Re: Connecting to the Internet
- From: Chuck <none@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 01 May 2006 19:38:34 -0700
On Mon, 1 May 2006 18:57:01 -0700, D-Man <D-Man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
"Chuck" wrote:
On Mon, 10 Apr 2006 10:44:02 -0700, D-Man <D-Man@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Recently installed Xp Home and have Verizon DSL as my ISP. After my computer
has been idle for a while and I try to go to the Internet thru Firefox or
Internet Explorer, I get an error message "Firefox can't find the server at
google.com" or with IE the message is "Page cannot be displayed". Sometimes
after trying Firefox and then IE, IE will slowly load the page and then I can
go back to Firefox and it will load OK. However, most of the time it is
necessary to reboot my computer to be able to access the Internet again.
Turning the modem off or resetting the modem does not cause the problem to go
away.
When you say "After my computer has been idle for a while", the power setting on
the network card is a good suspect.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/does-your-computer-lose-network.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/does-your-computer-lose-network.html
Also, check the MTU setting.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/internet-connectivity-problems-caused.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2005/06/internet-connectivity-problems-caused.html
Finally, the DNS servers that you use could be problematic.
<http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html>
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/2006/03/dns-server-settings-on-your-computer.html
Chuck:
Default Gateway, DHCP Server and DNS Servers have the same IP address of
192.168.1.1. Are the DNS Server IP Address's assigned by Verizon or is that
something assigned by Windows XP Home?
-D Roberts
-
D Roberts
This is normal with a NAT router. The router has to be the default gateway.
The DHCP settings, made in the router configuration, direct each client computer
to refer to the router for DNS. The router then relays any DNS request to the
DNS servers provided by your ISP, again, as made in the router DHCP
configuration.
--
Cheers,
Chuck, MS-MVP [Windows - Networking]
http://nitecruzr.blogspot.com/
Paranoia is not a problem, when it's a normal response from experience.
My email is AT DOT
actual address pchuck mvps org.
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