Umm just found many rootkits on my PC

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jumpy

I've tried google and opendns before now and logged them in my router.

Probably a silly question, but have you tried bypassing the router to see if the results are any better with a direct connection?

Originally Posted by jumpy

I've had all sorts of diagnostic things to test, and came to the conclusion that the best thing to do would be to get the telephone dropline replaced to reduce noise on the line, but BT charge really stupid money for such things.

I've had similar experiences in the past. Often times 'weathering' or even normal atmospheric conditions can cause temporal interference which effects certain broadband frequencies.

In a case like this the modems will often 'sync' initially but then suffer periodic outages while attempting to 'resync.' From this distance, it sounds as though you may be experiencing something along these lines.

As far as ridiculous charges go, I'm right with you there as I recently tried to switch to ADSL but then quickly reverted due to excessive costs beyond the demarcation point.

Originally Posted by jumpy

The ip range thing is down to the website I'm trying to connect to; my isp forwards the appropriate information, but it's up to the host to apply the list. At least that's the explanation I was given.

I sincerely hope that's the case as opposed to the ISP simply blaming someone else for the lack of service.

With the problematic websites, have you tried bypassing the DNS in favour of the actual IP range instead? If not, you can give it a try by clicking on: Start -> Run -> cmd -> nslookup [WebsiteName.com]

Click the enter key to get the ip range and then type in 'exit' (and hit enter) to close the command prompt.

Once you've got the numerical ip address, try entering it directly into your browser's URL bar. Worth a try, and if you get lucky - it might even make a difference.

[jumpy]

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

Probably a silly question, but have you tried bypassing the router to see if the results are any better with a direct connection?

I don't think that's an option with my setup, unless you mean disabling the hardware firewall?

Originally Posted by Fish In The Water

I sincerely hope that's the case as opposed to the ISP simply blaming someone else for the lack of service.

With the problematic websites, have you tried bypassing the DNS in favour of the actual IP range instead? If not, you can give it a try by clicking on: Start -> Run -> cmd -> nslookup [WebsiteName.com]

Click the enter key to get the ip range and then type in 'exit' (and hit enter) to close the command prompt.

Once you've got the numerical ip address, try entering it directly into your browser's URL bar. Worth a try, and if you get lucky - it might even make a difference.

I've spent some time messing about with (for want of a better description) 'rebooting' the dns/ip settings through the run command, tracert and other config settings, attempting to get the correct mtu value etc.
I've bookmarked the information pages somewhere lol but in the end I decided I don't really know or understand enough about it to continue to meddle lots

huh, Tomorrows World* said computers would usher in an age of dalliance and ease whist computers and technology removed the stress and mundane grind of life and work... who'd have thought it would just make life even more frantic at home and at work?
They said we were supposed to be living on the moon and wearing clothes made of tinfoil by now - I am disappoint.

* bbc kids science and technology program

[krashkart]

Originally Posted by jumpy

They said we were supposed to be living on the moon and wearing clothes made of tinfoil by now - I am disappoint.

Fear not! For I have been wearing tinfoil clothing for several years now.

Now the problem of getting to the moon...


Word of advice: You only wear tinfoil clothing once in a thunderstorm.

[Fish In The Water]

Originally Posted by jumpy

I don't think that's an option with my setup, unless you mean disabling the hardware firewall?

I've bookmarked the information pages somewhere lol but in the end I decided I don't really know or understand enough about it to continue to meddle lots

Fair enough, probably best not to mess about with it then.

Originally Posted by jumpy

huh, Tomorrows World* said computers would usher in an age of dalliance and ease whist computers and technology removed the stress and mundane grind of life and work... who'd have thought it would just make life even more frantic at home and at work?

Very true, computers like most 'modern conveniences' were largely sold on the premise of being time savers. While technically true (in theory at least), the end result (in actual practice), is people's lives are busier then ever.

Yes a computer can perform routine tasks much faster than a person, but when you factor in all the technical glitches, downtime and troubleshooting, - I'm beginning to wonder if it wouldn't be faster to do it the old fashioned way.

[danny0085]

This article might help you to decide what is the best linux distro for you

[Castout]

Originally Posted by danny0085

This article might help you to decide what is the best linux distro for you

Thanks If I have a personal dedicated work desktop or a laptop I'll use Linux.