Automtically going offline

[Tom]

With increasing regularity, IE 6 just goes offline for no
reason I can tell. I try to move from one site to
another and it asks me to connect or tells me the page is
not available offline. What is with that? It's not all
the time, just in spurts.

I've got a Dell Dimension 8100 tied to BellSouth DSL.

Anyone have any ideas?

Thanks

 

[DVarnau]

Tom,
A few things to try:
1. A registry edit:
http://www.dslreports.com/faq/faq/5.+Troubleshooting#357
2. Repair IE
194177 - Description of the Internet Explorer Repair Tool:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;194177
318378 - How to Reinstall or Repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in
Windows XP: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;q318378
3. If you have an unneeded DUN connection setup, remove it. (Ctrl Panel>
Dial-Up Networking )
4. In Ctrl Panel> Network> Configuration, remove unneeded components (such
as Dial-Up Adapter)
5. If your PPPoE software is Enternet 300, some people report better
performance from RASPPPOE http://www.raspppoe.com/ But... your ISP will not
provide support for RASPPPOE.

Hope this helps,
Don