Thailand Expats

Entrep · #1 09-07-2007, 07:00

I have had the CAT wireless aircard for about 8 weeks now, and for the first 6 it was awesome.

Lately the HTTP only seems to be screwing up though. Randomly IE and Firefox will stop loading pages, but FTP and Outlook etc all still work! It has usually only been for 5 minutes or so maybe two times a day, but last night it was for like 8 hours all night!

I thought it was the DNS settings I had at first, but could still ping domains using the command prompt, so I don't know... I do spyware checks and all that and there is nothing. It just sits there on "waiting for xxxxxxx.com to load"

No one else is posting this, so I presume its just me... also the fact that email and FTP etc still work 100% is very weird. Any ideas on what the problem could be, it sounds like DNS but I dont think it is... I live in Phuket.

ATMwalking · #2 09-07-2007, 11:30

All http traffic in thailand runs through proxies. That's in part how they filter content.

I've seen what you are describing on ADSL. Basically the internet is fine but there is an issue with the http proxy.

You should give there support a call. Maybe there is something going on that has caused it to be less stable.

Geir · #3 09-07-2007, 14:05

Ive had the same problems lately with my CAT wireless, but I thought it just was
my old laptop fcuking up. I just go out of firefox for a while, and when Im logging
inn again its always working..........
(dont know a shit about computers tho)

Geir

hyku1147 · #4 09-07-2007, 14:11

Maybe this will help.

BrowseCop.com - Get On Any Website @ School & Work

Or,if you think you may have some messed up files? Then try the following:

To do it, from the run menu, type in cmd. After a DOS prompt opens up, type chkdsk /f. Windows will say that the disk is in use, and that's fine. Reschedule to do it next time Windows restarts by hitting the "Y" key and then Enter. Then type exit -hit the enter key - Restart and let chkdsk check and fix errors.

ATMwalking · #5 09-07-2007, 17:16

Quote:

Originally Posted by hyku1147

Maybe this will help.

BrowseCop.com - Get On Any Website @ School & Work

Or,if you think you may have some messed up files? Then try the following:

To do it, from the run menu, type in cmd. After a DOS prompt opens up, type chkdsk /f. Windows will say that the disk is in use, and that's fine. Reschedule to do it next time Windows restarts by hitting the "Y" key and then Enter. Then type exit -hit the enter key - Restart and let chkdsk check and fix errors.

Possible disk corruption has nothing to do with accessing http internet resources.

camisa · #6 09-07-2007, 18:14

I've had the CAT card for seven months. The performance varies considerably over time. I've had the same problems as you recently. It will pass.

Entrep · #7 11-07-2007, 12:42

What are you all using for your DNS settings?

No other people seem to be complaining on any other forums, so I don't think its a proxy issue.

camisa · #8 12-07-2007, 11:19

Entrep:

DNS settings disk corruption type in cmd. After a DOS prompt opens up, type chkdsk /f. "Y" key and then Enter. Then type exit -hit the enter key - Restart and let chkdsk check and fix errors. http proxy. IE and Firefox FTP and Outlook DNS settings ping domains using the command prompt, spyware checks……

I don’t understand a word of this…. All I know is I’ve got the same system as you, the performance is not consistent and if you don’t adjust anything, it always comes back to normal by itself. It seems to be back to normal today.

By the way, have you checked that the gigglepin is still in its laffing box?

briofoz · #9 12-07-2007, 20:43

My net speed started to suck. Unplugging power to router for 30 seconds cured it....don't ask me why...

hyku1147 · #10 13-07-2007, 11:13

Quote:

Originally Posted by briofoz

My net speed started to suck. Unplugging power to router for 30 seconds cured it....don't ask me why...

You are renewing your Ip address when your router fires up.
Or you can try the following:
Windows 2000/XP:

Try using one of two methods to release and renew your IP address:
ENABLE/DISABLE THE CONNECTION: Go to the Control Panel, then open Network Connections. (If you're not in Classic view, open Network and Internet Connections, then Network Connections from there.) Under LAN and High-Speed Internet, there should be one or more items called Local Area Connection. If there are more than one, use the one in which the computer monitor icon is blue instead of gray. Right-click on the icon and choose Disable. Wait for a few seconds for the connection to disable complete, then right-click on it again
choose Enable. Once the connection is completely enabled, the IP address should have been successfully renewed.

RELEASE/RENEW FROM THE COMMAND LINE: Connect to the FAS network. Press the Start button, then select Run, type cmd in the dialog box, and press OK. In the command line interface that appears, type ipconfig /release and press Enter. Then, type ipconfig /renew and press Enter. Exit the command prompt. Your connection should now be active.

Or check out these links:
Release and Renew IP Addresses on Windows XP | 2000 | NT
ResNet - Internet Help (IP Release/Renew)