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No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 3:27 pm
by Shattered
For the last couple of days I have had this waring message come up - 2009-12-14 19:37:49,315 WARNING [downloader] Thread
1@news.virginmedia.com:119: [downloader] Server news.virginmedia.com:119 requires user/password
And currently have zero download speed
As I know next to nothing about computers I was hoping someone could help me sort this.
Thanks in advance.
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 3:54 pm
by shypike
Doesn't the message "requires user/password" ring a bell?
Most Usenet providers require a username and password.
Check with virginmedia.com
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 4:03 pm
by switch
Virgin media do not usually require a password. Not sure what is going on here, not on a Virgin connection at the moment to verify if there is something wrong with their servers.
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 4:22 pm
by sander
switch wrote:
Virgin media do not usually require a password.
... as long as the OP is on the virginmedia network. Otherwise you get "
480 Authentication Required":
Code: Select all
sander@athlon64:~$ telnet news.virginmedia.com nntp
Trying 69.16.176.253...
Connected to news.virginmedia.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
200 (newsfe18.ams2) -- Welcome (newsfe18.ams2) (Tornado v1.4.1.615-1)
help
480 Authentication Required
quit
205 GoodBye
Connection closed by foreign host.
sander@athlon64:~$
So, OP: are you still on your own Virginmedia connection?
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 4:29 pm
by switch
That may be it then.
If I remember correctly virgin just use highwinds media's servers and if it detects you are on an IP from virgin it will let you logon without the need for a password (at a lower retention, the user+pass of a paid highwinds reseller would have to be supplied for higher retention).
If you are on a virgin network, I would contact their support.
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 4:37 pm
by Shattered
sander wrote:
switch wrote:
Virgin media do not usually require a password.
... as long as the OP is on the virginmedia network. Otherwise you get "
480 Authentication Required":
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sander@athlon64:~$ telnet news.virginmedia.com nntp
Trying 69.16.176.253...
Connected to news.virginmedia.com.
Escape character is '^]'.
200 (newsfe18.ams2) -- Welcome (newsfe18.ams2) (Tornado v1.4.1.615-1)
help
480 Authentication Required
quit
205 GoodBye
Connection closed by foreign host.
sander@athlon64:~$
So, OP: are you still on your own Virginmedia connection?
Yes I am.
Re: No download speed
Posted: December 14th, 2009, 5:28 pm
by sander
The error message seems quite common. See
http://www.google.com/search?q=%22480+a ... nmedia.com
Maybe those forums give a solution. Otherwise contact Virginmedia.