I have a HP running Windows XP which was purchased in December. It is
connected to a router with ethernet. A few months ago it began to lose my
internet connection once or twice a day while it was running. I work on the
internet a good bit and it is a problem to have to reboot two or three times
a day. Reboot always reconnects. Any ideas?
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Windows XP user

"Retired" wrote:

> I have a HP running Windows XP which was purchased in December. It is
> connected to a router with ethernet. A few months ago it began to lose my
> internet connection once or twice a day while it was running. I work on the
> internet a good bit and it is a problem to have to reboot two or three times
> a day. Reboot always reconnects. Any ideas?
> --
> Windows XP user


Try this:
Open the Run command and type in:
ipconfig /flushdns click [OK]
ipconfig /renew click [OK]
netsh winsock reset click [OK]

Also be sure the Power Saving Option on the NIC not turned ON, to do that
go to the Device manager and under Network Adapter click your NIC and select
properties then click On Power management or Power Option and uncheck the box
for;
[ ] Let the computer Turn this device OFF for power saving.

Reboot the machine and try to connect.
Scan for malwares from here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-...e_personal.php
HTH.
Regards,
nass
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www.nasstec.co.uk

Retired <Retired@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Reboot always reconnects. Any ideas?

I'll bet that right-clicking on the connection icon and choosing
"repair" will work better.

nass <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Scan for malwares from here:

It's "malware" doofus.

"Uncle Grumpy" <unclegrumpy@ameritech.net> wrote in message
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> nass <nass@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:
>
>> Scan for malwares from here:
>
> It's "malware" doofus.

I had the same problem last year and even throwing in a brand new hard
drive and doing a brand new Windows XP install, it did the same thing. I
have two machines with the same motherboard and the other machine
started to do the same thing after I swapped the PCI/Video cards. It
will only work on dialup or on HomePDA (Ethernet, wireless both USB and
card won't). These two computers are HP as well (about 2001 era). I
think it is something with the motherboards myself.

--
Bill