Inconsistant internet connection?

[Denvers Dawgs]

I am constinatly having internet problems with my new HP. I'll be online and then all of a sudden page can't display/can't be found somes on. If I shut down all web pages, then get back online, sometimes the net works right away, other times it takes like 5 mins? If shutdown my computer completely it almost 100% of the time works like nomal? What is wrong and causing my internet to suddenly stop working/pause? I am running the internet through a Linksys WRT54G. It is the same router that I used with my old HP and never had this problem

[Conquest10]

Have you made sure its not your connection? I had the same problem with the same router and thought that was the problem. It turned out it was my connection (even though SBC was 100% sure it was all caused by the router). They sent out someone and it turned out to be a problem with the boxes as well as the lines, not the router.

[Denvers Dawgs]

So how did you fix it? just removing the ethernet cable from both PC and router then reconnecting?

[Conquest10]

Methinks you did not read what I wrote.

The way I got it fixed was an SBC tech came out and replaced all the wiring.

[Faustus]

Does it do it plugged in directly instead of wireless? Thats the first thing to find out.

[jimmalenko]

I'm just going on a hunch here, and probably out of left field a fair way, but right-click on My Computer and go to properties. Then go to Hardware, device manager. Expand the Network Adapters, then right-click on your network card and go to properties. Go to the power management tab, and see if this setting is ticked:



I have found with a few PCs at work that this is ticked and when the PCs sit idle for a few minutes, all of a sudden they lose network connectivity because the OS has powered-down the network card. Unticking this setting (or alternatively rebooting) always fixes the problem.


Worth a look ?

[Denvers Dawgs]

plugged in directly instead of wireless?

This computer is hard wired, just my laptop is wireless.

jimmalenko, I'll try that next thanks