Cable modem/NIC craps out

[SuperPickle]

I am completely stumped. I have a Linsys NIC, an RCA modem, @Home service and keep my computer on all the time. Everything seems to work fine most of the time but after I surf for a while (a few hours), I get 'page cannot be displayed' messages. No IM, no email, no IE, no outside contact with the world...nothing (other computing seems to be unaffected). I restart and everything is back to normal. I can download large files for days and there isn't a problem. I'm running win98se and have overclocked but now is back to stock (KG-7, T-BIRD 1.33, 512M Crucial PC2100). Does the infinite, collective wisdom of this forum have any ideas/suggestions?

 

[homaryu]

It sounds like an bad NIC--is it dropping the IP from the modem? If it is then it's usually the NIC. Try pulling up winipcfg(win9x) or ipconfig(nt) and see if you renew ip. If it renews and drops it again before the lease time is due then it's definitely the NIC.

 

[ojai00]

I used to have that problem, but after I updated my router's firmware, everything is cool. Try to see if Linksys has any updated drivers for your NIC. Hope this helps.

 

[AkumaBao]

Also, make sure your RCA is plugged into a wall jack, and not a power strip, or surge protector. You'll lose a lot of speed, and performance that way.

 

[ojai00]

<< Also, make sure your RCA is plugged into a wall jack, and not a power strip, or surge protector. You'll lose a lot of speed, and performance that way. >>



Really!!! I'm on Roadrunner...can you show me where you read that from? I currently have mine plugged into a surge protector. Hope I can get some more bandwith out of it.


EDIT: Being the sucker that I am, I tried it out,...and speed is still the same. I guess it's the speed cap that Roadrunner has. I'll try another speed test later on at night, because my brother is on my other computer downloading stuff, so that might have an impact on the speed.

 

[SuperPickle]

Thanks everyone. Releasing and renewing my ip through winipcfg at least fixes it without a restart. Time to get a new NIC anyway as this one gets grumpy at fsb's of over 143. Any suggestions on a rock-solid card?

 

[TomBilliodeaux]

Homaryo, I execute 'ipconfig' in XP but only get a dos screen flash.
Is that normal?

I am having this same problem using 2 puters and XP thru hub.

I know the hub has 2 or 3 bad terminals, but it is an 8 hub and works with 3 or 4 hubs. Could the hub be causing the same type problems?
Once the client starts up on the inet, after 15 or 20 minutes, the connection is bumped off and cannot restart it on the server unless I reboot......:disgust::disgust::disgust:

 

[FUBAR]

For the ipconfig, you need to run that from a dos window to see the results... Why oh why couldn't MS give us winipconfig for NT derivitives???

Anyway, run cmd instead then do a ipconfig to see info or ipconfig /all for more info. Then a ipconfig /release followed by a ipconfig /renew