I have a home network with a few pc's and a network printer attached and one specific PC keeps losing its internet connection, while the other pc's can continue to browse the web. I used to have my wife reboot all of the time which would fix it for a few minutes, but that took too long, so I wrote a short script which does an ipconfig /release then ipconfig /renew. This usually fixes the connection, but the loss of connectivity is still a problem. I believe I can even see the home router when I type in its' IP address, but can't see past it to the web when the failure happens.
This pc is a simple compaq running XP home and I am using the motherboard network controller rather than an add on card. Her computer is connected to a small switch which allows her to have the network printer on her desk. I added this switch recently so the printer could be shared, but it neither helped nor caused the problem to become worse. The printer does not have any network issues. The rest of the network consists of a home wireless router hooked to an IFITL DSL connection which is not giving any of the other pc's connected any trouble.
I don't think spyware is a big problem on her pc and when I remove the few cookies that are detected the problem doesn't improve. I have wondered if the built in network card was intermittently bad, but since it can still see the router, I don't understand how it could be at fault. I am definitely not a master with XP, any suggestions?
This pc is a simple compaq running XP home and I am using the motherboard network controller rather than an add on card. Her computer is connected to a small switch which allows her to have the network printer on her desk. I added this switch recently so the printer could be shared, but it neither helped nor caused the problem to become worse. The printer does not have any network issues. The rest of the network consists of a home wireless router hooked to an IFITL DSL connection which is not giving any of the other pc's connected any trouble.
I don't think spyware is a big problem on her pc and when I remove the few cookies that are detected the problem doesn't improve. I have wondered if the built in network card was intermittently bad, but since it can still see the router, I don't understand how it could be at fault. I am definitely not a master with XP, any suggestions?