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[PaulOBrien]

Pompey, on Aug 31 2006, 10:51, said:

For us non techies, could you pls confirm that changing the DNS and proxy servers won't affect the terms of the WnW unlimited access??

I've made the changes and it does seem a lot faster  

Correct.

P

[danktuft]

I'm interested in this so I'll consider getting a Plus membership the people on this site have been extremely helpful over the last week or so, the faster the better as far as I'm concerned! Are there any other uses  for the server you're considering hiring, something that would help offset costs?

Edited by danktuft, 31 August 2006 - 11:02 AM.

[mattie01]

i'd prob be more then intrested in signing up for a plus membership, i've been contemplating it for a while and with the use of a proxy server it might just push me over the edge...

[darrellr]

Paul (MVP), on Aug 30 2006, 16:15, said:

'Academie d'Amiens - Education Nationale'

Basically, a university in Amiens, France - so yeah, good chance of being kicked off.

The difference seems really noticeable to me... so maybe I should set up a HTTP proxy?

P

wooooooooooooooooooooooooosh!

Much faster!

[mattie01]

ok anyone wanna help me try these settings?

proxy server: webcache.dial.pipex.com port 3128
pipex dns servers : 158.43.240.4 / 62.241.160.200 / 158.43.240.3
as they respond the quickest to pings.

first page take a while to load but after that surfing seemed alot (even then french proxy and level3 dns)...

Edited by mattie01, 31 August 2006 - 02:43 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

Port 3128?

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[mattie01]

yeah sorry my bad.. port 3128 on the proxy..

[PaulOBrien]

That's FAST!

Interestingly, I had those settings on my list to test... as I believe the internet connection at T-Mo is out via Pipex... hence that works (the webcache is only accessible from Pipex networks).

Good call!

P

[PaulOBrien]

I think we have a new winner

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[mattie01]

i suppose asking for a discount on a plus memeber ship is pushing it lol
but seriously just glad i could give something back to the site after all the hints, tips and tweaks its given me

Edited by mattie01, 31 August 2006 - 03:04 PM.

[pjam001]

I can't get the pipex one to work unfortunately.  Just sits there saying "opening" or gives an error message.

Am I missing something?  I just edited the previous proxy / dns settings.

I've checked them several times now.

[PaulOBrien]

pjam001, on Aug 31 2006, 16:06, said:

I can't get the pipex one to work unfortunately.  Just sits there saying "opening" or gives an error message.

Am I missing something?  I just edited the previous proxy / dns settings.

I've checked them several times now.

Are you on T-Mobile?

P

[WILBUR]

while it is amazingly quick, I don't seem to be able to use ORB anymore to stream video from my PC when I am using a proxy server - WMP says "Cannot play the file. The file is either corrupted or the Player does not support the format you are trying to play"- it works again when i remove the proxy settings...

Help anyone?

edit - okay - i understand - i guess the answer is that those french bods don't allow webmail or streaming etc - i'll try the other proxy...
edit II - and now that I try the pipex proxy everything streams perfectly - and browsing is now even quicker!

Edited by WILBUR, 31 August 2006 - 03:23 PM.

[PaulOBrien]

mattie01, on Aug 31 2006, 16:02, said:

i suppose asking for a discount on a plus memeber ship is pushing it lol
but seriously just glad i could give something back to the site after all the hints, tips and tweaks its given me

Based on the performance of this proxy, we won't need our own Plus one

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[mattie01]

its working fine for me, (i know thats not much help..) i knwo the first time it tried to load a page for me it sat there for a few seconds, but after that all the pages seemed to load really quickly,

i take it your only using 2 of the 3 dns servers listed, and not trying to add the 3rd into a non dns field, i'd go with just using the 158.43.240.4 and the 62.241.160.200 ones to start with.. is it producing any error or just sitting at loading?

you might well need to drop the current data connection and re open it, for the setting to take effect if you haven't already done so

[robt]

The Pipex proxy works for me too, and its quick. Not sure if its noticeably quicker than the French server, but either way, this seems to have cracked the web browsing problems.

Thanks to all involved, this is what these enthusiast groups are all about.

Rob

Ps I am a Pipex subscriber anyway, nice to get a bit of "extra value"!

Paul, if you decide to go for a modaco proxy then I'm still in  

[PaulOBrien]

I'm guessing this will ONLY work on T-Mobile or other nets backboned by UUnet / Pipex...

Anyone tested on Orange or other nets?

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[mattie01]

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Based on the performance of this proxy, we won't need our own Plus one wink.gif

  

cool

the other good thing being as its a pipex proxy its not technically a open proxy which should means its a bit more secure and reliable. (well lets hope)

[mattie01]

also could any of the people compaining of push email and pop email problems also give this a try and see if you still get the same problems? as i know push email is a big isue for some people...

[robt]

Paul

Can we make this a sticky, its that important!

Rob