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"no internet connection" message
(cross-post added to XP Networking *now*) "Robert Aldwinckle" wrote in message ... (cross-post added to XP Networking) "broglet" wrote in message ... When I launch Internet Explorer I get the message: No internet connection available: Retry or Work offline. When I click retry I get connected immediately. Any idea what causes it and how to fix it? It's a timeout that we have no control over. E.g., you are using Never dial... which makes IE think that it is on a LAN which has different timing than dial-up but you are probably really using PPPoE which still has the same underlying PPP protocol as dial-up before there is an actual connection to the Internet especially when you first get started or after a long pause. Another reason might be that the host name you are trying to use isn't kept by your local DNS in which case there would be a delay as it does a down-node lookup from an adjacent server. Once it has the lookup available locally it may be too late for that request but then available the next time you request it. If it happens frequently for a particular host name you could put its lookup into your HOSTS file and avoid that delay. Inform your ISP (your DNS operator) though because you wouldn't want to leave such a workaround implemented permanently or you would eventually forget that you had done it and then have difficulty diagnosing problems later on when that IP address is reassigned, thus making your lookup invalid. (Using xp and connecting via a router) Cross-posting to XP Networking. Good luck Robert Aldwinckle --- |
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