Re: Internet connection status

From: idaspud (someone_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 11/17/04 

Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:55:52 -0700

Hi Carsyn,

    I have not changed, nor installed any third party software related to
networking on my machine. I haven't even installed any service packs, as I
have read of too many problems. I only install security related hot fixes,
that auto-update suggests, and only after reading the full description. When
I first got the computer, I installed any update that came along, and wound
up with huge problems. I ended up wiping the computer clean and reinstalling
windows. This within the first 3 weeks. Since then, (Well over a year), I
have only installed security related patches. I do check the list to make
sure I am not having the issue a hot fix claims to repair. "If it ain't
broke, don't fix it," has since become my hot fix/sp.x motto!

    Hmmm, thinking about it a bit more, I had installed windows .NET package
because a later ver of Partition Magic needed it, but didn't like what it
did to my computer, so uninstalled it, and now use a lower ver of Partition
Magic. Otherwise, I have not installed anything even remotely related to
networking. The internet gateway appeared only after I had purchased a
router, (D-Link DI-604), and quit using the computer as a ICS server to my
other computers, and this before I had installed the .net package.

    Thanks
                        Keith

"Carsyn Gu [MSFT]" <kshengu@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi Keith,
>
> Thanks for your posting.
>
> The gateway package is not related to your Windows system. Please let me
> know what your gateway is. Is it a Microsoft Product? If it's not, please
> contact the gateway provider.
>
> And, according to the network connection issue, does it now work well
after
> a clean boot?
>
> Please feel free to write to me if you have any unclear.
>
> Sincerely,
> Carsyn Gu
> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>
> Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
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> | From: "Keith" <someone@somewhere.com>
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> | Subject: Re: Internet connection status
> | Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 15:06:09 -0700
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> | Carsyn,
> |
> | Well, an interesting thing happened. I decided to check the Status
> | again, before trying your next suggestion, and now it works. The status
> | window stays open and I can view the stats. However, in the stats
window,
> in
> | the activity section, there is the packets sent and received. I have
three
> | items, Internet --- Internet Gateway --- My Computer. Here is how it
> looks:
> |
> | Internet Internet Gateway MyComputer
> |
> | Packets Sent: Not Available 10,655
> | Packets Received: 1,186,879 9,255
> |
> | The packet count is constantly counting up. I realize having a few
> | programs that auto-update, I will cause traffic, however is around 800
> sent
> | and 600 received in 60 seconds normal? I went ahead and performed the
> | msconfig steps from your last post, and checked the stats. The window
came
> | up ok, and stayed open. This time, after a few min, the Internet Gateway
> | Packets Sent showed 0 instead of Not Available, and stayed at 0, all the
> | while packets were racking up elsewhere. I went to a few web sites to
get
> | some traffic going and then rechecked the stats. Internet Gateway still
> | showed 0 Packets Sent, while My Computer showed a packet increase. So
now
> a
> | little twist in the works. Oh, and I have stupidly neglected to tell you
> | that even when NO email, browser window, and with no programs running,
my
> | pointer gets a little hour glass for just a second or two randomly. This
> | started quite a while ago, and so I cannot tell you exactly what change
in
> | the system might have taken place. ...Sorry
> |
> | So there is the latest.. Thanks
> | Keith
> |
> | "Carsyn Gu [MSFT]" <kshengu@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | news:$89Jwv6yEHA.3984@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
> | > Hi Keith,
> | >
> | > Thanks for coming back to me.
> | >
> | > Let's try the steps.
> | >
> | > 1. Click Start, click Run, and then in the Open box, type "MSCONFIG"
> | > (without
> | > the quotation marks). Click OK.
> | >
> | > 2. On the General tab, click to enable the Selective Startup button.
> | >
> | > 3. Clear the check mark for "Load startup Items".
> | >
> | > 4. Click Apply. Click OK. Restart the computer to enable the changes.
> | >
> | > 5. Launch Internet Connection to see if it works.
> | >
> | > Let's me know the result at your earliest convinience.
> | >
> | >
> | > Sincerely,
> | > Carsyn Gu
> | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> | >
> | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> | >
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> | > | From: "Keith" <someone@somewhere.com>
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> | > | Subject: Re: Internet connection status
> | > | Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:02:28 -0700
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> | > | Carsyn,
> | > |
> | > | Thanks so much for your help so far. I'm sorry for the laps
> | in-between
> | > | messages, but I have had a hectic schedule the last week. Please
bear
> | with
> | > | me, as I am very much interested in getting to the bottom of this
> | problem
> | > |
> | > | The virus program I use is Norton's 2004 ver, 10.0.1.13, and the
> | > latest
> | > | definition file is 11/12/2004. I scaned the computer with AVG 7.0
free
> | > | version and the latest definition file this evening, with no virus
> | found.
> | > I
> | > | have scanned with Ad-Aware SE and it's latest definition file and
with
> | > | Spybot and it's latest definition file as well. I agree that it
feels
> | like
> | > | virus activity, but so far nothing I scan with has found anything.
> | > |
> | > | Thanks again for your help,
> | > |
> | Keith
> | > |
> | > | ----- Original Message -----
> | > | From: "Carsyn Gu [MSFT]" <kshengu@online.microsoft.com>
> | > | Newsgroups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.network_web
> | > | Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 1:05 AM
> | > | Subject: Re: Internet connection status
> | > |
> | > |
> | > | > Hi Keith,
> | > | >
> | > | > Thanks for your update.
> | > | >
> | > | > It is mostly like a virus infection based on the symptom you
> described
> | > to
> | > | > me. May I know which Anti-Virus software you have installed in
your
> | > system
> | > | > and what's the lastest virus database you've upgraded?
> | > | >
> | > | > I need more information to perform research. Thanks.
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > Sincerely,
> | > | > Carsyn Gu
> | > | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> | > |
> | > |
> | > |
> | > | "Carsyn Gu [MSFT]" <kshengu@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> | > | news:T$n3p5IyEHA.3440@cpmsftngxa10.phx.gbl...
> | > | > Hi Keith,
> | > | >
> | > | > Thanks for your update.
> | > | >
> | > | > It is mostly like a virus infection based on the symptom you
> described
> | > to
> | > | > me. May I know which Anti-Virus software you have installed in
your
> | > system
> | > | > and what's the lastest virus database you've upgraded?
> | > | >
> | > | > I need more information to perform research. Thanks.
> | > | >
> | > | >
> | > | > Sincerely,
> | > | > Carsyn Gu
> | > | > Microsoft Online Partner Support
> | > | >
> | > | > Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security
> | > | >
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