Comments on: The Internet: I Has It http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/ An Indie Game Developer's somewhat interesting thoughts Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:16:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Viridian http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-49090 Viridian Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:32:03 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-49090 GB - I think I've got the problem you're having with Planitia fixed. I'll try to be on later tonight so hopefully we can test it. GB – I think I’ve got the problem you’re having with Planitia fixed. I’ll try to be on later tonight so hopefully we can test it.

]]> By: Kasami http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48999 Kasami Tue, 11 Sep 2007 18:45:12 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48999 I was thinking lolcats when I saw it. "The Internetz: I can has it!" Anyway, hoping for more posts now, boring to check in every few days and there's nothing new. Keep up the good job! :) I was thinking lolcats when I saw it.
“The Internetz: I can has it!”

Anyway, hoping for more posts now, boring to check in every few days and there’s nothing new. Keep up the good job! :)

]]> By: RohoMech http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48996 RohoMech Tue, 11 Sep 2007 16:51:08 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48996 Btw GB, you might be able to get your service pro-rated for the period you couldn't use it (since it sounds like the problem was with their techs...). Glad to see things are kind of working, good luck with the rest of your setup issues. Btw GB, you might be able to get your service pro-rated for the period you couldn’t use it (since it sounds like the problem was with their techs…).

Glad to see things are kind of working, good luck with the rest of your setup issues.

]]> By: Neil http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48953 Neil Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:26:33 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48953 Double orange juice?! Be careful! You don't want to develop a fruit juice drinking problem. Or is it already too late? Double orange juice?! Be careful! You don’t want to develop a fruit juice drinking problem. Or is it already too late?

]]> By: Larry Garfield http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48881 Larry Garfield Sat, 08 Sep 2007 19:36:35 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48881 They don't need to install software on your computer. They need access to IE in order to hit a specific web site and register the modem's MAC address. Why IE? I see two possibilities. One, they have a registration site that requires ActiveX or is otherwise not compatible with anything but IE. Two, they only train their techs to click on the E, and they get scared by anything else. Or it could, of course, be both. Either way, it's a sign of basic corporate stupidity. Once your MAC is registered, you're all set until your cable modem needs to be replaced. I don't know why you were having SMTP issues. I run my own mail server and have for years. I have it setup to use smtp.comcast.com as a SmartHost (meaning it routes all outgoing mail through that server) on the usual port 25. I've had Comcast for 4 years, and aside from techs who didn't know Internet from The Blue E during setup, I've not had a problem. (OK, there've been a few outages, but they're not frequent and my memory of RCN before that was that they weren't much better either.) As for setting up your network weirdness for remote access, I recommend <a href="http://www.garfieldtech.com/blog/hacking-dns" rel="nofollow">my setup</a>. :-) They don’t need to install software on your computer. They need access to IE in order to hit a specific web site and register the modem’s MAC address. Why IE? I see two possibilities. One, they have a registration site that requires ActiveX or is otherwise not compatible with anything but IE. Two, they only train their techs to click on the E, and they get scared by anything else. Or it could, of course, be both. Either way, it’s a sign of basic corporate stupidity. Once your MAC is registered, you’re all set until your cable modem needs to be replaced.

I don’t know why you were having SMTP issues. I run my own mail server and have for years. I have it setup to use smtp.comcast.com as a SmartHost (meaning it routes all outgoing mail through that server) on the usual port 25.

I’ve had Comcast for 4 years, and aside from techs who didn’t know Internet from The Blue E during setup, I’ve not had a problem. (OK, there’ve been a few outages, but they’re not frequent and my memory of RCN before that was that they weren’t much better either.)

As for setting up your network weirdness for remote access, I recommend my setup. :-)

]]> By: Keith Weatherby II http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48877 Keith Weatherby II Sat, 08 Sep 2007 18:03:25 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48877 Sounds like a pain, maybe moving wasn't such a hot idea after all? BTW where's my game?! Sounds like a pain, maybe moving wasn’t such a hot idea after all?

BTW where’s my game?!

]]> By: Katie http://gbgames.com/blog/2007/09/the-internet-i-has-it/comment-page-1/#comment-48872 Katie Sat, 08 Sep 2007 15:58:11 +0000 http://gbgames.com/blog/?p=671#comment-48872 The Game: I lost it. The Game: I lost it.

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