Internet Problems

[Daston]

Hi guys

Got an odd internet question.

My web browsers seem to drop at random meaning I am unable to connect to any web pages. Tried both IE and Fire Fox. However my PS3 and 360 are still able to connect and progams such as Steam and EvE are able to connect to their servers without an issue.

Any ideas on this?

[TurricanII]

Are you on a laptop/wireless? The popular Intel 2200BG wireless card has a problem with an older driver which causes it to be hyper sensitive and keep loosing wireless connectivity. Test with a cable perhaps? Also check your event logs to see if any network related messages appear, particularly a warning that your computer reached the limit on TCP connections. Finally try disabling power saving on the properties of your network card in device manager. Your computer may drop the network connection to save power.

[Daston]

I am on a desktop that is wired.

I have 2 desktops wired to the router (3Com) and both loose internet connection with a DSL error at the same time. However programs such as online games and both our consoles still manage to get an internet connection.

[Blue Meanie]

What exactly is the dsl error it is flagging?

Edited by Blue Meanie on Tuesday 27th April 08:43

[Daston]

Blue Meanie said:

What exactly is the dsl error it is flagging?

Edited by Blue Meanie on Tuesday 27th April 08:43

Says it cant connect to the DSL sever other than that Vista seems to have no idea what the problem is.

Resetting the router works but then I don't want to keep doing that.

[Blue Meanie]

Is it an ip lease issue? Can you check if there is conflicting ip addresses on your network, and would that cause this?