matt74441 Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 For some reason my Internet connection just seems to keep dying on me. I can browse the Internet for about 10-15 minutes, and then my Internet connection just refuses to keep working. It says that I'm still connected, but just stops sending and receiving. The only way to fix it is to restart the computer, but the problem keeps coming back. Its not a problem with my ISP, and I have Adaware, Spybot, Norton Antivirus and there are no mysterious enteries in my msconfig, and there are no suspicious programs running in Task Manager. I have all the updated drivers for everything. I have the newest version of ZoneAlarm, and the problem persists even when its off. I'm always using Firefox at the time, but IE won't respond either. Anyone know what the problem is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GNRambo Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 For some reason my Internet connection just seems to keep dying on me. I can browse the Internet for about 10-15 minutes, and then my Internet connection just refuses to keep working. It says that I'm still connected, but just stops sending and receiving. The only way to fix it is to restart the computer, but the problem keeps coming back.Its not a problem with my ISP, and I have Adaware, Spybot, Norton Antivirus and there are no mysterious enteries in my msconfig, and there are no suspicious programs running in Task Manager. I have all the updated drivers for everything. I have the newest version of ZoneAlarm, and the problem persists even when its off. I'm always using Firefox at the time, but IE won't respond either. Anyone know what the problem is? Whats your ISP? Sympatico is my ISP and every 3 hours it does that, so i have to reconnect, its very anoying in the middle of my delicious halo....i think it may be your network card... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kombolcha Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 i used to have that problem, i found that unpluggin your modem and router (if you have one) and pluggin it back in works. also upgrading the firmware on the router (again, if you have one) and if you have cable you can call your isp and they try and troubleshoot for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 10, 2004 Author Share Posted June 10, 2004 I already called Sympatico and they said that the problem was on my end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I8PP Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 When the internet goes out, can you communicate with other computers on your LAN? Assuming you have a home network of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edbro Posted June 10, 2004 Share Posted June 10, 2004 I think the internet has been down for maintenance off and on today. It's a worldwide problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well I'm gonna try another network card because the other 3 computers in the house are all connecting and keep their connections with no problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicski Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 wow, i have that same problem, except I have onboard LAN, so I might also try another card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
computerguy2004 Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 look at ur dhcp release info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well I tried another NIC card and no dice. Maybe my XP installation is #@$%ed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 I seem to have found the culprit, heres one for the books. This popped up the last time the Internet died on me, I never waited this long, so I guess I missed it the other times. Odd because no ZoneAlarm related program or service was running at the time. Anyone want to recommend me a good free firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[hxc] Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 i had the same problem with my telus adsl once, but it wasnt caused by zonealarm, i had a worm doing this to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well I did what the mysterious instructions said to do and its been over an hour. I'm going to run the McAfee online one tonight and the Norton one will go at 4 am. So far the computer has checked out work / virus free, so I think it was just ZoneAlarm acting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotwheelz Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 I had the same problem and mine ended up being ISP related. They gave me a static IP, reset the connection on their end, and it was fine from then on. I know, not good advice for you, but figured id throw out my experience. BTW, it was with MSN:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm Posted June 11, 2004 Share Posted June 11, 2004 ah another poor soul using zone alarm, believe its crap, i switched to sygate firewall the other day, cus za kept freezin explorer.exe making the desktop unresponsive for 5-10mins every 15mins!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt74441 Posted June 11, 2004 Author Share Posted June 11, 2004 Well I have it unistalled right now, I'm still deciding which one I should go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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