**ATTENTION** AOL USERS WITH NETGEAR ROUTER...

25 Feb 2008

Hi all you irate AOL users!!! lol

Us...like alot of peeps....have had major snags since Thursday accessing lots of sites but I have just been on to Livehelp and think we have it sorted!! Yayyyyy
This will only apply to those who have Netgear wireless router I think.
Before I post the new settings needed to access the sites....can Admin please tell me on here if I am allowed to post it....there isn't any contact details, just new router settings.
Thanks
B&B xxxxxx

25 Feb 2008

Hi,
Yes thats fine, post away.
Thanks,
Elliot.

25 Feb 2008

Hi Elliot
Thanks wink

Workaround for the website issue for Netgear routers
1: Type the router's setup URL ( 0.1) into the Internet Explorer address bar and click Go.
2: Type in admin for the username and password for the password and click ok.
3: Click on Basic settings
4: Type in OpenDNS addresses in Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields.
Please write down your current DNS settings before switching to OpenDNS, in case you want to return to your old settings for any reason.
The addresses for OpenDNS are:
2 (primary)
0 (secondary)
5: Click Apply
6: Test the websites that there was a problem accessing.
This has worked for us....am now in chat and up to now, no problems. When you put in the new settings, give it 5 mins to kick in...if after this time, you are still having problems, power down the router and switch back on after 30 seconds.
Hope this helps some.
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25 Feb 2008

Quote by Barneyandbetty
Hi Elliot
Thanks
Workaround for the website issue for Netgear routers
1: Type the router's setup URL ( 0.1) into the Internet Explorer address bar and click Go.
2: Type in admin for the username and password for the password and click ok.
3: Click on Basic settings
4: Type in OpenDNS addresses in Primary DNS and Secondary DNS fields.
Please write down your current DNS settings before switching to OpenDNS, in case you want to return to your old settings for any reason.
The addresses for OpenDNS are:
2 (primary)
0 (secondary)
5: Click Apply
6: Test the websites that there was a problem accessing.
This has worked for us....am now in chat and up to now, no problems. When you put in the new settings, give it 5 mins to kick in...if after this time, you are still having problems, power down the router and switch back on after 30 seconds.
Hope this helps some.
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thanks barneyandbetty works a treat smile

25 Feb 2008

back with normal setup in the router aol must have fixed it

25 Feb 2008

Yeah about time they fixed it too!!! lol

:lol:
Absolutely did my head in not being able to get on here over the w/e....I mean I actually had to do some housework for a change grrrrrr!!! :lol:

25 Feb 2008

i almost went to church ffs!

25 Feb 2008

i am thinking barney posted this not betty
dunno what me thinks this tho :twisted:
bolt

27 Feb 2008

Could also be an issue with the MTU setting on your router.
The MTU (Maximum Transfer Unit) defines the largest data packet size you can transmit in one go across a network.
The normal MTU value for most ADSL connections is 1492. AOL uses an MTU of 1450 (trust AOL to be different!!)
Some routers will dynamically change the MTU, with others you may have to manually change the MTU setting.
In a Netgear router you can change this in Advanced --> WAN Setup.

28 Feb 2008

Hi, we are also on aol and we are having major problems with chat we have a D Link router we have got all the settings correct for aol and D link so totally mystified here......Please help
cheers

28 Feb 2008

Quote by mr-mish69
Hi, we are also on aol and we are having major problems with chat we have a D Link router we have got all the settings correct for aol and D link so totally mystified here......Please help
cheers

Don't know about your router but I went on Livehelp (during the day and in the week...very important that!!) and the blokey sorted my settings out and he waited online til it was all sorted too....maybe try that tomorrow???
Betty xxxxxx

28 Feb 2008

Quote by Barneyandbetty
Hi, we are also on aol and we are having major problems with chat we have a D Link router we have got all the settings correct for aol and D link so totally mystified here......Please help
cheers

Don't know about your router but I went on Livehelp (during the day and in the week...very important that!!) and the blokey sorted my settings out and he waited online til it was all sorted too....maybe try that tomorrow???
Betty xxxxxx[/quote
cheers barney will do ty

29 Feb 2008

Quote by mr-mish69
Hi, we are also on aol and we are having major problems with chat we have a D Link router we have got all the settings correct for aol and D link so totally mystified here......Please help
cheers

Don't know about your router but I went on Livehelp (during the day and in the week...very important that!!) and the blokey sorted my settings out and he waited online til it was all sorted too....maybe try that tomorrow???
Betty xxxxxx
Oi average!!! Just coz it is techy stuff....dont assume it was Barney...ffs pffftttt!!! I'm the computer nerd in this house!! lol

29 Feb 2008

o.k we are still having problems, it was o.k last night about 10ish but we have just logged on now p.m and the chatroom is shite again apart from extras lounge where it loads up str8 away and text goes in the room str8 away we are beginning to think it's a sh problem !!
By the way this is happening on both of our laptops.
Helpppppppppppp