Dm 500s

how sure are u that the line you have been given by a friend or whoever is definately working

I imagine the line from the server which is supposed to be serving you....maybe it?s not active therefore it won?t open anything for the client(yours)..

as cazuela said buddy . are you share the line you have been given is active ?

Yes CS-Studio m8...

Or the ccam-info plug in you can get for your box!

it could also be your end ,not adding the cline correctly respecting spaces ,etc...
another method worth a try is to ping the host of the server line : depending on your pc O.S ...try this : in START ,write cmd a new window will open,write: ping leave a space then write the host of the server ,i.e : freedyg.dontexist.net then press ENTER and it should show you if its online or not...
NOTE . this will only work on about 95% of all hosts ,,not on all..

or another method is to log into your receiver via telnet and issue the command ping followed by the dns address you have been given.

t

alternatively you can do the same in your PC..
start -> cmd-> ping IP or HOST and at least you?ll see if the server is online....

lots of methods really , ha

one thing to mention though is that within windows using cmd then ping command you cannot specify port to ping whereas in a linux environment via telnet you simply type

ping "ip address or dns address":"port number"

this method will ensure that the server port you need is open. Most common day routers will block ping requests to standard ping ports so for a solid solution used telnet via your receiver or a linux machine

regards

t