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Re: Win8 Networking is Down

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rickman wrote:
> On 8/18/2015 6:43 AM, Les Cargill wrote:
>> rickman wrote:
>>> I've been having problems lately where my internet connection would go
>>> bad after a day or so. I would reset the connecting using the commands
>>>
>>> netsh winsock reset catalog
>>> netsh int ip reset c:\reset.log
>>>
>>> I'd reboot and it would work again. Then I discovered that just
>>> rebooting would fix the problem. But the problem started showing up
>>> more often. More recently I've found that just disabling and reenabling
>>> the WiFi adapter will fix the problem. Finally the problem returns
>>> after just seconds. I can check email one time successfully (only if I
>>> am quick) then it goes bad again.
>>>
>>> I am able to access newsgroups using Thunderbird and the networking
>>> trouble shooter finds the connection to be working properly. Email
>>> works once in a great while, but mostly doesn't make a connection.
>>> FireFox does not even report a problem, it just blinks and keeps the
>>> default page up. Chrome will show Google results, but other pages are
>>> reported as down. A ping to 8.8.8.8 returns a valid response in 22 ms
>>> most of the time, sometimes up to 100 ms.
>>>
>>> I've also reset the router and cable modem. Netflix works fine on the
>>> Sony box and other users can access the internet.
>>>
>>> I am at a loss on how to even proceed troubleshooting this.
>>>
>>
>> This may not be possible, but....
>>
>> I keep a couple of older Linksys routers loaded with DD-WRT
>> around. One of them actually works on DHCP ( on the other,
>> you have to use a fixed IP address on the computer ).
>>
>> This will tell you if the problem is only with the WiFi path
>> or also with the copper path.
>>
>> There will be pain as you must provide power to the router.
>>
>> Second:
>>
>> It might be worth burning a Knoppix Live DVD and booting
>> that to see if the problem persists using the onboard WiFi
>> hardware but with a different O/S.
>
> That might be hard to get useful info from. Right now the existing
> computer seems to be working 100%. It's been good for better part of a
> day now. This is frustrating.
>
   You mean M$ finally got your monthly dues check?

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Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 09:49 -0400
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2015-08-17 07:47 -0700
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down Martin Brown <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2015-08-17 16:18 +0100
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Christopher A. Lee <c.lee@fairpoint.net> - 2015-08-17 10:43 -0500
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2015-08-17 11:50 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 14:04 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Jeff Liebermann <jeffl@cruzio.com> - 2015-08-17 11:45 -0700
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 15:41 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2015-08-17 19:05 -0400
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down "John Smith" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-17 11:12 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 14:24 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Martin Brown <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> - 2015-08-17 22:08 +0100
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 22:20 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down "John Smith" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-17 20:31 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down "John Smith" <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-08-17 22:54 -0400
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2015-08-17 20:35 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-17 22:35 -0400
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-08-18 05:43 -0500
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-08-18 09:19 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2015-08-18 09:34 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2015-08-18 12:12 -0500
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2015-08-18 19:24 -0700
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 14:01 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down M Philbrook <jamie_ka1lpa@charter.net> - 2015-09-02 18:33 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 18:41 -0400
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down Martin Riddle <martin_ridd@verizon.net> - 2015-09-02 19:28 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down krw <krw@nowhere.com> - 2015-09-02 19:49 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Phil Hobbs <pcdhSpamMeSenseless@electrooptical.net> - 2015-09-02 20:12 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 20:38 -0400
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down krw <krw@nowhere.com> - 2015-09-02 21:34 -0400
          Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 23:42 -0400
            Re: Win8 Networking is Down krw <krw@nowhere.com> - 2015-09-03 20:03 -0400
  Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-02 23:30 -0400
    Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-09 18:59 -0400
      Re: Win8 Networking is Down Robert Baer <robertbaer@localnet.com> - 2015-09-10 01:57 -0700
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno <DLU1@DecadentLinuxUser.org> - 2015-09-10 05:13 -0400
        Re: Win8 Networking is Down rickman <gnuarm@gmail.com> - 2015-09-10 15:54 -0400

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