but its ok now and blueyonder confirmed to me that it is a certain ip range causeing the problem alot of people are haveing problems connecting to a whole lot of sites just go read blueyonder.support newsgroup i think it was the ip range starting with 82.

from blueyonder technical support "We do have an umbrella open regarding customers with 82 ip`s not being able
to resolve certain web sites so I need examples of pages you cannot resolve
and trace routes to these plus winipcfg/ipconfig /all details"

this is how you can open all websites "I have changed my webcache to webcache.bt.net on port 3128 and now I can
visit all the sites I had problems with."


this is how to change webcahe below

I've copied and pasted the info from the www.by-users.co.uk site for you,
hope it helps

Internet Explorer - Broadband
Open My Computer.

Open Control Panel.

Open Internet Options.

Choose the Connections tab.

Click the LAN Settings button.

Click the Settings button.

Put a tick in Use a Proxy Server.

Make sure there is nothing filled in in the Address and/or port boxes. If
these are grey and you can't edit them don't worry, simply go to step 9.
click the Advanced button.

If any boxes are filled in, make them blank (click on each box and use the
Del and Backspace keys).

At the top of this window should be a line which says HTTP and then
Address and Port.

On this line only, use the following settings:

Address: webcache.blueyonder.co.uk

Port: 8080 or 3128

[JoyBoy]

Thanks, Daytrader, your a star! Using that proxy worked..

I still plan to get off this IP though, especially if Blueyonder admit there are problems with it...

[Daytrader]

glad it worked m8 i like alot of others always use webcahe anyway much faster usually than transparent because not alot of people know about it