Wits_end_NC
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Baseline I have a Older HP Pavilion G7 Series 1260US Purchased Dec 2011. The computer itself has problems. The case is cracked and a friend fixed it to where I can leave the lid up but I dare not shut it.
Hardware and OS
Intel Core i3-Cpu @2.20Ghz
Installed Ram 4.0 GB
C Drive 640 with 178 GB Windows 10 Home 1803 64 Bit OS
OS Build 17134.07
Have 2 X 3 TB external HD and assorted thumb drives
Zoom 384 MBps 8X4 DOCSIS 3.0 Model Number 5354
Router Belkin N450 DB Wi-Fi Dual Band N Router
I have had ongoing problems that started the first of the year. I would lose internet connected. Wifi symbol would show yellow Triangle along side Wi-fi signal. I suspected that my wifi module was going bad. I had a friend who s a computer tech person (certified). He works as a support person for a Wake County NC based company.
He spent over 5-6 hours at my house brought over a newer router and I could never connect until I bought a usb 2.0 network dongle. I still was having problems connecting. I finally went to my brothers house who has a background in ATM networks. We were able to use my hardware (wifi) and I was able to get on his internet service and he has a Buffalo Router. I came back home and still had problems so he brought me an older Buffalo Router and we finally had internet service. TG. Just a little more info my House Guest uses and I-Phone 6s and he has a Desktop that connects to the internet. I finally went back to usng the Belkin N450 router and things would work okay but we still have to reset the modem and wireless router about once every couple of months.
Now it is worst. The Service is through Earthlink Max but the link is through Brighthouse/Comcast and getting 72 MBps service.
I have been living in my townhouse since Dec 2003. In January 2004 I had Cable Broadband Service install via Time Warner Cable. The original service tie in was in a spare bedroom. I am on my third modem/router combination. Last year I put a hole in the drywall and used an F female coupler and installed a wallplate in the living room. I use a quad shield RG6 Cable (6ft long ) to connect to the modem. I am on about the 3rd short jumper cable (Cat 5 cable) from the Zoom Modem to the Belkin Router.
For the last 6-8 weeks I am having to reset the modem and router almost daily now.
As long as I just do regular internet ( just go to regular websites I am okay. But once I go to youtube and play a few videos and then try to access another webpage Google Chrome comes up and says it cannot find the Google Home Page. I thought maybe the problem is with my Browser(Google Chrome) but nasty old Edge will not work either.
I was just shutting down the computer but instead of doing that I have been going to the Command Prompt and run as administrator and doing to > ipconfig options. #1 ipconfig /flushdns, # 2 >Ipconfig /release and step #3 >ipconfig /renew.
Once again if I just go to my local news website or go to my saved bill sites the internet works fine. But the minute I go to youtube and look at several videos things begin to muck up.
I use Usenet which is a port based TCP/IP low level internet connections. It works fine and no problems But if I try to use regular internet all hades breaks loose.
So I am asking for help. Should I replace the RG 6 quad shield cable? and Or replace the inline F coupler? I have been considering getting a new modem (looking at Arris sb6183). The Zoom is Comcast compliant but on the low end of compatiable range. I am truly at wits End. Is my Windows internet part of program corrupted? This has been driving Insane for the last 6-8 weeks.
Hardware and OS
Intel Core i3-Cpu @2.20Ghz
Installed Ram 4.0 GB
C Drive 640 with 178 GB Windows 10 Home 1803 64 Bit OS
OS Build 17134.07
Have 2 X 3 TB external HD and assorted thumb drives
Zoom 384 MBps 8X4 DOCSIS 3.0 Model Number 5354
Router Belkin N450 DB Wi-Fi Dual Band N Router
I have had ongoing problems that started the first of the year. I would lose internet connected. Wifi symbol would show yellow Triangle along side Wi-fi signal. I suspected that my wifi module was going bad. I had a friend who s a computer tech person (certified). He works as a support person for a Wake County NC based company.
He spent over 5-6 hours at my house brought over a newer router and I could never connect until I bought a usb 2.0 network dongle. I still was having problems connecting. I finally went to my brothers house who has a background in ATM networks. We were able to use my hardware (wifi) and I was able to get on his internet service and he has a Buffalo Router. I came back home and still had problems so he brought me an older Buffalo Router and we finally had internet service. TG. Just a little more info my House Guest uses and I-Phone 6s and he has a Desktop that connects to the internet. I finally went back to usng the Belkin N450 router and things would work okay but we still have to reset the modem and wireless router about once every couple of months.
Now it is worst. The Service is through Earthlink Max but the link is through Brighthouse/Comcast and getting 72 MBps service.
I have been living in my townhouse since Dec 2003. In January 2004 I had Cable Broadband Service install via Time Warner Cable. The original service tie in was in a spare bedroom. I am on my third modem/router combination. Last year I put a hole in the drywall and used an F female coupler and installed a wallplate in the living room. I use a quad shield RG6 Cable (6ft long ) to connect to the modem. I am on about the 3rd short jumper cable (Cat 5 cable) from the Zoom Modem to the Belkin Router.
For the last 6-8 weeks I am having to reset the modem and router almost daily now.
As long as I just do regular internet ( just go to regular websites I am okay. But once I go to youtube and play a few videos and then try to access another webpage Google Chrome comes up and says it cannot find the Google Home Page. I thought maybe the problem is with my Browser(Google Chrome) but nasty old Edge will not work either.
I was just shutting down the computer but instead of doing that I have been going to the Command Prompt and run as administrator and doing to > ipconfig options. #1 ipconfig /flushdns, # 2 >Ipconfig /release and step #3 >ipconfig /renew.
Once again if I just go to my local news website or go to my saved bill sites the internet works fine. But the minute I go to youtube and look at several videos things begin to muck up.
I use Usenet which is a port based TCP/IP low level internet connections. It works fine and no problems But if I try to use regular internet all hades breaks loose.
So I am asking for help. Should I replace the RG 6 quad shield cable? and Or replace the inline F coupler? I have been considering getting a new modem (looking at Arris sb6183). The Zoom is Comcast compliant but on the low end of compatiable range. I am truly at wits End. Is my Windows internet part of program corrupted? This has been driving Insane for the last 6-8 weeks.