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A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of his
internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not freeze up,
still able to run applications. In order to regain internet connection,
must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components into
another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise! Same
problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN card. Same
problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

You may be in need of "A-Squared Anti-Dialer".
It's Freeware.


"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of his
internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not freeze
up,
still able to run applications. In order to regain internet connection,
must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components into
another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise! Same
problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN card.
Same
problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

First of all, ignore Harry......then wait for the MVP's in England to
surface. Sounds like you are probably on the right track. I seriously
doubt it is malware.

Heather (from the best part of Canada.....cough, lol)

"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of
his internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not
freeze up, still able to run applications. In order to regain
internet connection, must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components
into another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise!
Same problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN
card. Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

We are awfully smart again, aren't we?
You may ignore me personally, but to tell everyone else to do the same, is
overstepping your boundary. H.


"Heather" wrote in message
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First of all, ignore Harry......then wait for the MVP's in England to
surface. Sounds like you are probably on the right track. I seriously
doubt it is malware.

Heather (from the best part of Canada.....cough, lol)

"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of
his internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not
freeze up, still able to run applications. In order to regain
internet connection, must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components
into another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise!
Same problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN
card. Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

Not "we"......but I am. And you answer made absolutely no earthly
sense!!

And drop the religious kick as well. This is not alt.religion.

H.
"webster72n" wrote in message
...
We are awfully smart again, aren't we?
You may ignore me personally, but to tell everyone else to do the
same, is
overstepping your boundary. H.


"Heather" wrote in message
...
First of all, ignore Harry......then wait for the MVP's in England to
surface. Sounds like you are probably on the right track. I
seriously
doubt it is malware.

Heather (from the best part of Canada.....cough, lol)

"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage
of
his internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not
freeze up, still able to run applications. In order to regain
internet connection, must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his
components
into another functionally similar computer. Surprise!
Surprise!
Same problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN
card. Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot,
Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

Terry,

How does your friend connect to the internet, a modem?

Is it an USB modem? Do you know if the modem is ON or OFF when the internet
access is interrupted?

Zee



"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of his
internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not freeze up,
still able to run applications. In order to regain internet connection,
must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components into
another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise! Same
problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN card.
Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

Terry wrote :-

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU ...
..... The computer does not freeze up,

Which would certainly appear to negate the suspicion of an overheating CPU.

However, as both USB and PCI Lan adapters suffer the same fate - again, that
would appear to eliminate the PC.

we swapped over his components into another functionally similar
computer.

You don't say what components - but you do seem to imply (to me) that
problem occurs on a second PC, again eliminating the 'original' PC.

So .. What about the Lan router/modem or the ISP itself? Very odd though,
that a 're-boot' is necessary, - Has he tried resetting the router/modem
when this occurs, rather than a re-boot of the PC? What happens when the
Lan plug is pulled? - any warnings? Do the status lights on the router/modem
tell you anything?

Is it possible to substitute a different router/modem or even try it (the
whole kit - including router/modem) on another ISP/line?

Mart



"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
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A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of his
internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not freeze up,
still able to run applications. In order to regain internet connection,
must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components into
another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise! Same
problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN card.
Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

Have you had your ISP monitor your connection? Sounds to me more like
trouble at their end. If a dial-up connection, you may very well have
trouble on your phone line. Have them both checked.
Heirloom, old and worked for me

"Terry Smythe" wrote in message
news:WKfki.99664$xq1.38375@pd7urf1no...
A friend, still running WinME, has suddenly experienced a stoppage of his
internet connection after ~10 minutes. The computer does not freeze up,
still able to run applications. In order to regain internet connection,
must reboot.

Suspiciously like an overheating CPU, we swapped over his components into
another functionally similar computer. Surprise! Surprise! Same
problem. Then we swapped his USB-LAN adapter for a PCI LAN card.
Same problem.

He's run all his housekeeping utilities, Ad-Aware, SpyBot, Registray
mechanic, et al....., but problem persists.

Suggestions?

Regards,

Terry Smythe
Winnipeg, Canada

"N. Miller" wrote in message
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 22:23:08 -0400, Heather wrote:

Heather (from the best part of Canada.....cough, lol)

The best part of Canada is in the West: British Columbia, east to Lake
Louise. No farther east, though. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are just
too
flat, Quebec is too Continental (as in European), and Ontario is too
pink.
The Maritimes are okay, though.

Gee Norman......you are going to half hate yourself. LOL.

1. Daughter Elayne lives in downtown Vancouver, overlooking Stanley
Park and English Bay.

2. My father and his forebears are from Prince Edward Island. I have
the red hair and freckles to prove it.

3. We LOVE Quebec....for precisely the reason you don't. It is so
European. But we go there every year or so for a holiday.

4. Ontario has become too ethnic.....all those middle Europeans, lol.
And the other provinces are not really of much interest to me except
that part of Calgary is named after my grand uncle. He seemed to like
it, I understand.

Ball is now in your court....chuckle.

N. Miller wrote:
On Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:15:39 -0400, Heather wrote:

"N. Miller" wrote in message
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On Sun, 8 Jul 2007 22:23:08 -0400, Heather wrote:

Heather (from the best part of Canada.....cough, lol)

The best part of Canada is in the West: British Columbia, east to
Lake Louise. No farther east, though. Manitoba and Saskatchewan are
just too
flat, Quebec is too Continental (as in European), and Ontario is too
pink.
The Maritimes are okay, though.

Gee Norman......you are going to half hate yourself. LOL.

I don't know why you would say that.

1. Daughter Elayne lives in downtown Vancouver, overlooking Stanley
Park and English Bay.

I don't think it is much different from Seattle, in most respects.

2. My father and his forebears are from Prince Edward Island. I
have the red hair and freckles to prove it.

If it wasn't for the Royal Navy, Maine would probably also be amongst
the Maritime Province. They are called "Down East" because they are
down, and east of the rest of Canada. Stupid Brits kept pressing the
Main fisher crews into service in the Royal Navy, which drove the
"Down Easters" into our campe.

3. We LOVE Quebec....for precisely the reason you don't. It is so
European. But we go there every year or so for a holiday.

Two of the worlds bloodiest wars were starte by those Europeans. And
they consider themselves "civilized".


It's just 'people', Norm. The real problem is people who don't see the
reality, that it is so short a time since torture and murder were so much a
part of daily existence that it was 'the way of the world'. Medieval times
were only 'yesterday', the time of The Inquisition - to mention merely the
most notorious phase - was only yesterday. Just as WWII ended a mere 15
years before I was born, a time I grew up thinking of as 'a lifetime ago',
but as you get older and realise for instance, The Falklands, was longer ago
now, than WWII was when *I* entered the world!

Children here - of my generation anyway - grew up with tank traps as part of
the landscape. You know something, Norm? Yes, Americans grow up differently
to the British simply by virtue of the size of landmass about them. It has a
psychological effect that incorporates into their development. There are
still pillboxes, here, that never got used because Hitler didn't invade
(they tend to smell like latrines). There is a big difference in growing up
in the shadow of war *where you play your games of 'cowboys and indians'*
(lol!) as opposed to where the only threats you're aware of are handed down
to you by lying, stinking politicians and other bigots.

It was all 'only yesterday' - and the driving purpose of the EEC was to make
sure France and Germany would not go to war against each other again.

We English spent most of our existence at war with the French, but all my
life we've been allies and the idea of war between us is absurd. I go to
France, I enjoy it, I get on well with the French. I am very far from the
only one.

It isn't 'Europeans', Norm, it's 'People'. Most of the Europeans have learnt
the lesson. The problem is the people who don't - the bigots, the bounders
in their refuge. 'Patriotism' is the problem. It is an expression of that
within us that attempts to justify all of our greed and small-mindedness,
our jealousy and covetousness, to instead of making an effort to become
better people, to deceive ourselves that everything we do is noble so we can
just carry on as we've always done, pointing the finger at those who are
different (and *what* a bonanza, eh?, if they happen to *look* different
too!). You seem to be championing the cause of not making any effort and
just continue talking the simple-minded out of their money, which *is* the
sole alternative. The way you talk, Norm, at every opportunity, you come
across - except to the ones just like you - as the type who really wouldn't
have minded if slavery had never been abolished, if women had never got the
vote, if the poor were still put in workhouses. After all, that is the
world - that you imply we're still in over here - that invading other
nations belongs in.

Yes, most of us *are* civilised. Blair isn't, which is how come he's popular
with that imbecile and the liars and thieves who pull those strings you
can't see. It's you lot who are still children and haven't learnt. It does
show how misleading 'Common Sense' can be, though! Intelligent people would
have thought you'd be capable of recognising mass murder in the name of
naked greed cheered on by the supposedly Christian (who do the work of the
devil, ROFL!). Unless you're a liar who doesn't care as long as there's
money in it.

Shane