Author: john eayrs Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Network issue - how to describe
Hi all
> On Sat August 11 2007 22:09, Rob Malpass wrote:
> > Hi all
> >
> > I'm experiencing a problem with my ISP - and I need to know the technical > > description of the fault in the hope that I get someone knowledgeable at
> > customer service (a pipe dream most likely but nonetheless).
> >
> > Symptom: Head for any website and I get a "Internet explorer cannot
> > display the page". Key in the same address again or hit f5 and hey
> > presto
> > - up comes the page.
> >
This sounds like a problem I had with tiscali when tiscali upgraded their
web site and BT had upgraded the local exchange. The MTU setting I had on
my router became too high for effective web browsing. By lowering my
router's MTU setting the problem went away.
