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02-29-2008, 01:36 PM
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weird internet droppage
OK, I've got a weird problem. When I turn my computer on for the first time during the day, I can connect to the internet. If I close the internet, come back a few hours later, I have no connection. I called my service provider, and they replaced the modem, n/h. I reinstalled my motherboard drivers a couple of times, n/h. I swapped the ends of the ethernet cable, n/h. When it isn't connecting, my IP address is 169, and I was told that means the pc isn't recognizing the modem. What else can I do?
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02-29-2008, 01:41 PM
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Are you hooked up to a router in between your modem and pc?
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02-29-2008, 01:42 PM
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02-29-2008, 02:04 PM
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What type of internet connection is this? dialup or dsl/cable?
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02-29-2008, 02:07 PM
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It's cable.
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02-29-2008, 02:16 PM
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Can you tell me the make and model of the modem?
When you setup your internet connection did you tell your computer that you connected via a modem that is always on? |
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02-29-2008, 10:09 PM
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It's a Motorola SB5101. I never went through an internet setup. I wasn't home when the cable guy came; I assumed the settings left on the pc were proper. I'm actually on now after I shut my computer off for a few hours. It had kicked me off earlier with unable to find page messages, and the 169 IP address, after leaving a my browser running idle for about ninety minutes.
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03-01-2008, 11:33 PM
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weird internet droppage
I too have had my connection to the internet randomly drop. Sometimes doing a ipconfig/ release and renew works but most generally it takes a reboot. I do a ipconfig /all and the IP addresses all seem to be there. I have disabled the machine's ability to shut the network card off. By the way, it is on the motherboard too. I had thought about replacing it and was told that if I can see my router and it shows I am connected, it has to be an IE or firewall problem. Any suggestions?
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03-01-2008, 11:40 PM
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jworth1, please start your own thread so we can easily follow along with each person. Thanks.
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