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Subject:
Why do I lose my internet connection intermittently?
Category: Computers > Internet Asked by: whutupbioootch-ga List Price: $6.00 |
Posted:
02 May 2005 13:31 PDT
Expires: 01 Jun 2005 13:31 PDT Question ID: 516903 |
Every once in a while I lose my internet connection. This has been giving me problems off and on for the past two weeks or so. I have Verizon DSL with Norton Anti - Virus and Firewall and am running Windows XP. Needless to say, yes I do check to see of the modem and rj 45 cable are plugged in. Here is some background info: When I loose my connection, internet explorer gives me the "Cannot find server" error. I used to be able to go to My Computer-> My Network Connections-> View Network Connections and Repair the LAN connection and it would work. But recently I got an error from Windows before I even tried to open internet explorer. When I first turned on my computer I got a tray icon of my network connection with the yellow triangle with the exclamation point in the middle. The same thing occured when I tried to open up internet explorer. The way I was able to access the internet to post this question was by unplugging my modem (the power source) and plugging it back in and restarting my computer. My question is why has this been happenning (could it be my modem?) and how can I fix it permanently? Just to let you know- I religiously run Ad-Aware and Spybot Search and Destroy after checking for updates. |
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Re: Why do I lose my internet connection intermittently?
From: myoarin-ga on 04 May 2005 07:27 PDT |
If we only knew .... And - true to Murphy's law - just when I've composed the absolutely correct and well supported comment here to someone's important question that I can answer completely. (It happens every time. That's why you haven't seen any of those comments. :-) But it does happen, and my Fritz! can sometimes be very reluctant to reconnect. I console myself with the hope that it proves that my security software has safed me from a worse fate. (Don't ask me about it, I just have someone who tries to help me.) |
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Re: Why do I lose my internet connection intermittently?
From: omnivorous-ga on 04 May 2005 08:54 PDT |
Whut -- There are a myriad of potential causes but I'd start with the basics: try replacing your RJ-45 cable between DSL modem and computer; then check or replace the cable into your DSL modem. It's not frequent but cabling does fail. Last summer I had an Ethernet cable fail after years of faithful service. Of course we checked cable head-end service; the cable modem; the Ethernet card itself; TCP/IP settings in software -- all before we replaced the cable. Best regards, Omnivorous-GA |
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Re: Why do I lose my internet connection intermittently?
From: rsantos12184-ga on 26 May 2005 08:58 PDT |
Check your online dsl lights to make sure its in sync if it is ive seen this happen when someone installs service pack 2 for xp.. that may be the cause.. if thats not it could be the cable.. then the nic card.. but i would check on service pack 2 and do a reinstall |
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