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#51

IDNet Help / Re: email problems and poor su...

Last post by john7 - Dec 30, 2024, 23:02:58

I only use vpm when phone detects an unsecured wifi in the case of the hotel therr is no phone reception. I was told it's going on from other countries but bitdefender say if I set it up for uk it's not routed via other countries
 They also said they don't get this problem of email supplies cuttng other users off, this is my second time.
 

#52

IDNet Help / Re: email problems and poor su...

Last post by nowster - Dec 30, 2024, 10:36:13

Some commercial VPN providers block email to stop them being used for spam. Have you checked the terms and conditions of the one you're using?

Why do you use a VPN?

#53

IDNet Help / Re: email problems and poor su...

Last post by john7 - Dec 30, 2024, 09:21:07

At Wesmorland vpn set on London and....cut off again. Idnet email and support sucks my sons work phone is on vpn and he never had had this madness when traveling or just using it. All it took was a short time and I was cut off. There will ne no one there till after the new year even then they will do donthing and I fear they have no idea how to alow email to work with vpn
 

#54

IDNet Help / Re: email problems and poor su...

Last post by john7 - Dec 23, 2024, 12:01:35

Support is just for setting up emal programs. I am told so not really support! Though in the past I have been also told they do not give support for these as you have the web mail so a bit confusing
I was also told agin I could use webmail, but missed the point that with  email locked it allso was unavailable. It makes you wonder if idnet are at all interested in domestic customers now at all.

#55

IDNet Help / Re: email problems and poor su...

Last post by john7 - Dec 21, 2024, 17:23:33

One usfull thing is I am pleased to say changing email passwords is easy to defeat. You can change to a new one then change back to the old one so the system is happy and you don't have to change all you logons. Very usfull when you have a number of devices and a strong password anyway

#56

IDNet Help / email problems and poor suppor...

Last post by john7 - Dec 21, 2024, 17:14:04

We have the paid for email to get the bigger box. I have had my account suspended for the second time due to access 3 times from abroad. This is due to my phone automaticly using vpn when using an unsecured wifi. Both times have been when traveling. Service stations and hotel. Butt to rub it in there is no support for wifi out of office hours. The information on paid for wifi
claims 24/7 support which isn't true. There must be a better way of them protecting accounts than having them locked due to vpn use and its not good to be told support is there when it's clearly isn't.

#57

Networking & Routers / Re: Ethernet over Coax

Last post by isirate - Dec 14, 2024, 12:24:52

I've just spent the last couple of days doing exactly that.

Nice work!

#58

Networking & Routers / Re: Ethernet over Coax

Last post by zappaDPJ - Dec 13, 2024, 23:54:12

I'd love to use the coax to pull Cat6 but in my case sadly not easy as not ducted, and so runs the risk of losing the cat6 mid pull resulting in neither coax nor cat6

I've just spent the last couple of days doing exactly that. Our property had up to two coax and three landline points in every virtually every room. Talk about overkill! I soldered and wrap the joints in gorilla tape first and I was able to pull everything through. I do know from having to hack away some plasterboard that some of it was ducted so that did help get the job done.

Wiring up the faceplates proved to be more of an awkward challenge though

#59

Networking & Routers / Re: Ethernet over Coax

Last post by isirate - Dec 13, 2024, 11:27:41

10Base2 was Ethernet over coax (10 Mbps). Almost nobody uses it any more.

However, TV coax is 75 ohm impedance and Ethernet coax is 50 ohm impedance. It might work if you have good quality coax (eg. CT100 used for satellite dish connections), but you'll need to be careful about termination.

My suggestion? Use the existing cables to pull some CAT6 cable through the ducts.

It would be crazy to attempt 10-Base-2 in 2024.
But as I say above it is possible to run Ethernet over TV coax using Moca Adaptors, and >1Gbps is easily achievable.

I'd love to use the coax to pull Cat6 but in my case sadly not easy as not ducted, and so runs the risk of losing the cat6 mid pull resulting in neither coax nor cat6

#60

Networking & Routers / Re: Ethernet over Coax

Last post by robinc - Dec 13, 2024, 07:48:48

My suggestion? Use the existing cables to pull some CAT6 cable through the ducts.

Now there's a thought..........