Is COMCAST Right?

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Oct 18, 2004 Posts: 3

Hi,
I have been using Vonage + COMCAST with relatively few problems for more than 6 months. Off late, I have had problems accessing some sites like Hotmail or logging in to MSN Messenger. COMCAST says everything is okay at their end, but we NEED to have a router if we to use Vonage. Disconnecting the phone does allow me to access the sites that were inaccessible earlier. Any ideas/suggestions?

TIA,

Posts: 3198 · Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 8:32 pm Post subject:

that's weird, how is your network setup? assuming it's cable modem, vonage/linksys rt31p2, computer, have you changed any setting on the rt31p2?

Posts: 3 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 15, 2005 Posts: 3

I have a similar problem with Comcast. Occasionally, I cannot get to sites like Hotmail. Then a few hours later it will be fine.

My setup is as follows.

Motorola cable modem, then Linksys Wireless Router (which this computer is hardwired into), then Linksys Phone Adabpter (PAP2).

Bill

Posts: 5 · New Forum Member Joined: Apr 16, 2005 Posts: 5

Bill, Comcast has now acknowledged that this is their problem.

They are having a nationwide DNS outage.

see this Washington Post article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A57899-2005Apr15.html

also, users on the DSLReports forums have found a workaround (temporary, until Comcast fixes their problem.)

http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/62572

Posts: 88 · Posted: Sat Apr 23, 2005 11:52 pm Post subject:

i had this problem in the very beginning ... but i think it was how I had everything connected .. I couldn't do anything at all with the internet while I was talking on the phone ...