browser not connecting

pigmaster · 02-20-2007, 05:02 PM

I have this problem. I turn my computer on and everything seems to work fine. I connect to the internet just fine with firefox, IE, Trillian, and Utorrent. However after about 1-3 hours of my computer being on, my browsers stop connecting (giving me the timed out message) However I am still able to be on trillian and use Utorrent just fine. So I have to restart in order for the broswers to connect agian.

Any advice on how to fix this problem would be much appreciated.

Thanks

superdave1984 · 02-20-2007, 08:52 PM

Do you have a router?

pigmaster · 02-20-2007, 09:19 PM

yep.

superdave1984 · 02-20-2007, 11:35 PM

DHCP enabled? If so, how often does it renew IP's?

pigmaster · 02-21-2007, 09:30 AM

DHCP is on the router right? Yeah it's enabled. The lease time is 1 day if that's what you are talking about.

Could this be any kind of virus that is doing it to me?
I have eTrust Security Suite on

Elbatrop1 · 02-21-2007, 01:39 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pigmaster
I have this problem. I turn my computer on and everything seems to work fine. I connect to the internet just fine with firefox, IE, Trillian, and Utorrent. However after about 1-3 hours of my computer being on, my browsers stop connecting (giving me the timed out message) However I am still able to be on trillian and use Utorrent just fine. So I have to restart in order for the broswers to connect agian.

Any advice on how to fix this problem would be much appreciated.

Thanks

I had this problem when using Zonealarm. I also have a router, and for whatever reason, Zonealarm would stop passing web traffic, but MSN and uTorrent would keep working.

If you have a firewall, I'd try resetting it. Or, depending on how concerned about security, you could turn it off and use the Windows firewall, as well as the security that having a router provides.

pigmaster · 02-21-2007, 02:27 PM

I have ETrust PErsonal Firewall. Which when I look at it seems almost identical to ZoneAlarm. Is there anyway to configure it to allow browsing traffic through?

Elbatrop1 · 02-21-2007, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pigmaster
I have ETrust PErsonal Firewall. Which when I look at it seems almost identical to ZoneAlarm. Is there anyway to configure it to allow browsing traffic through?

When I was using ZA, all of the settings were exactly as they should be. But for whatever reason, it would just stop passing web traffic after a while. I would turn of ZA, and it would work fine again. I was never able to actually find a way to fix ZA.

pigmaster · 02-21-2007, 02:56 PM

bummer. Maybe I will just have to start restarting it whenever I have that problem, thanks for the advice !!

GSM CEO · 02-21-2007, 03:13 PM

Try turning your router off, leaving for 1 minunit and turning it back on

that allways fixes mine

02-20-2007, 05:02 PM	#1 (permalink)
pigmaster Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	browser not connecting I have this problem. I turn my computer on and everything seems to work fine. I connect to the internet just fine with firefox, IE, Trillian, and Utorrent. However after about 1-3 hours of my computer being on, my browsers stop connecting (giving me the timed out message) However I am still able to be on trillian and use Utorrent just fine. So I have to restart in order for the broswers to connect agian. Any advice on how to fix this problem would be much appreciated. Thanks

02-20-2007, 08:52 PM	#2 (permalink)
superdave1984 Repeat Offender Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 1,876	Do you have a router? __________________

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superdave1984 Repeat Offender Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Union City, TN Posts: 1,876	DHCP enabled? If so, how often does it renew IP's? __________________

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02-20-2007, 09:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
pigmaster Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	yep.

02-21-2007, 09:30 AM	#5 (permalink)
pigmaster Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	DHCP is on the router right? Yeah it's enabled. The lease time is 1 day if that's what you are talking about. Could this be any kind of virus that is doing it to me? I have eTrust Security Suite on

02-21-2007, 02:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
pigmaster Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	I have ETrust PErsonal Firewall. Which when I look at it seems almost identical to ZoneAlarm. Is there anyway to configure it to allow browsing traffic through?

02-21-2007, 02:56 PM	#9 (permalink)
pigmaster Newb Techie Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 14	bummer. Maybe I will just have to start restarting it whenever I have that problem, thanks for the advice !!

02-21-2007, 03:13 PM	#10 (permalink)
GSM CEO Banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 224	Try turning your router off, leaving for 1 minunit and turning it back on that allways fixes mine