> > > I have just spent about 45 minutes trying to connect. I
> > > appeared to be connected but unable to do anything. No
> > > mail or news servers could be found and all pages timed
> > > out. My IP Addy was 210.86.52.255 - what should I
> > > do about this?
> > >
> > > Chrissy.
> > >
> > >
> >I would ring your ISP if I were you - should usually be your first port of
> >call.
> >
> >Chris
>
> Isnt .255 the broadcast address for that subnet?

Yes it is and that is why it is a problem. The IP addy is allocated
to the line when I logon to my ISP - it is done by the Telecom
equipment in response to my request to access my ISP - it is not
done by my ISP - well, that is what Telecom told me. They
have told me that they have a problem with the list of valid IP
addys and this is one. They told me that they would fix it but
it is the same IP addy that I have had in the past with the same
problem.

BTW - Chris and Sahil (who e-mailed me privately) can you answer
these questions please

Why should I call my ISP?

What can my ISP do about it?

Did you know that my ISP does not allocate me IP addy?

Why did you assume that I did not call my ISP?

What would you do AFTER you called your ISP 10+ times
with this exact same problem and had called the ADSL help
desk too (the one for my ISP) and called (actually they called
me) the Telecom ADSL help desk?

Chrissy.

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