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Internet help
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pokey23
, Oct 10 2010 09:33 PM
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Posted 18 October 2010 - 11:12 AM
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Posted 18 October 2010 - 01:00 PM
Have you tried WinSockXP Fix? If not, worth a try.
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Posted 18 October 2010 - 04:39 PM
Yes I have done winsock fix twice. Thanks larry
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 06:15 AM
Hey mate,
Do you have any other computers using the same network?
If so, are they experiencing the problem?
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 07:18 AM
I have a laptop on the network that is working just fine. which I'm thinking maybe a virus? Their is something going on with that winsock thing because I will run that winsockxp fix and my connection will work right for about 5 minutes then back to the on then off then on again routine. ideas??? Larry
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 08:26 AM
Hello pokey23!
I was experiencing a similar issue not long ago.
Sometimes my Internet would work and sometimes it wouldn't. It always seemed like it was hanging up during domain name resolution. I tried flushing the cache and resetting the winsock (why does Windows need socks? ROFL). I changed my DNS provider to OpenDNS. NOTHING WORKED!!!
I was getting so frustrated until one day I was talking about it with one of my buddies at work and he said that the router I was using was known to cause problems. I hand't thought about it but the router I was using was rented from my ISP (couldn't afford one at the time).
This router was actually a modem/router (modem and router built together). Well apparently this caused a lot more interference than I thought it would.
When you have a device like a router with it's antennae wrapped around another device that passes off thousands of bytes of data every minute then you are bound to have problems.
Are you using a modem/router? If so, I'm willing to bet that the problem lies within your hardware.
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Posted 20 October 2010 - 08:36 AM
Hello and thanks for responding to my problem. I am using a seperate router from my modem, however the router is sitting on top of the modem. would that act the same way? so far today I have been connected for about an hour and a half without any problems (knock wood) I'm lost with this stupid thing!!!! 
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