I've been using a Netgear DG834G wireless router/modem for around 8 months now with next to no issues with the various Mac's I've had in that same period (mainly PB's). Yesterday though, it stopped connecting to the net entirely. So I reset it to see what the problem was and nothing. So I decided to sleep on the problem until this morning....
At which point I decided to do the logical thing and check the ADSL filter - which was the problem. So installed a new filter and got everything running again. Only its not.
I can't connect to certain sites: eBay, hotmail (can't use Mail for that same purpose) and even my banks website. I've retried as much as I can but to no success. Its so wierd that everything else is fine but as I'm trying to get tickets for the Wireless festival on Wednesday (to see Keane primarily) its kinda important to solve the problem.
My ISP is AOL. I know, I know, they're crap so please don't just point it out as I'm tied to them for another 9 months. Unfortunately I can't access the AOL website either which is a shame as if I remember correctly they had the settings list. I may have to get their helpline number from elsewhere, but as they don't support OS X officially for broadband (at last count anyway) I may need help from anyone else...
Any ideas? Why would the router be effectively blocking some sites? What settings am I missing? Would Airport Extreme Basestation remedy the problem and would it work with AOL?
At which point I decided to do the logical thing and check the ADSL filter - which was the problem. So installed a new filter and got everything running again. Only its not.
I can't connect to certain sites: eBay, hotmail (can't use Mail for that same purpose) and even my banks website. I've retried as much as I can but to no success. Its so wierd that everything else is fine but as I'm trying to get tickets for the Wireless festival on Wednesday (to see Keane primarily) its kinda important to solve the problem.
My ISP is AOL. I know, I know, they're crap so please don't just point it out as I'm tied to them for another 9 months. Unfortunately I can't access the AOL website either which is a shame as if I remember correctly they had the settings list. I may have to get their helpline number from elsewhere, but as they don't support OS X officially for broadband (at last count anyway) I may need help from anyone else...
Any ideas? Why would the router be effectively blocking some sites? What settings am I missing? Would Airport Extreme Basestation remedy the problem and would it work with AOL?
