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eamo
Joined: 08 Mar 2003
Location: Shepherd's Bush, 1964.
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 Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:47 am Post subject: Any tips on how to maintain a stable internet connection? |
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I run my computer all the time. 24/7. However, I seem to lose my connection about every 8-12 hours. I then have to restart the PC and the modem to get it back.
I like to keep it on so I can get all my Kazaa downloads finished.
I have a nice, new PC, running XP, with a cable modem.
Is it something to do with using a proxy port when you are on a LAN? |
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BTM
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Back in the saddle.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2003 8:26 pm Post subject: |
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Have a look at the FAQs at http://www.broadbandreports.com/ and try some of their tweak tools.
If it were more frequent than that, I'd suggest it was DHCP periodically trying to grab a new leased IP (sometimes the problem when there's periodic dropouts), but that'd be a guess without sitting down in front of the machine. |
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ulsanchris
Joined: 19 Jun 2003
Location: take a wild guess
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 6:32 am Post subject: hmm |
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| A student told me that KT megapass shuts down after it runs for a few hours and has to be started up again. maybe this is it. |
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Bulsajo
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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I get the same problem- my ISP is a tiny one that leases extra bandwidth from Sympatico (a huge DSL provider- part of Bell Canada), o/s is XP-pro.
If I let it sit for a long time, and then connect, the connection will be good but I'll get 404 errors for every site I try to visit...
Does that sound like a typical DHCP problem? [honest question, not sarcasm]
I'll have to check out that link when I get home, thanks BTM. |
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Gollum
Joined: 04 Sep 2003
Location: Japan
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 5:11 pm Post subject: Hannanro |
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Hannaro seems to not work if I leave my computer off for a time, then turn it back on. After 2 to 5 minutes, it works again. Resetting the cable modem doesn't help.
Last year I had Thrunet, and it did not do this. Very annoying! It just started doing this last week. Hopefully, it's only a temporary problem. |
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BTM
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Back in the saddle.
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| Posted: Wed Sep 17, 2003 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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| A student told me that KT megapass shuts down after it runs for a few hours and has to be started up again. maybe this is it. |
No, I don't think that's the case, usually. I've had Megapass DSL for more than two years now, and nothing like that has happened. The new house I moved into has some weirdness, related to the setup at the nearest exchange, I think (100% loss at hop #3) - but I resolved that by using a proxy for some sites, including this one.
Bulsajo, usually if DCHP (which is the means by which your machine, if it's set up to do so, acquires a new IP address once in a while, which are 'leased' from a block 'owned' by this ISP) is causing dropouts on your connection, it happens a few times and hour, for 30 seconds or so. Doesn't sound like your problem. |
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