Gavin Miller
April 12th 03, 01:33 AM
First off Try using a static IP if your going to use a cable modem hooked
in. That way your IP doesnt have to be renewed. Second Get a little 1 port
router and use that.
"J.R. Allas" > wrote in message
...
> First, a little about my system and configuration to give ya's an idea
of
> what I've got. I've got an ABIT KR7A mobo (VIA KT266A chipset) with
latest
> (CX) bios upgrade, an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor and 1 GB of PC2100
RAM. My
> Internet connection is via a Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter
> connected with a Cat-5 cable to the RCA DCM235 cable modem given to me by
my
> ISP (originally Excite @Home, then AT&T Broadband, and soon, Comcast).
The
> cable modem has both an Ethernet connector and a USB connector. About two
> years ago, when I first got cable, I had the modem connected to my PC (Win
ME)
> via the USB connection, but noticed that I would lose the Internet
connection
> when lots of data was be received/transmitted at the same time, like when
> file-sharing, but when just browsing I never lost it. I solved that
problem by
> installing the Linksys NIC and abandoning the USB cable. Since that time,
I've
> never had any problems losing my connection.
> About a week ago, I upgraded from Win 98 ME to Win XP PRO. I copied
the
> contents of my C: drive to the D: drive so I have my original Win 98 ME
system
> backed up. I did a clean NTFS install of Win XP PRO on my C: drive, with
no
> problems. The first thing I did was go to Windows Update to get all the
latest
> updates and security fixes. I noticed that my downloads were halting, and
when
> I would check the Local Area Connection Status, I found that the SENT
packets
> quantity was Zero'd, but the RECEIVED packets is not. The connection
duration
> will last as long as a few minutes to 3 1/2 hours, with no sign as to why
this
> is happening. I've tried the REPAIR button, but I get an error saying,
"The
> following steps of the repair operation failed: Renewing the IP address.
> Please contact your network administrator or ISP." The only way I can get
the
> connection to come back is to reboot, then all is well until it gets lost
> again, then I reboot... I haven't noticed any sort of pattern to clue me
in to
> when or why this will happen. It will happen if I boot up and never
access the
> Internet. In my Win 98 ME installation, I used Zonealarm free, so I
figured it
> wouldn't hurt to install it under XP PRO, after this problem began
occurring,
> to see if I'd get any different results. It may have helped me obtain a
clue,
> because I've noticed that when the Internet connection is lost, I still
see the
> Internet In/Out bar-graphs in Zonealarm occasionally show activity. If I
> change my first boot device to the secondary drive and boot from my old
Win 98
> ME drive, then all is well, and I don't lose the Internet connection.
Another
> thing I tried was installing the USB connection under Win XP to see if I'd
get
> any different results. After about 45 mins, the Internet connection was
lost,
> and rebooting brought it back. It would appear that something is amiss
with
> the TCP/IP, but all the settings match the Win 98ME setting pretty
closely.
> I've tried tinkering with the settings, but nothing helps, so I set it all
back
> to the default settings. Any suggestions or clues to my dilemma would be
> greatly appreciated!!! Thanks for reading my ramblings...
>
> --
>
> J.R. Allas - - New Lenox, IL - USA
> ICQ: 65201091 - AOL IM: "R Allas Jr" - MSN Messenger:
>
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in. That way your IP doesnt have to be renewed. Second Get a little 1 port
router and use that.
"J.R. Allas" > wrote in message
...
> First, a little about my system and configuration to give ya's an idea
of
> what I've got. I've got an ABIT KR7A mobo (VIA KT266A chipset) with
latest
> (CX) bios upgrade, an AMD Athlon XP 1700+ processor and 1 GB of PC2100
RAM. My
> Internet connection is via a Linksys LNE100TX(v5) Fast Ethernet Adapter
> connected with a Cat-5 cable to the RCA DCM235 cable modem given to me by
my
> ISP (originally Excite @Home, then AT&T Broadband, and soon, Comcast).
The
> cable modem has both an Ethernet connector and a USB connector. About two
> years ago, when I first got cable, I had the modem connected to my PC (Win
ME)
> via the USB connection, but noticed that I would lose the Internet
connection
> when lots of data was be received/transmitted at the same time, like when
> file-sharing, but when just browsing I never lost it. I solved that
problem by
> installing the Linksys NIC and abandoning the USB cable. Since that time,
I've
> never had any problems losing my connection.
> About a week ago, I upgraded from Win 98 ME to Win XP PRO. I copied
the
> contents of my C: drive to the D: drive so I have my original Win 98 ME
system
> backed up. I did a clean NTFS install of Win XP PRO on my C: drive, with
no
> problems. The first thing I did was go to Windows Update to get all the
latest
> updates and security fixes. I noticed that my downloads were halting, and
when
> I would check the Local Area Connection Status, I found that the SENT
packets
> quantity was Zero'd, but the RECEIVED packets is not. The connection
duration
> will last as long as a few minutes to 3 1/2 hours, with no sign as to why
this
> is happening. I've tried the REPAIR button, but I get an error saying,
"The
> following steps of the repair operation failed: Renewing the IP address.
> Please contact your network administrator or ISP." The only way I can get
the
> connection to come back is to reboot, then all is well until it gets lost
> again, then I reboot... I haven't noticed any sort of pattern to clue me
in to
> when or why this will happen. It will happen if I boot up and never
access the
> Internet. In my Win 98 ME installation, I used Zonealarm free, so I
figured it
> wouldn't hurt to install it under XP PRO, after this problem began
occurring,
> to see if I'd get any different results. It may have helped me obtain a
clue,
> because I've noticed that when the Internet connection is lost, I still
see the
> Internet In/Out bar-graphs in Zonealarm occasionally show activity. If I
> change my first boot device to the secondary drive and boot from my old
Win 98
> ME drive, then all is well, and I don't lose the Internet connection.
Another
> thing I tried was installing the USB connection under Win XP to see if I'd
get
> any different results. After about 45 mins, the Internet connection was
lost,
> and rebooting brought it back. It would appear that something is amiss
with
> the TCP/IP, but all the settings match the Win 98ME setting pretty
closely.
> I've tried tinkering with the settings, but nothing helps, so I set it all
back
> to the default settings. Any suggestions or clues to my dilemma would be
> greatly appreciated!!! Thanks for reading my ramblings...
>
> --
>
> J.R. Allas - - New Lenox, IL - USA
> ICQ: 65201091 - AOL IM: "R Allas Jr" - MSN Messenger:
>
>
>
>
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