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    Freebox and downloads

    in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone

    Posted

    It does sound like an issue with the Freebox. I use a Livebox, and had to setup forwarding within the router for my torrents to work. I also had to configure my torrent client to use a non-default port number. I suspected that the default port may have been 'shaped' or blocked.

    For the port fowarding I went to the config pages on the Livebox by entering http://192.168.1.1/ into my browser and logged into the admin pages. It did say that I should have a fixed IP address but I noticed I always! get allocated the same IP address so I just used that. Configured the port selected in the torrent client to forward to my IP address for both tcp and udp.

    Good luck.

    Support for Windows 98 withdrawn ...what now?

    in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone

    Posted

    It depends how you connect to the Internet, but if on ADSL you could use a hardware firewall that is built into most broadband routers. However if your considering spending money on hardware it might be a better investment to just buy a new PC and use supported OS'es and apps etc.

    The other option, which is a bit more radical, is to keep the old hardware and replace W98 with Linux, e.g. <a href="http://www.ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a>, it's free and comes with all the apps you'll need and is much more secure on the Internet.

    New forum broken in FireFox (1.5)

    in Forum Technical Support

    Posted

    [quote user="Hegs"]

    Can't read Private messages. None of the links on that line (Active, Unanswered) etc are clickable, nothing happens when you hover over them.

    IE works just fine.

     [/quote]

    As a workaround in Firefox for the broken links try, View->Page Style>No Style  This makes the links clickable, so then select the required link and restore the style with View->Page Style>Basic Page Style

    BTW running the CSS through the WC3 validator, http://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/, reveals quite a few errors.

    Wanadoo to NTL world users

    in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone

    Posted

    I believe Wanadoo's solution to the problem of having their mail servers blacklisted is just to keep changing the IP addresses of thier SMTP servers. This would explain way mail is delivered sporadically. It just depends which Wanadoo SMTP server (I think they have about 10) sends the mail and if it's been blacklisted yet. Obviously this is no way to run an ISP, but as mentioned in this thread Wanadoo don't want to listen and blame everyone else.

    web hosting - confused!

    in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone

    Posted

    I use www.micronicos.com and have done for over 5 years. They are no where near the cheapest but there are no bandwidth restrictions, fantastic server uptime and any support issues I've ever had have been resolved within 24hrs. Because mine are business websites I prefer to pay the extra.

    You can go to joker.com and register a name for just 10€ a year and point (redirect) to your 'free' webspace as Ian suggests. For a personal website this is fine but for a business website I would have to disagree with Ian. Google does not like redirects and I believe you will find it very difficult to get a good ranking using this method.

    For business you should have dedicated paid for webspace with the extra controls and features you may want later.

    As an example the Wanadoo free web space went through a major upgrade earlier this year and prevented any changes for nearly 2 months with access very flakey at times. Thats fine for a personal site or a blog but most probably not if the website is important to your business.

    You get what you pay for (mostly)

    web hosting - confused!

    in French Satellite TV, French Internet and Telephone

    Posted

    It is very confusing.

    For my websites I use a hosting company in the UK but use Wanadoo in France as my ISP. The hosting company provides an FTP username/password allowing one to upload files to the website regardless of the ISP (i.e. where I am in the world on, if on dial-up, ADSL, cyber cafe etc.) The hosting company receives all my mail then it gets forwarded to my current ISP for collection via a mail client.

    For cheaper 'packages' (and 'free hosting') where the ISP and the hosting company are usually the same there are often restrictions to ensure you use their dial-up number to upload files. That's how they make their money. From the phone calls.

    Separating the hosting and ISP gives you more flexibility but is slighty dearer and more complicated.

    Fuse box identification please

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    I have pressed the buttons but nothing happened.

    I haven't got any appliances on off-peak power so I doubt pressing the buttons would tell me much. I'm reluctant to open it up and poke about with a multimeter as we are on 3-phase, and I don't fancy getting thrown across the living room.

    Any other suggestions ?

    Fuse box identification please

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Next to my tableau in the house I've got the box (pictured - click for a larger image) and would like to know what it is please ? I think it might be something to do with heurse creuses but I'm not sure. What are the two red and green buttons for ? What's the toggle switch on the side for ?fuse-box

    Any help identifying the box appreciated.

    Renovation schedule - order of works

    in French Artisans

    Posted

    I've almost finished a major renovation project of a barn and was thinking back to the start of the project when I just didn't know where to start, what job to do first, the 'correct' order of work etc. It was all a bit overwhelming and difficult to focus. I'm sure many other people have been in the same boat and thought it might be helpful if a basic construction schedule could be fleshed out, with input from people like myself and the professionals - artisans. Having a good grasp of the order of works could mean better scheduling/devis of the trades; macon, electrician, plumber etc, and act as a checklist of jobs to do and things to buy.

    I'm happy to have a first crack based on my humble experience. Feel free to contribute, with additions, deletions, re-ordering etc. and then I could summarise as a FAQ. BTW I'm in Brittany an am assuming converting a barn with mud floor and stone walls.

    • Plans - draw up building plans

    • Permits - obtain necessary permissions + fosse if necessary

    • Excavate floor

    • Holes in walls for PTT, Electrics, Water, Gaz, Drains

    • Lay hardcore/sand and soil pipes according to plan. If necessary gaine for water, electric.

    • Waterproof membrane, insulation and metal grid for concrete floor

    • Lay gaine for electric feeds from fusebox

    • Concrete floor

    • Openings for doors, windows

    • Fit doors and windows

    • Fit Veluxes

    • Upper floor(s) ceiling joists

    • Upper floor(s) internal studwork (metal or wood) + doors

    • Hidden cable and pipe runs (VMC, heating, water, waste, lights and power) as plan

    • Plasterboard ceilings + make loft hatch(es)

    • Plasterboard and insulate walls

    • Tape and joint or plaster walls and ceilings

    • Ground floor screed/chape

    • Ground floor studwork and internal doors/frames

    • Hidden cable and pipe runs (VMC heating, water, waste, lights and power) as plan

    • Insulate and plasterboard

    • Tape and joint/plaster

    • Floor tiling/grouting

    • Staircases (possibly earlier or later as may get damaged)

    • Fit showers/baths

    • Tile bathrooms

    • Fit remaining sanitaryware, toilets, basins...

    • Wood trims, architrave, etc.

    • Paint ceilings/walls throughout

    • Paint doors/frames thoughout

    • Fit door furniture

    • Upstairs flooring

    • Skirting boards and ceramic floor plinths

    • Fit electric switches, sockets, lights, TV points, PTT...

    • Fit kitchen cabinets

    • Kitchen worktops and sink + taps/hob and appliances (Dishwasher...)

    • Connect services, water, electric, ... and check and get inspections if necessary

    • Ceiling/loft insulation

    I haven't mentioned roofing or temporary electrical/water supplies as in my case the roof was sound and I had a long extension lead!

    Books and electrics

    in House Renovations

    Posted

    Regarding a book on French electrics then try this book,

    L'installation électrique, it's very good and covers the latest norms.

    For the lights, are the 9 halogens all controlled by a single switch ? If they are, then I would consider this to one light, especially if they are 20W bulbs. There's not much danger in overloading a circuit with < 200W. As with most rules, I think common sense often prevails.

    Wasps - how to find a nest?

    in Gardening

    Posted

    We had a hornets nest that we tracked down by following the hornets at dusk. There was a constant stream of black dots against the evening sky. Apparently thay return home at sunset, maybe wasps behave the same way.

    So grab a beer and stake out the garden.

    No control panel, is it just me?

    in Forum Technical Support

    Posted

    To help isolate the problem you could try using a different browser, e.g. Firefox or Opera

    Depending on the results obtained using an alternative to IE it may help to narrow down the problem. The fact that other IE users are OK may indicate an IE problem. Have you upgraded or downloaded any security patches recently ?

    Prehaps try going to IE, Options, Advanced and use the 'restore to defaults' option ?

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