Re: odd, stupid, <insert more words here> computer!
- From: "Shenan Stanley" <newshelper@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 00:54:37 -0600
Robert G wrote:
> alright... i have found a very odd and mentally challenging problem
> regarding internet access on my laptop. i've tried several things
> that i could think of to try fixing this problem, all of which did
> not work. i can't even think of where to start explaining this.
>
> i am home for thanksgiving at my parents house, and up until about
> two days ago, the internet connection to my laptop was working, but
> then it decided to stop working correctly. basically, the problem
> that i am having now is that for up to five minutes after
> restarting my computer, the internet is working as it normally
> had--i could browse websites, sign on to america online's instant
> messenger, and msn messenger, and also use a program called
> foldershare to synchronize contents of my computer with those of
> another computer. after those five minutes passed, i could not get
> the ability to browse websites again unless i restarted my computer
> and visit sites within five minutes, just to go and repeat it over
> and over; however, when those five minutes passed, i could still
> talk to people online with aol im and msn messenger, and
> synchronize files and folders.
>
> nothing had been changed, no programs installed or uninstalled, ip
> address remained the same; with both of my wireless Linksys and
> Belkin laptop adapters (I had one, thought I lost that, bought
> another, found the previous one), i had a 60-80% signal from my
> wireless Belkin router. each adapter experienced this problem;
> while i am writing this, i have my laptop plugged into my router by
> an ethernet cable, and it too is experiencing this problem. all of
> these lead me to believe that it is the computer not doing
> something correct, but i am totally lost in what that could be. all
> connections were set up to receive automatic ip addresses.
>
> my brother also has a laptop, and he has not been experiencign this
> problem.
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