$20 to whoever solves this connection problem

[LGeneral]

Try entering the ip adress directly into the browser: 66.212.239.17 for FTP for example

Does that work or not?

[cwes]

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i changed the mtu of the router. i don't know how to change the mtu of the laptop.

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Try google. Set to 1200. See what happens.

[Jay.]

direct ip address didn't work.

virus scan done, was fine, didn't solve it.

trying the ipconfig commands now.

[Abramovic]

I had this problem when I used internet connection sharing. I guess the problem was that it went 'through' the computer directly connected to the router. If you can go direct from laptop->connection rather than laptop->laptop-> connection it would work.

Excuse my post if this is ridiculously obvious (im a computer idiot).

[Jay.]

setting mtu to 1200 didn't work.



this laptop is directly to the router.

[Brooklyn]

Sounds like its time to buy a new computer.

[cwes]

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setting mtu to 1200 didn't work.



this laptop is directly to the router.

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setting the laptop's mtu to 1200 didn't work? didn't work as in accessing the websites?

[Jay.]

JACKPOT.

[Jay.]

i tried the router to 1200, that didn't work and the other laptop on the network stopped working. put that back and set this laptop to 1400 from google guide and all good baby!

i owe you $20 cwes, pp or ps sn name please. many thanks!

[cwes]

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many thanks!

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yw, keep the 20 or better yet, use it for something charitable (e.g. save it for a hooker)

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JACKPOT.

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Not. There's some suckiness going on with your router. Somtehing's wrong. It should either fragment outgoing packets (mss clamping) or it should send an icmp "fragmentation-needed" message to your laptop.