Internet connection drops, reboot restores

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Hey all,

In the middle of nothing my internet connection will just drop. This is
a wired connection and has worked perfectly fine prior. No recent
installations that I can remember. No spyware either. Restarting the
computer fixes the problem. Any ideas what's causing this issue?

Thanks all,
-Steve
 
I have exactly the same problem. It occurs for me after a long time, perhaps
3 hours or so of connection. It happens whether or not I am using the
internet, so it is not as if I am timing out.

I have home computer, the one with the problem, attached to a router and
use my work laptop on another port. It stays on for a day or more and does
not lose its connection.
 
I've done some further testing, and it doesn't require a reboot. I can
also logout and log back in, and that will fix the problem. This is
pretty inconvenient, as you can imagine. Any reason for this to happen?
This is a wired connection.
 
I'm guessing from your e-mail address you are using comcast, so this
post is going to assume that is true. Now I'll ask some questions as
you posting nothing about how you computer is connected to the Internet.

1 How are you connected to the Internet? (DSL, cable, dial-up, Fixed
Wireless, satellite, or something else.)



2 Are you running any software firewalls?



3 Do you have a router between you & your Internet connection?



That's all the questions I can think of at this moment.

I've done some further testing, and it doesn't require a reboot. I can
also logout and log back in, and that will fix the problem. This is
pretty inconvenient, as you can imagine. Any reason for this to happen?
This is a wired connection.
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Joe,

I too am having the same problem. I also have comcast cable modem.

I am using a router, and frequently also connect my work laptop to another
port on the router. The laptop never loses connectivity. THe home computer
does it everytime I am online. It takes about 2-3 hours, but all of a
sudden, it will not be able to find server, and e-mail goes down too. This is
new as of about 4 months ago. This never used to happen.

Another thing I have noticed is if I am playing COD2 online, it will work
fine, and when I disconnect from the game and try to open a web page, it will
have lost its connection, but for some reason when I am online gaming, it
won't drop the connection until I disconnect from the game.
 
This sounds like spyware/malware/adware running on your computer &
possibly a virus or two.

First I'd download Ad-Aware & Spybot - Search & Destroy. The default
install should take care of most problems. Also make sure
you Download all the updates for both programs & immunize the computer
with Spybot - Search & Destroy. Also on the immunize screen in Spybot -
Search & Destroy make sure you check the box that says "Enable permanent
blocking of bad addresses in Internet Explorer" as this will cut down on
the spyware from getting into the computer. Also if any components will
not remove in normal mode I strongly suggest restarting the computer
into safe mode to remove the other components that won't remove in
normal mode.

http://www.download.com/3405-8022-5153545.html?part=dl-ad-aware&subj=dl&tag=top5
(This is for Ad-Aware)

http://www.safer-networking.org/en/download/index.html (This is for
Spybot - Search & Destroy)

For information on starting is safe mode you can check out the following
Microsoft KB articles.

180902 How to Start a Windows 98-Based Computer in Safe Mode

202485 Description of Safe Boot Mode in Windows 2000

315222 A Description of the Safe Mode Boot Options in Windows XP

If you have problems getting either of these programs installed I'd
recommend using clean boot to disable the spyware & possibly viruses
that are preventing it from installing. This also applies the the virus
scanning online. Just be careful about disabling any of the Microsoft
services as they are needed.

181966 System Configuration Utility Advanced Troubleshooting Settings

192926 How to Perform Clean-Boot Troubleshooting for Windows 98

267288 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows Millennium Edition

272960 Error Messages Occur When Using Msconfig.exe

281965 How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility with Windows 98

281995 How to Troubleshoot Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows ME

310353 How to Perform a Clean Boot in Windows XP

310560 How to Troubleshoot By Using the Msconfig Utility in Windows XP

314448 Msconfig.exe Stops Responding if User Is Not an Administrator

316434 HOW TO: Perform Advanced Clean-Boot Troubleshooting in Windows XP

One more thing if you do use msconfig you may want to check out the
following site as they list a ton of stuff that shows up on the startup
tab of msconfig.

http://www.sysinfo.org/startupinfo.html

To check for a virus I recommend using an online virus scanner as the
installed anti virus software is the first target of most viruses. Here
is a list of 4 different scanners.

Trend Micro's free online anti-virus scanner (I currently can only get
this to work in Firefox)
http://housecall.trendmicro.com/

Panda Software's free online anti-virus scanner
http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/

BitDefender Free Online Virus Scan
http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/licence.php

Symantec's free online anti-virus scanner
http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?productid=symhome&langid=ie&venid=sym

I'm only saying this to tgd3 as the other people who are in this thread
haven't given me enough information about their Internet connection for
me to help them. Although the information I'm giving out is generally
good advise, but you issue might be rooted somewhere else.
Joe,

I too am having the same problem. I also have comcast cable modem.

I am using a router, and frequently also connect my work laptop to another
port on the router. The laptop never loses connectivity. THe home computer
does it everytime I am online. It takes about 2-3 hours, but all of a
sudden, it will not be able to find server, and e-mail goes down too. This is
new as of about 4 months ago. This never used to happen.

Another thing I have noticed is if I am playing COD2 online, it will work
fine, and when I disconnect from the game and try to open a web page, it will
have lost its connection, but for some reason when I am online gaming, it
won't drop the connection until I disconnect from the game.

:
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(The site I've linked
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