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Charp · 03-31-2008, 10:06 AM

I'm posting this now from my regular computer, but in about 10 minutes I won't be able to open any websites, or do anything online, but nothing seems to say that I'm disconnected. This has happend in two different situations. At home using my family's ethernet, and here on my college campus, connected via ethernet. The wireless is a add on pci linyksys that has been updated. The ethernet device is built in to my ABIT motherboard. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC. Both have the same exact issue and both have updated drivers.

I've gone into ipconfig and it appears that I'm connected, and I have tried releasing and renewing my ip address. I have also tried running Winsock on my computer.

Any thoughts or ideas of what might be the source of the problems? my motherboard itself? I've considered it but I'm a little worried about flashing my bios, I'm unsure of a reliable flash program for this particular motherboard.

EDIT: The one at my family's house was wireless not ethernet.

03-31-2008, 10:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
Charp Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 9 OS: Windows XP	Sudden Internet failure I'm posting this now from my regular computer, but in about 10 minutes I won't be able to open any websites, or do anything online, but nothing seems to say that I'm disconnected. This has happend in two different situations. At home using my family's ethernet, and here on my college campus, connected via ethernet. The wireless is a add on pci linyksys that has been updated. The ethernet device is built in to my ABIT motherboard. Realtek RTL8169/8110 Family Gigabit Ethernet NIC. Both have the same exact issue and both have updated drivers. I've gone into ipconfig and it appears that I'm connected, and I have tried releasing and renewing my ip address. I have also tried running Winsock on my computer. Any thoughts or ideas of what might be the source of the problems? my motherboard itself? I've considered it but I'm a little worried about flashing my bios, I'm unsure of a reliable flash program for this particular motherboard. EDIT: The one at my family's house was wireless not ethernet. Last edited by Charp : 03-31-2008 at 10:10 AM.