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Sun Jul 10, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject:
Windows 2000 drops internet connection |
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Hi
I have a PC with windows 2000 professional that keeps dropping th
internet connection. However, I have TWO fairly exact copies of thi
running on the PC, one on each of two drives. The version on the D
drive can release and renew the tcp/ip connection, but the one on th
C: drive can’t. It connects on boot, but loses the connection after
variable time, certainly less than the modem lease time.
The C: drive version is the newest load (short history - win98 on C
later win2k on D:, solved some compatibility probs re old programs an
started using win2k, now have deleted win98 and loaded win2k on C:).
It’s pretty much all the same software (as the D: win2k version) loade
afresh.
When I first started up broadband, the D: version would drop th
connection at intervals. However, we moved house and it hasn’t droppe
a connection since, I don’t know why (Modem had to be reset when it wa
powered up again)
I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling tcp/ip protocol, I’ve deleted th
wsock, wsock2 and tcp/ip settings in the registry – nothing seems t
work.
The thing that does my head in is that it works for one version, bu
not the other, so hardware problems seem to be ruled out.
Specs:
Windows 200 professional
Modem is D-Link 504G
Mcafee firewall and antivirus
HDDs C: 80GB, D: 20GB - both >50% free
cheers for any help
Richar
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:38 pm Post subject:
Re: Windows 2000 drops internet connection |
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Richard,
goto house.trendmicro.com & run a thorough spyware and virus scan o
your system, just to make sure you are not chasing trash. secondly
Assuming you are NOT using a router, when you drop your interne
connection, it the connection dropping at the dsl modem (blinkin
sync/ready light)?
If not, goto dos (START>RUN>cmd) and enter ipconfig/all.... check o
post your results..
P2E
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| Quote: | Hi
I have a PC with windows 2000 professional that keeps dropping th
internet connection. However, I have TWO fairly exact copies of thi
running on the PC, one on each of two drives. The version on the D
drive can release and renew the tcp/ip connection, but the one on th
C: drive can’t. It connects on boot, but loses the connection after
variable time, certainly less than the modem lease time.
The C: drive version is the newest load (short history - win98 on C
later win2k on D:, solved some compatibility probs re old programs an
started using win2k, now have deleted win98 and loaded win2k on C:).
It’s pretty much all the same software (as the D: win2k version) loade
afresh.
When I first started up broadband, the D: version would drop th
connection at intervals. However, we moved house and it hasn’t droppe
a connection since, I don’t know why (Modem had to be reset when it wa
powered up again)
I’ve tried deleting and reinstalling tcp/ip protocol, I’ve deleted th
wsock, wsock2 and tcp/ip settings in the registry – nothing seems t
work.
The thing that does my head in is that it works for one version, bu
not the other, so hardware problems seem to be ruled out.
Specs:
Windows 200 professional
Modem is D-Link 504G
Mcafee firewall and antivirus
HDDs C: 80GB, D: 20GB - both 50% free
cheers for any help
Richard
POSTSCRIPT:
The problem has resolved and my computer can now find the DHCP server.
The cause of the problem appears to be that the TCP/IP settings had bee
corrupted. They corrected themselves when I loaded a VPN connection.
While I don't know the cause, it's now not broken, so I'm not lookin
to fix it
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