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YES YES YES!!! I thought it was just mine. I tried to log on and couldn't. Was afraid I had done something wrong. Posts: 111 | From Pa | Registered: Oct 2007
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Geneal told me today that she's been having trouble. It's obvious to me now that Lymenet is where my computer ALWAYS seems to freeze or shut down.
It's driving me insane!!!
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Yes, yes and yes! I almost threw my laptop in the creek behind my house yesterday. It was soooooo slow, wouldn't let me login, etc.
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yes, but you apparently aren't geetting all the greek language i get and the zippers going 3 across and down the screen.
now i have a brand new pc; modem...should NOT be crashing; but it's the same as before.
tom brown did tell me in a pm he is working on a MAJOR UPGRADE of lymenet; didnt SAY WHEN IT WILL BE UP AND RUNNING; but it can't be soon enough for me/others.
takes 5 minutes to go from screen to screen, and i now have HI SPEED INTERNET!
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Yep....and it's been going on for months on end. Sometimes it takes me 5 or 6 tries to open a thread...I get blank screens, download managers, computer code of several types, until I finally give up.
Sadly, it's often something I know a bit about and could help with, like bactrim for example, and by the time I come back the thread is off the first page which usually means I won't run across it again.
I've got high speed internet and use a Mac with Safari browser, so it's not just PCs it's the site.
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I do sometimes I have to hit refresh 2 or 3 times for the page to display right. Maybe if everyone discribes there problem we can email this to LouB Or Tom
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OK so its not me...thought i was doing something the computer dint't want me to do..not that good with this stuff..had to get my grand daughter (who is 10) a few times to help...but thanks its not only me!!!!
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map1131
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Yes, I've been having trouble the last week. It's so frustrating. Everywhere else I go on computer is working okay. It's just something going on with lymenet.
I've notice lots of us are signed on at the time and there will be like 71 vistors looking on, when this is going on.
Somebody must be voodooing our lymenet???? lol
Pam
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AliG
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Yes - I've been having loads of problems too.
I inquired of the Lymenet "powers that be" & they're going to be doing something that should hopefully resolve some of these issues very soon.
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Same problems here... I have dial-up.
I've noticed that it extends to other sites once I've been at LN - pages don't load properly, etc.
I've also noticed that I keep picking up at least one Tracking Cookie on a regular basis, and I think it may be coming from HERE.
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D Bergy
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If you are using the latest version of internet Explorer, this could be the problem. It freezes easily and I quit using it. Mozilla Firefox is much more stable, especially for this site.
I get delays on this site, but no freezes with Firefox.
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AliG
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I recently switched to Firefox & have been having these problems. ?????
The pages just keep hanging on "loading", for what seems like an eternity.
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CaliforniaLyme
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YES- for me it is hard to LOAD LNet but I have found if I google Lymenet then click on the SUPPORT GROUP listings and then SHIFT to Flash it will let me in- but won't let me load Flash directly!!! 9And if after posting this I can no longer do so I'm gonna get REALLY paranoid*)!!!!
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I have a Mac, so I don't have the problems Lymetoo describes .... but, sometimes it take a LONG time to load a page! And sometimes the server stops responding and the page doesn't get loaded at all.
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Being a former Admin on a BB with the same software I can tell you the problem is on the site itself. So don't go crazy trying to fix your browser or PC, they probably have to flush the cache or something like that.
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map1131
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Sarah, lol, I also was paranoid yesterday. I thought maybe I was in trouble for something I posted while speaking the truth.
I guess you and I could be in trouble at the same time though? But Lymetoo in trouble? No way.
So I guess we can stop being paranoid. It's not us misbehaving? Well right this minute anyway.
Pam
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a little slow loading, refreshing twice, yet not that bad
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merrygirl
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I am having trouble too. taking forever to load
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JRWagner
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TuTu...if your computer is froozen, I will be right ove to thaw things out!!! Music man said it was OK!!!
Actually Lymenet is going to do an upgrade on their server so this will be moot.
I have a message in my PM inbox that was not meant for me!!??? PLUS, I can't open or delete the message. I get a message that says "You are not the intended recepient"...huh? It is MY PM inbox!!! Grrrrrrrrr!!
Hmmmmmmm....perhaps a TROLL got into the server?
Oh, right...a GREMLIN is responsible. Perhaps a TICK??? Of course you have heard of something that is just a TICK off?
Peace, Love and Wellness, JRW
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Yes my computer often doesn't load when I try to come to this site. I think it's due to the increased visitors to the site!
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map1131
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Well I hope Tom Brown fixes it soon. I believe there's more to the problem than just lymenet people.
If I were you after what I found today on my computer...I'd so some serious spyware and firewall searching.
Make sure all your security protection is working. Especially those of you that are having problems all over the net and not just lymenet.
Pam
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haha! pab
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Yup, I spent about 3 or 4 hours cleaning my computer............had to run everything I could find trying to get these 2 infected hidden files off!!
Still don't know if they are gone. It just started a week or so ago. Comeing here getting slower and slower.
I checked firewall, spyware, (I have 2 different types) Virus...........found some nasty things.
HUGS,
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map1131
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Yeap, Icey I'm still cleaning up the mess in my computer this morning. Somebody is being dirty, dirty, dirty.
Pam
-------------------- "Never, never, never, never, never give up" Winston Churchill Posts: 6478 | From Louisville, Ky | Registered: Jan 2002
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My firewall is stopped.... AGAIN.... and I'm not able to get it back on. Oh great!!
This may be the last you see of me for awhile. I'm sure my puter will be hit hard after being on here again!!!
Note to Tiffany Hester.....I'm unable to open your PM. If you need LLMD names, please contact bettyg or lou4656, or meg, or mbroderick.
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kam
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PAB Thanks for the laugh.
I have trouble pulling up the site...or pulling up a thread.
It does get frustrating, but having it freeze my computer up would be more frustrating.
When I try to answer a post, I sometimes have trouble too and just leave it and dont' answer.
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For me, it goes WAY beyond freezing or being slow. That would be the least of my worries.
I got my firewall back on, and now it's off again. I'm really afraid of what info SOMEONE is getting from my computer!!!!
I keep running Spy Bot and Ad Aware and am getting #&%$ off every time I run it.
I do hope Tim Brown is getting something done to protect us here. I wonder if Lymenet's firewall is down or something??
SOMEBODY is hacking into this site!
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cottonbrain
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yes!!
i posted a reply to this yesterday and it never made it...
very frustrating
seems to work better certain times of day??
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groovy2
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Hi All-
I have been getting the same type stuff --
About a week after the lighting strike on the LN server it started wacking out --
After the strike was fixed LN worked perty good-
then Bam -- I think SpyWare or similar --
Maybe computer has been made into Zombie --
Hope it gets fixed soon -- Jay --
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bettyg
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yes, I totally agree with folks.
look at all the MISSENT PMS folks have been getting; mainly from me from what folks have written letting me know they got something, and can NOT DELETE it or read it!
too many daily trolls hitting the site!
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The biggest danger to all of us right now is the viruses and other junk being hurled at us. My computer still is not protected by a firewall....which I feel certain THIS SITE caused on my computer.
Keep your eyes and ears open and make sure you are clearing viruses every time you come to this site.
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TheCrimeOfLyme
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Yes and 90 percent of the time, its not my computer- its the site.
They were suppossed to update their webserver......
its not trolls.
If you are getting the message "Web not responding" its lymenets server. I notice alot of times,
I will sign on, and be able to see the front page, but "flash discussion" will freeze on me and I can't see anything.
Other times, I can't delete mail. I can click until I am blue and nothing will go away.
But if I go to another site, I can fly around it.
ive had three different( and brand new) computers since being on lymenet.
Their server is over half the reason why I hardly come here. I was tired of the server messages.
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I see a lot of you talking about running your SpyWare but no one talking about using an anti-virus program.
You should have 1. A good Firewall program like Zone Alarm Free 2. You should have an anti-virus protecting your PC at ALL TIMES. 3. You should do a Windows security update every month. 4. You should do an anti-virus update every day and run it once a week.
Just some guidelines I hope you are all doing.
It's fine to have and run the other programs you speak of but not even close to being as important as a good Firewall and anti-virus.
If you have questions PM me and I'll get backl to you as soon as possible but remember, I'm one of you and so it make take some time.
Steve
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I haven't been able to get in for a few days.
I keep getting the white "Can't find the Server" page at this site only. When I do get in, freezes, etc.
And like everyone else, I have been cleaning my comp with out getting results.
Hope they get this fixed soon.
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map1131
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Music man, I'm also doing virus and firewall runs. There is one post here that someone says they have found 2 hidden virus in their computer.
So even though I'm running my virus everyday and there's nothing detected, it could be something hidden like the other poster found.
I was running my spyware for days also and THOUGTH it was cleaned up. It was also hidden 170 spy were attached. I literally had to go in the back way (quite by luck) and able my spyware again manually. Somehow someone somewhere in cyberspace had the ability to disable my spyware.
I'm playing a phone game with my internet security company. I'm going to have them walk me through their secret passage to getting to everything to see what else has been effected on my computer.
I'm trying to tell all of you on lymenet....THERE IS A HUGE COMPUTER BUG THAT HAS BEEN ATTACHED TO MY COMPUTER. Lymetoo is trying to tell you in this thread that it could be more serious than your lymenet.
Lymetoo and I both have major problems caused by a hacker/scammer. We believe it's related to this site.
Pam
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Are you actually doing a virus scan every day or just running the update program?
Make sure you do a full system scan on your PC.
If you have a virus that keeps coming back, you will have to turn off system restore and then run your anti-virus program again.
To turn off system restore: Start All programs Accessories System tools System restore
When you get to the system restore part just disable and you'll get a box asking if you really want to, just click yes.
I'll try to get back here and post a link to another program I use for Trojans.
You can look for yourself if you want. It's called A2-Anti-Trojan and they have a pay one and a free one, look for the free one and download it, then run it on your PC with nothing else open, like your browser or email.
As far as catching a virus from this site or any other site for that matter, it's not possible unless you get a window saying something wants to install on your PC, if you click on yes you would be allowing the virus in but I have never seen a virus yet on a BB system.
Steve
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steve, thanks for your expertise in this helping us non-literate ones on this procedure!
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Your welcome Betty. I've done this PC stuff way too long but just help friends and family out now.
Tu
You'll do fine print my directions and follow the steps.
I did not get a chance to get the link for A2 anti-trojan today but I'll try again tomorow and from the looks of things, a lot of you should run this program at least once anyhow.
Steve
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It's pretty common on message boards to get spyware and such. Those that do it will always be ahead of those who try to protect against it. It's the world we live in now. Just make sure you have antivirus and spyware, and it runs regularly.
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AliG
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Does the board itself get the spyware/viruses or only the visitors?
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map1131
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I finally met up with my internet security company on the phone yesterday. I had been deleting spies for three day. Running anti-virus and looking at my firewall.
I made lots of protective changes to my computer before I got on the phone with support. He actually hooked up to my computer and went through everything from his end and I could watch me going through everything. It was cool.
I just love a total computer nerd. I've learned alot on my own the last week. He taught me alot more about protection on this thing we call the world wide web.
Everytime we sign on we are possbily having someone try to spam us, hack us, spy on us etc. If you have all the anti-virus, spyware and firewalls in place you should be fine. But....
I found out that I had spies galore attached to me and they were following me around, including lymenet.
When I was running sooooo slow and everything was locking up on me Monday, I went looking and found my spyware was disabled. At that time I had 170 spyware attached.
I deleted them and went to lymenet and stayed on maybe 30 minutes and logged out and I had 10 more spyware attached. All day long Thurs & Friday I was watching them watch me.
I was a cleaning fool. lol Support assured me as he snooped around in my computer while I watched that I had no viruses. He loved the way I had set my computer to now clean, sweep and delete everyday for viruses and spyware.
If you can stay ahead of them (the bad guys in www) you can help your computer and speed things up. I'm now freely go here and there on the web and not feeling so invaded.
They might have the ability to latch on to me, but they won't for long. Zap, they're gone.
Remember they don't go away. You have to keep going after them too.
Pam
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