From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Mon Mar 06 2006 - 13:24:32 PST
I just tried. The first time it timed out and the second time it worked, however slowly.
Glen
-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Webster <james.webster@iomartdsl.com>
>Sent: Mar 6, 2006 2:41 PM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Sarge are illiterate!
>
>Sarge wrote:
>> Folks, Sarge has a problem.
>> If you are not a computer nerd, delete this e-mail now!!!
>> This does have an MV angle, at least it concerns LOGSA.
>> I have internet connectivity at two locations, 20 miles apart.
>> Until about two weeks ago, I could connect to the Logsa home page from both
>> of my computers.
>> https://www.logsa.army.mil/
>> Then suddenly! nothing happened.
>> What I mean is, I can no longer connect to Logsa from my home computer. It
>> uses a DSL line (I think? anyhoo, it is always connected) The same thing
>> always happens, Page not found, connection timed out, server not found, DNS
>> error, you get the picture.
>> My farm computer is hooked up through a regular old modem and it connects to
>> Logsa just fine. The downside is, it takes 3 hours to download a small TM.
>> At my home computer, a 10MB TM used to take about 15 seconds to download.
>> I have tried various computer geeks, but no luck so far.
>> Can anyone on the list point me in the correct direction?
>> I even tried the support pages at Microsoft, sorry, but I are too illiterate
>> to understand nerdese.
>> It is almost certainly due to a mistake that I inadvertantly made, but what?
>
>Simplified version...
>
>LOGSA pin numbers are now IP matched to a specific computer. So that a
>certain pin number can only be used from a certain IP address. All the
>crap you are getting on your other computer will be Homeland Security
>keeping you busy while they attempt to find out who it is using a pin
>number allocated to another computer.
>
>How long has that utility van been parked outside your front door? ;-)
>
>--
>TTFN
>Jim
>
>
>'Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vicendarum!'
>
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Regards,
Glen
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