Connection issues and global mode issues

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AlbinoGorilla

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#171559 22-Apr-2015 17:35

Hey Geekzone,

I'm having 2 issues, and I'm not sure if they are related or not. They only began after our new modem arrived yesterday, as the first one was dropping WiFi signal. Standard slingshot issued modem/router. VB104W.

Issue 1 - I first noticed something was up when GTA V PC booted me from online. I was able to reconnect instantly. Next Skype dropped a call, reconnecting again within 5-10sec. Tried downloading wireshark, see if I could spot dropped packets/errors. The download constantly failed due to "network error". Speedtest showing 30mb/s, but will sometimes stall and drop to 0mb/s.

Issue 2 - Netflix is showing NZ content, even though global mode turned on. Hulu.com and other USA websites think I'm in the USA, and allow me to view their content. But Netflix refuses.

I have cleared DNS cache on all devices. Rebooted modem. Rebooted devices.

Would appreciate some help with both of these issues, especially if they are related (DNS issue?) I've pasted the STATs page from my modem.

PeterReader

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#1289610 22-Apr-2015 17:35

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AlbinoGorilla

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#1289619 22-Apr-2015 17:44

I should mention, I've spoken to Slingshot support (level 1 I assume) who told me the connection issue was due to having Java installed, and it was messing with my speedtest.net results. Also she told me to call Netflix and explain that I was seeing NZ content when I'd chosen USA on global mode.

n4

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#1289630 22-Apr-2015 17:55

AlbinoGorilla: I should mention, I've spoken to Slingshot support (level 1 I assume) who told me the connection issue was due to having Java installed, and it was messing with my speedtest.net results. Also she told me to call Netflix and explain that I was seeing NZ content when I'd chosen USA on global mode.

Hahaha, can only imagine how that conversation with Netflix would go!

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AlbinoGorilla

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#1289635 22-Apr-2015 17:58

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