Taerie Waverider

I logged off when I got a message for region restart and was never able to log on again. Using Firestorm or Phoenix the message is: We're having trouble connecting. There may be a problem with your internet connection or the second life Grid. You can either check your internet connection and try again in a a few minutes, click Help to view the Second Life Support Portal or click Teleport to attempt to teleport home. When I use the Second Life Viewer it gets as far as "waiting for handshake" before it fails. I tried it on both a windows running Windows XP and a Mac running Tiger. I also tried turning off my firewall, rebooting the computer and rebooting the modem. Still same problem. We are on a satellite connection and it is running as usual. Living here out in the country with a satellite connection Second Life is the only game I can play because satellite is slow. (I have no other internet options.) Please don't tell me the recent change to Second Life puts that out of my reach too. :-( >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Edit: I checked the google site on editing DNS settings and they say If you aren't proficient at changing DNS settings you shouldn't attempt it. Since I hardly know what a DNS setting even IS I think that they mean me. :-) I hope that they fix whatever is causing this soon and that it isn't permanent after all the money I have spent setting up in SL. It is my entertainment in the Winter and it is closing in fast out here in the boondocks. Thanks.