Cable Disconnects Randomly

rememberme · 03-25-2005, 02:22 PM

Hey,

I have a cable connection that is 'always on' but I have rust reformated my HDD and installed XP fresh. I have MSN Mess and AOL Mess installed as well as Norton 2004.

My internet connection will die every so often and I will have to reboot to gain net access again...

Does anyone know why? Norton wont fine anything even after updates. I guessed a script or something - but nothing! This is really annoying, I'm a heavy net user and can't keep losing the connection.

Win XP SP1 updated with everything xcept SP2. Firewalled and updated norton b4 I done any browsing to avoid eary version viruses.... didnt work!

rememberme · 03-25-2005, 02:24 PM

Outlook sometimes triggers the loss of connection.

SHAWN · 03-25-2005, 02:24 PM

check to see if you have the latest and correct drivers for your LAN

charles@pcfix · 03-25-2005, 10:16 PM

Loose MSN and AOL. You dont need them and they are both resource intensive.

DJ-CHRIS · 03-25-2005, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by charles@pcfix
Loose MSN and AOL. You dont need them and they are both resource intensive.

Get a program like GAIM or Trilliam that combines all the instant messengers. You can also ditch the spyware on AIM.

What kind of router do you have? If you get cheap bottom end routers or old ones they do this

03-25-2005, 02:22 PM	#1 (permalink)
rememberme True Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 184	Cable Disconnects Randomly Hey, I have a cable connection that is 'always on' but I have rust reformated my HDD and installed XP fresh. I have MSN Mess and AOL Mess installed as well as Norton 2004. My internet connection will die every so often and I will have to reboot to gain net access again... Does anyone know why? Norton wont fine anything even after updates. I guessed a script or something - but nothing! This is really annoying, I'm a heavy net user and can't keep losing the connection. Win XP SP1 updated with everything xcept SP2. Firewalled and updated norton b4 I done any browsing to avoid eary version viruses.... didnt work! __________________

03-25-2005, 02:24 PM	#2 (permalink)
rememberme True Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 184	Outlook sometimes triggers the loss of connection. __________________

03-25-2005, 02:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
SHAWN FDISK Certified Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,673	check to see if you have the latest and correct drivers for your LAN __________________ Tech Forums Announcements: - Forum Rules - Downloads: View CPU, RAM, Cache and Speed specs w/CPU-ID ~ Memory Tester ~ Fraps ~ Free Spyware Scan ~ Spy Sweeper - Trial ~ Free Virus Scan ~ Diskeeper (Defrag Tool) ~ Firefox Browser ~ How to do a Repair Install for Windows 2000/XP ~ CPU's: Intel vs AMD ~

03-25-2005, 10:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
charles@pcfix Junior Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 94	Loose MSN and AOL. You dont need them and they are both resource intensive. __________________ Charles Visit my Site http://www.pc-fix.info

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