Dave, good one, I'll try that as well. Max
-----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of dave walton Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 10:09 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Computer help - how diagnose intermittent connectiontointernet If you still have problems after scanning for viruses and such, you might try using device manager to uninstall the network adapter, then reboot. That will force Windows to reload the drivers and might straighten things out. Remember to jot down any TCPIP settings first if you are using a static IP or any other custom settings. -Dave Walton On 8/24/09, Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 <meade.m.dil...@navy.mil> wrote: > Actually, the connection seems to be very intermittent. I'd say that > more than 50% of the time, the website page doesn't load and I get an > error message telling me that I don't have a connection. Using the > diagnostic software supplied by Bellsouth results in a "your > connection has been restored" response after a minute or so, and then > the next page will usually load but after that it becomes poor again. > > It is a slow computer, web pages do load slowly, but that is the way > it has always been. > > > Max > > -----Original Message----- > From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com > > [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Lee Einer > Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 9:37 AM > To: Mercedes Discussion List > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Computer help - how diagnose intermittent > connectionto internet > > > Dillon, Meade M CIV SPAWARSYSCEN-ATLANTIC, 53310 wrote: > > Half the fun is diagnosing the darned thing. Would using the ping > > command provide any sort of diagnostic result for a bad NIC? I've > > already used ping just once to make sure I could get to the > Bellsouth > DSL gateway, and it worked fine. > > > > Max > > > That's fairly predictable,though, isn't it? > > The problem was not lack of connectivity so much as gawdawful > slowness IIRC. So you should get your ping packets back. > > Lee > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list > archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
