IE6 connectivity issue

[David Reeves]

I am experiencing a weird connectivity issue with IE6. When I first boot my
computer, IE6 connects and works just fine. After a short period of time,
however, it will suddenly stop connecting. At the bottow, where it normally
displays the web site name it is connecting to, stops displaying the name of
the web site it it trying to connect to and starts displaying numbers (DNS
addreess?) and ultimately times out regardless of what web site I am trying
to connect to.

Sometimes a reboot will fix the issue right away but in short order the same
issue will occur. Sometimes a reboot will not fix the problem and I have to
shut the computer off for awhile and then it will work for awhile.

I can connect to E-mail just fine and I can connect to Yahoo Messenger and
MSN Messenger while the IE issue is occuring.

I am running WIN XP Home with all the latest updates installed. I h ave run
Ad Aware, Spy Bot and Windows defender and gotten rid of what it identified
as problems and run a anti virus check with Avast.

I connect through a DSL broadband connecttion, ATT / Yahoo DSL.

My only thought is to reformat the drive and reinstall the operating system
but thats a painful prospect given I will have to reinstall all of my
programs.

Hoping someone can shed some light on this issue and suggest a less time
consuming option.

Thanks in advance!

 

[PA Bear]

How to troubleshoot network connectivity problems in Internet Explorer:
[ignore the APPLIES TO section]
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936211

 

[Guest]

I am experiencing a weird connectivity issue with IE6. When I first boot my
computer, IE6 connects and works just fine. After a short period of time,
however, it will suddenly stop connecting. At the bottow, where it normally
displays the web site name it is connecting to, stops displaying the name of
the web site it it trying to connect to and starts displaying numbers (DNS
addreess?) and ultimately times out regardless of what web site I am trying
to connect to.

Sometimes a reboot will fix the issue right away but in short order the same
issue will occur. Sometimes a reboot will not fix the problem and I have to
shut the computer off for awhile and then it will work for awhile.

I can connect to E-mail just fine and I can connect to Yahoo Messenger and
MSN Messenger while the IE issue is occuring.

I am running WIN XP Home with all the latest updates installed. I h ave run
Ad Aware, Spy Bot and Windows defender and gotten rid of what it identified
as problems and run a anti virus check with Avast.

I connect through a DSL broadband connecttion, ATT / Yahoo DSL.

My only thought is to reformat the drive and reinstall the operating system
but thats a painful prospect given I will have to reinstall all of my
programs.

Hoping someone can shed some light on this issue and suggest a less time
consuming option.

Thanks in advance!

First check the NIC power Option by going to the DEvice amnager and expand
the [+] to [-] under:
[-] Network Adapters:
$ NIC1
$ Intel (R) ,...

Right click on your Default connection card and select properties.
On the NIC card properties click Power Option/Power management Tab and
uncheck this Box:
[ ] Let the computer turn OFF this Device for Power saving.
Click [OK] and Reboot your machine, does it help?.

Before we go further, does the router Firmware up2date?.
Go through these cleaning steps to see or get a clear opinion on how
clean your machine is:
= Click Start >> Control Panel>>Network and Internet Connections >> Double
click Internet Options.
On the IE properties windows you will see these Tabs:
General | Security | Privacy | Content | Connections | Programs |
Advanced.
Under General Tab clear your History, Internet Files and Cookies.
Then click on Advanced tab and scroll down to under the Browsing Option:
[&] Browsing
[ ] Enable Third-Party browser extensions (Req Rest) uncheck this box.
[ ] Disable script Debugging (internet Explorer) <= check this box
[ ] Disable Script Debugging (Other) <= check this box

Then click on Programs Tab and click Manage Add-Ons and Disable all non
Verified Add-Ons (You should Renable them later one-by-one and see the
culprit and update it or remove it.
How to manage Add-Ons:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/883256

2.... And also for malware from here:
http://onecare.live.com/site/en-gb/default.htm?s_cid=sah
http://onecare.live.com/standard/en-gb/default.htm

Run a scan from here on-line:
http://www.sophos.com
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym
Download Avast Cleaner from here:
http://www.avast.com/eng/avast-virus-cleaner.html
Lots of tools to download and disinfect your machine:
http://www.bitdefender.co.uk/site/Downloads/browseFreeRemovalTool/
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5

Open a run command and type in:
ipconfig /flushdns click [OK]
ipconfig /renew click [OK]
netsh winsock reset click [OK]

or you can use this winsock fixer:
http://www.nasstec.co.uk/tools.html
Execute and t will prompt you to restart, please do so. and see if your
issue or part of it will resolve.

=How to perform a clean boot procedure to prevent background programs from
interfering with a game or a program that you currently use
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/331796

Run Disk Cleanup and Defrag in Safe Mode.
Open a run command and type in:
sfc /scannow click [OK] you may need your XP CD installation media to
accomplish this operation.
HTH.
nass