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internet connection problem :(

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:50 pm
by qads
lol, i know its got noting to do with php but...you guys the only ones i know can help :P

so, my internet connection screws up ever 3/4th day, it would't connect to the host at all, and the ip address keeps changeing after every reboot, so i shouted at my ISP for about 2 hours and then just for the hell of it, i used system restore...that fixed it 8O ...i have no idea why. :x

maybe its cos i have a wireless network and someone is screwing around with it? i have started useing encryption just now and will find out i guess :?

thanks guys
ps. i have 150kb cable

Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 6:53 pm
by JAM
Read the topic about the bug's (forgot the link and poster, and to lazy to look it up). Perhaps that was it.

I've just read something about certain software-bugs (bugs, as in evil scripts-like) that rearrange the hosts file to point at advertiser sites instead of what the host file is intended to.
Of course, those writing the bugs, often neglect that this generates ALOT of bandwidth if not used wisely, thus fubaring the ad-server... Just another theory.

So when using system restore, you perhaps also wiped out a bug/cleared the hosts to the original one.

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:10 pm
by qads
maybe that is it? it seems to come back after a week or so, happend to me twice...hope 3rd time is lucky :P

thanks for ur help jam :)

Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2003 12:52 pm
by microthick
Cable companies in general try and give you the same IP address every reboot by looking up your NIC's MAC address and comparing it to their ARP table. If you keep getting different IP addresses, it sounds like there might be a communications problem between your computer and their gateway. You could try reinstalling TCP/IP if the problem persists.

If your cable modem is online and you have a proper IP address, it could be DNS problems with your computer in particular. There's lots of spyware out there that hijacks your browser in different ways. For example, spyware app New.Net Application (can be seen in Add Remove Programs if you have it) records all sites you visit with IE, and if their site is down, you cant visit any sites either.