=?Utf-8?B?R0JB?= wrote in
:

sorry for leaving out info; am connected directly to a TimeWarner
cable modem.

the firewall/antivirus are off just as a trouble shooting need....

my MTU field was blank - so I put in 1300.

one more thing - downloads such as a file attachment to an email
seem to work....at least so far I've done a couple upto 2M and
they've worked ok...

it is the streaming media that really never works at all or at
least not for very long....I went to youtube and tried it after
the 1300 MTU entry and the download to fireup the video went again
into hang mode of never ending....of course I never let it run
forever to see if it ever completes....

in the dslreports...mine were not all at default like their
example; mine a scale: yes
timestamp: no
select acks: yes
path mtu disc yes
black hole: no
max dup: 2
ttl: 64

and then went to http://www.dslreports.com/tweaks and saw my
java applets weren't working....so haven't resolved that point....


For the Java problem, try a manual download on another computer,
transfer the file to yours, and run the install:
http://java.com/en/download/manual.jsp

You might try to reset your IP Stack:
"How to reset Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)"
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/299357

LSPFix or WinXPFix will sometimes solve stubborn network problems.

LSPFix:
http://www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
WinsockxpFix:
http://www.snapfiles.com/get/winsockxpfix.html

Jack's recommendation to use a router is, IMHO, a good one although it
doesn't help you solve this problem. Make sure you have a good anti-
virus checker.

Good Luck,
John