What’s wrong with my spotty internet connection?

Posted by admin on April 11th, 2010 and filed under firewall software reviews | 2 Comments »

I’ve had a problem for a few weeks now where my DSL will randomly kick me off at different times, like 3-5 times per day. Durations also vary, but it’s usually 5 to 30 minutes… sometimes longer. Even when it works, like now, if I load a new page or even one I’ve already been to I’ll sometimes get "Address Not Found", but if I refresh it’ll go right through. Anyway, the cable company came by and said it’s nothing from them, but they gave me a new modem to be sure. I thought my wireless router was the problem but I’ve been wired for days and nothing’s changed. Haven’t installed any new software. I reviewed my connection settings and they’re all normal. When internet’s down and I run Windows Diagnostic on my connection it says it can’t communicate with the DNS servers. Is something from my computer blocking it (filter, firewall, etc.), something else entirely, or should I call back my ISP? Any solutions or tricks? It’s getting annoying. I run Vista btw. Please and thanks!

You would benefit greatly by chatting on line with tech support. If you are using AT&T Yahoo! DSL high speed internet services and getting your monthly bill each month in your telephone bill as most people I think do, you can contact them using chat method. If you are getting U-Verse services then the issue may be directed to their U-Verse support team.

2 Responses

  1. Rahul Says:

    Your cable personnel are right, its not their problem.. Problem is with your OS. Try re-installing your browser or try any other browser. It may work.
    References :

  2. lookat Says:

    You would benefit greatly by chatting on line with tech support. If you are using AT&T Yahoo! DSL high speed internet services and getting your monthly bill each month in your telephone bill as most people I think do, you can contact them using chat method. If you are getting U-Verse services then the issue may be directed to their U-Verse support team.
    References :

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