"Appears" to lose connection

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Craig Burke

Been having this problem for a while now. I'll be on my computer for a
while with no problems. Then, IE and OE won't connect to the internet and
gives every appearence of not having a connection. But, I'll be playing an
online game and will have no problems with it at all, and can play that game
for hours on end after the problem starts.

I was using a RAID drive, and found something called "Unknown Trojan". I
did a little research into this trojan and found it would act in this very
way. Yet, the RAID drive wasn't working (from bad S-ATA adaptor), so I
hooked up my old drive, and it is also doing the EXACT same thing. So, now
I'm really confused. Maybe it's a hardware issue, just seems odd that it
would only effect IE and OE without effecting any other software that needs
a connection.

I'm running Windows XP, updated fully. I have an Asus P4C800-E mobo, using
a Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (never could get on board adapter
to work).

If it weren't for playing online games, I would have just assumed I lost my
connection. And, I don't play the game now that I did when the problem
started. When it first started I was playing Star Wars Galaxies. I've
since deleted that from my system and am now playing WoW and Eve Online.

Thanks for any help you can give,
Craig
 
Craig said:
Been having this problem for a while now. I'll be on my computer for
a
while with no problems. Then, IE and OE won't connect to the internet
and
gives every appearence of not having a connection. But, I'll be
playing an online game and will have no problems with it at all, and
can play that game for hours on end after the problem starts.

I was using a RAID drive, and found something called "Unknown Trojan".
I did a little research into this trojan and found it would act in
this very
way. Yet, the RAID drive wasn't working (from bad S-ATA adaptor), so
I
hooked up my old drive, and it is also doing the EXACT same thing.
So, now
I'm really confused. Maybe it's a hardware issue, just seems odd that
it would only effect IE and OE without effecting any other software
that needs a connection.

I'm running Windows XP, updated fully. I have an Asus P4C800-E mobo,
using a Linksys LNE100TX Fast Ethernet Adapter (never could get on
board adapter to work).

If it weren't for playing online games, I would have just assumed I
lost my
connection. And, I don't play the game now that I did when the
problem
started. When it first started I was playing Star Wars Galaxies.
I've since deleted that from my system and am now playing WoW and Eve
Online.
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What is the virus/malware status of the machine? If you think it is
clean, tell us the names and versions of the programs used and whether
your antivirus subscription is current and definitions updated.

Be sure the machine is clean:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

Malke
 
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