Loss of connection every 5 min

[brimm47]

hey it still loses its connection. aftere that 5 min it losses
connection. for about another 3 min its gets it back. i wouldnt care if
it was doing this but. I got a ps2 and i play online also, and i lose
connection everytime tho and i cant be doing that. So i want to fix
this pro so i can play my game in peace. Not having to lose connection
every 5 min. And its not the ps2 thats the prob because its clearly the
computer. I just want this to be fixed. One other thing i formatted the
hard drive. Puting in another xp. And when i do this the computer works
just fine for like a day then it messes up. In that day it would never
lose connection. And i never loaded any drivers for anything not even
the ethernet card. Nothing it just kept its connection. It just seems
that the config changes auto after that first day.

 

[Guest]

What your saying is that you have re-installed xp on one machine. Then
letting XP install generic default drivers for that machines hardware
devices. It works fine for a day then computer stops functioning ? The
registry tweak did help ?

With your setup it may take longer to troubleshoot since you have many
machines hooked up to the network plus your running a ps2 and plus many diff
scenarios happening... Patience is key...it will be solved.

Recap
What you know it's only that one computer causing the trouble on your network?
and do have the ethernet manufacturer driver installed for that computer and
not a windows generic driver install driver for the ethernet card ?

I think you have tried looking at all the usual things that may cause this
so far. Next lets revert to another aspect for a minute that it may be a good
idea to look at, before making any more configs.

Could you list what hardware in your computer ?... the computer thats
causing the trouble..

Motherboard - made by who and model ?
CPU - AMD or INTEL speed ?.0 Ghz..?
Ethernet Card - make and model 10/100 ?
Router - Microsoft MN-100 wired router
OS - Windows XP ?

 

[Guest]

hello

Meanwhile...

Here's another registry tweak to try on all 3 computers

To enable TCP/IP forwarding, follow these steps: 1. Start Registry Editor
(Regedit.exe).
2. In Registry Editor, locate the following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
3. Set the following registry value:
Value Name: IPEnableRouter
Value type: REG_DWORD
Value Data: 1
A value of 1 enables TCP/IP forwarding for all network connections that are
installed and used by this computer.
4. Quit Registry Editor.

 

[Guest]

After entering registry tweak reboot computer then see if that works... If
the IPenableRouter registry setting didnt help then also see your settings
for this.

On all three computers while connected to the net, from the command
prompt...type ipconfig /all and look at the setting NODE TYPE are all 3
computers reading BROADCAST for node type ? if not this registry setting sets
the node type to a broadcast mode value. In this setting the broadcast
value is 1.

Both this and Iprouting should work or help

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\computer\CurrentControlSet\Services

NodeType
Key: Netbt\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number
Valid Range: 1,2,4,8 (B-node, P-node, M-node, H-node)
Default: 1 or 8 based on the WINS server configuration
Description: This parameter determines what methods NetBT uses to register
and resolve names. A B-node computer uses broadcasts. A P-node computer uses
only point- to-point name queries to a name server (WINS). An M-node computer
broadcasts first, and then queries the name server. An H-node computer
queries the name server first, and then broadcasts. Resolution through
LMHOSTS or DNS follows these methods. If this key is present, it will
override the DhcpNodeType key. If neither key is present, the computer uses
B-node if there are no WINS servers configured for the network. The computer
uses H-node if there is at least one WINS server configured.

 

[Guest]

Any registry tweak entered always reboot computer then see if it works. Not
all registry entries take affect right away until computer is restarted.

 

[brimm47]

the top post didnt work and the bottom post i cant find in the reg.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\computer\CurrentControlSet\Services
There is no computer option on it and when i serach wat u told me to
find it didnt find the directory.

 

[brimm47]

but it put in DhcpNodeType and it took me to where i could find the
value type and its 4. Which means M-node. what should i do now?

 

[Guest]

All 3 computer ipconfig node types are M Node / broadcast first then name
server ??

Yup your correct should have mentioned that this registry entry is optional
and is not entered in windows by default. It has to be entered manually.

Thats the full path. Once in the directory right click inside right window
area...new > DWORD Value > NodeType

...then double click the new NodeType entry or right click modify ..under
value data enter 1 for all computers then reboot computer

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\computer\CurrentControlSet\Services\Netbt\Parameters

NodeType
Key: Netbt\Parameters
Value Type: REG_DWORD - Number
Valid Range: 1,2,4,8 (B-node, P-node, M-node, H-node)
Default: 1 or 8 based on the WINS server configuration
Description: This parameter determines what methods NetBT uses to register
and resolve names. A B-node computer uses broadcasts. A P-node computer uses
only point- to-point name queries to a name server (WINS). An M-node computer
broadcasts first, and then queries the name server. An H-node computer
queries the name server first, and then broadcasts. Resolution through
LMHOSTS or DNS follows these methods. If this key is present, it will
override the DhcpNodeType key. If neither key is present, the computer uses
B-node if there are no WINS servers configured for the network. The computer
uses H-node if there is at least one WINS server configured.

 

[Guest]

Hello

Is your computers all working correctly now ?????

 

[brimm47]

sometimes its works then it will lose its connection again.

 

[brimm47]

sometimes its works then it will lose its connection again.

 

[Guest]

Hello again.

I had something strange happen to my connection as well. What happened was
since I didnt manually enter the gateway and my 2 dns servers manually. I had
clicked to check e-mail and lost my connection.

A Eureka came to mind and thinking how your 3 computers are setup...

Try this ....
1) start up only one good computer hooked to the net. Then right away go to
your command prompt type ipconfig /all .

2) Next make sure your good computer can surf the net by opening up web
browser if you can surf..then close browser.

3) Write down the Gateway IP & the 2 DNS servers
4) On each computer manually configure the TCP/IP properties and enter your
gateway IP & for a gateway metric enter 1. Manually enter the 2 dns servers
When you enter the gateway IP you wll have to click the advanced tab. Leave
the IP address as automatically obtain.

5) Reboot all computers

This may do the trick in directing computers

Let me know if this helps ?

 

[Guest]

Hi, I'm computer technician from Calgary, Canada and I have same problem as
(e-mail address removed) at two homes where I do computer services. So far I
couldn't find any connection why this is happening. Only Microsoft updates
are common things for all those computers where I having the problem.
Thanks