Networking Question & Vista

[Frank Parmelee]

Very new to Vista Home Basic - old XP Home user.

This is a new Acer Aspire notebook and out of the box it found my home
wireless network and I entered the security key and all was good---to a
point. It would drop the connection to the internet but keep connected to
the LAN. I red here that antivirus program's firewall must be set to the
right setting --- I did that.

My question is what do I need to do to keep this system from dropping its
internet connection?

 

[Jack-MVP]

Hi
From the Wireless Perspective there is No difference between Internet
traffic or LAN.
When you say that it is Dropping the Internet, is that means that the
Internet browsing is Not working correctly, or you actually lose the
Wireless or Internet connection?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

 

[Frank Parmelee]

The LAN and wireless connection remains intact, but the connection to the
internet is gone. Can't browse or get e-mail but can do anything else on the
LAN.

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Frank Parmelee
USA

Hi
From the Wireless Perspective there is No difference between Internet
traffic or LAN.
When you say that it is Dropping the Internet, is that means that the
Internet browsing is Not working correctly, or you actually lose the
Wireless or Internet connection?
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

 

[Jack-MVP]

Hi
First log to the Router and take a look at the WAN menu to make sure that
indeed you have a solid connection to the Internet.
The typical issue when there is a solid connection to the Internet and No
Browsing would be some "trashing" of the WinSock.
Try this process,
http://www.mydigitallife.info/2007/...ndows-vista-tcpip-winsock-catalog-corruption/
Jack (MS, MVP-Networking)

The LAN and wireless connection remains intact, but the connection to the
internet is gone. Can't browse or get e-mail but can do anything else on
the LAN.

 

[Frank Parmelee]

Thanks for your help - it appears that things re AOK now.