NNTP access unavailable in the evening

[Gordon]

I have NO idea whether this is the appropriate place to post this - if not,
maybe someone could suggest the right place?

For the last couple of weeks (and it may have been longer than that) I have
been unable to connect to ANY NNTP server on port 119, out of six different
ones subscribed to, between 5.30 pm (approx) and 11.00 pm, including the
NNTP
server supplied by the ISP I use for broadband.
The ISP says there is no problem with their network.
The router (Netgear DG632)is one supplied and configured by my wife's
company .
The ISP suggested that there might be a "parental control" set by
default - the IT dept of my wife's company says no. They also say that as I
don't log-on via their VPN that any other restrictions that may be in force
would not apply to me.

This is getting VERY frustrating, and I would be very pleased if someone
could come up with some ideas as to why this is happening.

Computer spec:
fresh install XP SP2 fully updated, IE7 and Office 2007
Usual anti-malware apps installed, AVG antivirus. Windows firewall
activated, router uses NATS. There are no firewall rules set up on the
router as far as I can see.
1 GB RAM, Celeron 2.6 GHz processor

thanks

 

[Bob I]

have you tried another computer, on the off chance something is
configured on the one you are using?

 

[Gordon]

have you tried another computer, on the off chance something is configured
on the one you are using?

Yes I have - and the result is the same, leading me to suspect there is a
problem with the network from the router outwards....

 

[Gordon]

Yes I have - and the result is the same, leading me to suspect there is a
problem with the network from the router outwards....

Something that may or may not be pertinent - if I do a tracert on
www.eclipse.co.uk (or any site in words) then the first hop always times
out. if I do a tracert on 82.153.252.62 (which is what www.eclipse.co.uk
resolves to) then the first hop does NOT time out. (Although at the moment I
can't think why this would affect accessing NNTP servers on a timed
basis....)

 

[Bob I]

Something that may or may not be pertinent - if I do a tracert on
www.eclipse.co.uk (or any site in words) then the first hop always times
out. if I do a tracert on 82.153.252.62 (which is what www.eclipse.co.uk
resolves to) then the first hop does NOT time out. (Although at the moment I
can't think why this would affect accessing NNTP servers on a timed
basis....)

Interesting. As a side note I remember an issue with a Linksys router
that had some "odd" settings as the default. The issue was similar to
yours in that you had to enable them, change them, then disable them as
they would run in the background. Linksys finally released a firmware
upgrade that fixed the "active" disabled items. I just wonder if that is
the case with this unit.

 

[NoConsequence]

I have NO idea whether this is the appropriate place to post this - if not,
maybe someone could suggest the right place?

For the last couple of weeks (and it may have been longer than that) I have
been unable to connect to ANY NNTP server on port 119, out of six different
ones subscribed to, between 5.30 pm (approx) and 11.00 pm, including the
NNTP
server supplied by the ISP I use for broadband.
The ISP says there is no problem with their network.
The router (Netgear DG632)is one supplied and configured by my wife's
company .
The ISP suggested that there might be a "parental control" set by
default - the IT dept of my wife's company says no. They also say that as I
don't log-on via their VPN that any other restrictions that may be in force
would not apply to me.

This is getting VERY frustrating, and I would be very pleased if someone
could come up with some ideas as to why this is happening.

Computer spec:
fresh install XP SP2 fully updated, IE7 and Office 2007
Usual anti-malware apps installed, AVG antivirus. Windows firewall
activated, router uses NATS. There are no firewall rules set up on the
router as far as I can see.
1 GB RAM, Celeron 2.6 GHz processor

thanks

1. You are NOT in the appropriate group. Try asking in a group that
has to do with general networking.