Thanks for all the input.
The problems I have experienced are of little or no consequence so far.
I was just tinkering with router security to gain a better understanding
of it. Now it seems likely that the problem was not with the router at all.
If indeed the problem is totally with gmail, it i
Tom Piwowar wrote:
No WPA and ports are distinct. WPA should not mess with email,
ports certainly can. I should mention that some ISPs block the
standard email prots, so you have to use special non-standard ports
they designate. Security for such ports woule need to be set up
manually.
Interest
On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 7:21 PM, Jeff Miles wrote:
>I really have no idea how this all works. But it sounds like they
> must have their service broken up into blocks of coverage. For them this
> would be a good thing. If a problem happens, it doesn't happen network wide.
> They can isolat
Tom is correct in that wireless encryption shouldn't do anything to your ports.
If you can connect to the router via Ethernet cable, I would try that before
goofing with wireless settings. If you still have the problem, then your
router is doing something hinky. It may even be worth you time t
I really have no idea how this all works. But it sounds like they
must have their service broken up into blocks of coverage. For them
this would be a good thing. If a problem happens, it doesn't happen
network wide. They can isolate it. I just happen to live in a crap
sector.
Once again,
>I'm sorry your gmail breaks so often.
I have found it very reliable. I can only remember getting hit by two
short outages since the service bagan.
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Jeff Miles wrote:
I'm hardly as in the know as either Tom or Jeff W, but my
experience has been, contrary to all the hype it gets, gmail is very
unreliable. Thankfully I only have one address hooked to them and my
mail program checks it at the same time it checks all the others.
Gmail seem
I'm hardly as in the know as either Tom or Jeff W, but my experience
has been, contrary to all the hype it gets, gmail is very unreliable.
Thankfully I only have one address hooked to them and my mail program
checks it at the same time it checks all the others. Gmail seems to
have problems
Tom Piwowar wrote:
No WPA and ports are distinct. WPA should not mess with email, ports
certainly can. I should mention that some ISPs block the standard email
prots, so you have to use special non-standard ports they designate.
Security for such ports woule need to be set up manually.
Inter
>> Does WPA security close ports for mail? Different ports for secure email --
>in, port 995 (SSL), out 587/465 (TLS/SSL) for TBird server settings.
No WPA and ports are distinct. WPA should not mess with email, ports
certainly can. I should mention that some ISPs block the standard email
prots
Tom Piwowar wrote:
I am experimenting with WPA wireless security on my D-Link router. I
thought it was working but then it stopped incoming or outgoing email.
Web browsing was still working well. Email worked again when I shut
security off.
You need to find out what your router does when
B1suncat wrote:
Does WPA security close ports for mail? Different ports for secure email -- in,
port 995 (SSL), out 587/465 (TLS/SSL) for TBird server settings.
Betty
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Well, you are just so cool!
I'll keep reading up on what it might do as far as messing with ports
>I am experimenting with WPA wireless security on my D-Link router. I
>thought it was working but then it stopped incoming or outgoing email.
>Web browsing was still working well. Email worked again when I shut
>security off.
You need to find out what your router does when you turn security on.
Does WPA security close ports for mail? Different ports for secure email -- in,
port 995 (SSL), out 587/465 (TLS/SSL) for TBird server settings.
Betty
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I am experimenting with WPA wireless security on my D-Link router. I
thought it was working but then it stopped incoming or outgoing email.
Web browsing was still working well. Email worked again when I shut
security off.
I have not seen anything yet that addresses problems or any particular
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