[H-GEN] Optus at Home problems

[Ian Pulsford]

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> Frank Brand wrote:
> 
> I have a friend with computer running cable with Optus at Home.
> 
> The computer runs fine when he is not connected to the Optus cable.
> However, once he plugs in the connection (seems to be a USB
> connection...not through an ethernet card) his machine starts to hang
> - he might get 15 minutes of operation or maybe an hour but it hangs
> regularly.
> 
> Also, he was able to get mp3,s easily using Napster but when he tries
> various ftp clients he always gets a report that the remote host was
> unable to be found. Does Optus disable ftp ports?
> 
> 
> Anybody give any indications of what might be happening?
> 
> 
> Frank Brand


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