Random HTTP disconnection

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aconcernedcitizen

I know that issues similar to this have been brought up a few times, but none
with a satisfactory answer in my case.

Using VIsta Home Premium, I find that often, entirely at random, Vista
refuses to make new HTTP connections. TCP/IP is fine, I can ping whatever i
like, or ping my PC from another computer. Any connection s already open
(skype conversations, torrents, downloads) are unaffected. However, when a
new connection needs to be made (new web page, new conversation etc.), it
refuses to do so: browsers tell me that they cannot connect to whatever page,
IM clients that messages cannot be delivered etc. I cannot connect to the
router administration page during disconnection.

It is not a power saving automatic off issue, as I have this disabled. It is
not a router issue, I have one of the best routers on the market (a netgear
rangemax), with a wired AND wireless connection (i have tried with both
together, and one at a time), and other computers connected to it still have
a connection. ipconfig /renew does nothing, diagnosing the connection finds
no problem, network and sharing center says i have a connection to the
internet. I am using a broadband/ DSL line, cat5 -> modem -> router -> PC.
The loss of connection is entirely random, sometimes happening in the middle
of the night, sometimes in the middle of use. Using gentoo/ ubuntu/ damn
small/ kubuntu linux there is no problem.

Exactly the same bug was in the build 5600 beta, I had rather hoped it had
been sorted since then. The release version was fine for a few months, then
started doing this.

The connection returns after a random amount of time (usually) and is
perfect; disconnecting/ reconnecting to the network both in terms of software
and hardware is ineffective. On reboot is is perfect, again.

I hope I have provided enough information- please take the time to read
through if you are going to answer! Thanks very much.
 
R

Robert L. \(MS-MVP\)

If the power management is not the issue, you may want to check if the
router is compatible with the Vista. Or this search result may help,

Vista Internet Access IssuesVista: Can't access some secure web sites ...
don’t fix the problem, try to use FireFox because some web sites and coding
may not be compatible with IE 7. ...
www.chicagotech.net/vista/vistaieissues.htm


--
Bob Lin, MS-MVP, MCSE & CNE
Networking, Internet, Routing, VPN Troubleshooting on
http://www.ChicagoTech.net
How to Setup Windows, Network, VPN & Remote Access on
http://www.HowToNetworking.com
 
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aconcernedcitizen

It's a Netgear Rangemax NEXT WNR834B, and it's billed as being Vista
supported. I would doubt that it was an issue with that, though, because the
internet works most of the time, it just drops out and comes back a while
later, at random times.

It's not really an IE issue, i use firefox the vast majority of the time and
the drop outs affect everything http.
Thanks for trying :S
 

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