Networking - Strange Situation!!!

[Matthew]

I have an XP Pro machine connected to a Linksys
Router/Switch which in turn connects to a cable modem.
After varying times (few hours to a day) I lose
connectivity via all software that uses an internet
connection (IE, Outlook, Windows Messenger, AIM,
Newsreader) but the networking icon shows a live, enabled
connection and I can still ping the router and beyond. I
don't lose all programs at once, in fact a few times, I've
lost IE and Outlook but the messengers stayed up until I
disconnected them. I have to log off then log back on
again to reconnect via the software. There is a laptop on
the network that does not lose connection.

Given the above, it can't be the router (plus I called
Linksys) and I've determined that it's not the cable or
the onboard LAN. It's got to be something in Windows like
a setting or a corruption somehwere.

Any ideas? I'm about to drop a magnet on the hard drive
and start clean.

Thanks.

[Paul Russell]

So connectivity loss is intermittant? If so what happens when you ping when
the connection loss occurs. Also what errors are you seeing in the apps
themselves?

--

Paul.


"Matthew" > wrote in message
...
> I have an XP Pro machine connected to a Linksys
> Router/Switch which in turn connects to a cable modem.
> After varying times (few hours to a day) I lose
> connectivity via all software that uses an internet
> connection (IE, Outlook, Windows Messenger, AIM,
> Newsreader) but the networking icon shows a live, enabled
> connection and I can still ping the router and beyond. I
> don't lose all programs at once, in fact a few times, I've
> lost IE and Outlook but the messengers stayed up until I
> disconnected them. I have to log off then log back on
> again to reconnect via the software. There is a laptop on
> the network that does not lose connection.
>
> Given the above, it can't be the router (plus I called
> Linksys) and I've determined that it's not the cable or
> the onboard LAN. It's got to be something in Windows like
> a setting or a corruption somehwere.
>
> Any ideas? I'm about to drop a magnet on the hard drive
> and start clean.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

[Matthew]

Yes. The connection drop is sporadic, but when it's down
it's down - I have to logoff Windows. I can ping fine
with good speed and no loss. The errors are the standard
messages when a connection can't be made - IE gives me
the "page not found" error; Outlook gives the
Send/Receive failed message, etc. Nothing exotic that
would hint at what is wrong.

Thanks for the response.


>-----Original Message-----
>So connectivity loss is intermittant? If so what
happens when you ping when
>the connection loss occurs. Also what errors are you
seeing in the apps
>themselves?
>
>--
>
>Paul.
>
>
>"Matthew" > wrote in message
...
>> I have an XP Pro machine connected to a Linksys
>> Router/Switch which in turn connects to a cable modem.
>> After varying times (few hours to a day) I lose
>> connectivity via all software that uses an internet
>> connection (IE, Outlook, Windows Messenger, AIM,
>> Newsreader) but the networking icon shows a live,
enabled
>> connection and I can still ping the router and
beyond. I
>> don't lose all programs at once, in fact a few times,
I've
>> lost IE and Outlook but the messengers stayed up until
I
>> disconnected them. I have to log off then log back on
>> again to reconnect via the software. There is a
laptop on
>> the network that does not lose connection.
>>
>> Given the above, it can't be the router (plus I called
>> Linksys) and I've determined that it's not the cable or
>> the onboard LAN. It's got to be something in Windows
like
>> a setting or a corruption somehwere.
>>
>> Any ideas? I'm about to drop a magnet on the hard
drive
>> and start clean.
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>
>
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