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re: If your Internet Connections drops every few minutes
Saturday, September 17, 2005 at 10:23 pm Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Billbo
(1 messages posted)
All, I experienced a very similar situation which leads me to believe it is purely
a Windows XP __HOME__ issue. I have an HP PC connected to a Netgear Swich/Access
Point running Zone Alarm (free version). Originally, I installed XP Pro and never
had any issues. I recently found a need (for testing) to wipe the computer clean
and install XP Home. After installing XP Home (with all of the same hardware and
3rd party software), I found that every few hours the computer just could not connect
to the internet. I did not receive any message or indication such as "A Network
Cable is Unplugged." Strangely, the IP address was still good and the router was
functioning properly. I could connect to the internet on a laptop through the router/access
point without issue. Restarting the router did not help nor did releasing and renewing
the IP address from the afflicted desktop. The only viable solution I ever found
was to restart the machine (very annoying). I just tried the solution mentioned
by Lam Jam and David and will reply again in a few days with an update.
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