[BNM] Tech support?

[Chris Billett]

You can¹t normally go wrong with an MTU of 1500, although you can stick it
under 1488 if you wish. Is she using ADSL or a cable modem?

(it¹s maximum, not minimum, btw!)

CB

On 07/02/2008 17:44, "Ben Campbell" <benca47 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had a very similar problem using an Airport base station connected
> to an ADSL router. Got so frustrated, I and ended up buying a new
> wireless router which fixed everything. I did eventually get to the
> bottom of it, can't remember the detail, but it was something to do
> with MTU (minimum transmission unit). If she's using wireless, this
> might be a good place to start, google-wise.
> 
> Best, Ben.
> --
> benca47 at gmail.com
> 
> On 7 Feb 2008, at 13:52, Rebekah wrote:
> 
> A friend of mine who is using an emac running OS 10.3 is having trouble
> accessing certain websites. She can get Google and the BBC site but not
> Facebook, Youtube, Talktalk, BT and a huge amount of other sites. I
> tried to
> figure out what was going on, it's the same problem in all browsers, she
> doesn't have any parental lock running, her ISP (Talktalk, yes, I
> know...)
> haven't got a clue, nor have Apple. I have googled this problem and have
> found various explanations, none of which seem to fit her situation. Her
> email is fine although I don't think images are showing in html emails.
> 
> Can anyone help?
> 
> rebeKah