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GJH · 23-06-2008, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

i checked setting with my pc and they match but thats connected through a wireless dongle. dont know if that makes a difference.

If the PC is connecting to the Internet direct through a mobile phone dongle and the laptop is connecting through a wireless home network linked to a landline Broadband service then there will be differences in the settings.

Graham

pappajohn · 23-06-2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GJH

If the PC is connecting to the Internet direct through a mobile phone dongle and the laptop is connecting through a wireless home network linked to a landline Broadband service then there will be differences in the settings.

Graham

hib graham,

when i say a dongle i mean a usb wireless device not a t mobile/orange ect internet dongle.

the pc is connected via the wireless network as is my lappy but only mine drops...

checked on another wireless network and it seems to hold the connection ok. naughty i know but i dont know who's it was....just an unencrypted network in town.

shirl's (this lappy) works ok but she's on vista where-as im on XP so the setup pages are different so i cant cross reference.

daughters just connected ok on her lappy.

pappajohn · 23-06-2008, 09:36 PM

dont know why i didnt do it earlier when i realised there was a problem.

reinstall the wireless card drivers.

job done, one happy bunny again.

just got to sort AOL now

GJH · 23-06-2008, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

dont know why i didnt do it earlier when i realised there was a problem.

reinstall the wireless card drivers.

job done, one happy bunny again.

just got to sort AOL now

Nice one John, sorry I misinterpreted the dongle bit.

Best way to sort AOL is to dump it - so long as you are connected do you actually need access to anything AOL offers?

Graham

pappajohn · 23-06-2008, 09:58 PM

personally i dont use it except for email.
shirl has all her suppliers web addresses on there as favorites and she wont write 'em down on paper so could be a long, drawn out job changing ISP. she's also concerned about her email addresses if we change as she has 3 accounts for different things.

i feel we are getting a bargain with just the free (£8 extra) unlimited phonecalls (local + national 24/7) as our normal BT bill was always around £150 per month but i know other ISPs do similar deals so have to look into it.

hey....been on 37 mins now and no drops.

pappajohn · 23-06-2008, 11:15 PM

i dont f*****g believe it. the bloody things doing it again.

looks like a grown up will have to have a look.

GJH · 24-06-2008, 06:04 AM

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Originally Posted by pappajohn

i dont f*****g believe it. the bloody things doing it again.

looks like a grown up will have to have a look.

Have you installed anything else in the meantime (including on-line updates) or had any crashes? If so that could have affected the drivers.

Graham

pappajohn · 25-06-2008, 06:32 PM

got it in the repair shop.

infected with 187 viruses.

he said it probably is a virus attacking the wi-fi software buy until he gets rid of them he wont know for sure just what was causing it to play silly b****rs

my virus protection obviously aint up to the job.

i have the latest version of AVG installed but it looks like it aint enough.

hopefully when he's cleared everything it will run a lot faster too.

any suggestions as to which FREE virus software to use.

GJH · 25-06-2008, 09:55 PM

We use AVG8 anti-virus and Windows Defender but behind a hardware firewall and with Zone Alarm (XP machines) or Windows Firewall (Vista machine) software firewalls. No problems for years.

Sometimes viruses can get you as a result things like changing of suppliers. A friend, a few years ago, got a similar number of viruses as you after signing up for a broadband package and connecting before installing AV or firewall software.

Graham

pappajohn · 26-06-2008, 05:34 PM

got it back from the repair shop today.

viruses deleted, every possible update known to man, service pack 3 installed.

all unnessecery files deleted, regestry cleaned.

RAM upgraded to 1 gig from 512 meg.

got home and connected to the modem and guess what............it dropped again.

rang the guy and told him and he said he had it connected for 5 hours today no trouble. bring it back and we'll install a new card.

then he rang back and asked what router i had.....NETGEAR DG834GT.

oh.....they have pi** poor range....and you could be on the limit.

sure enough, moved closer and it works fine. i also increased the transmitter power a bit and it works where it normally does now.

going to move the router to a better location so all the computers work.

still , it was £74 well spent as it's a lot faster.

turns out the guy subscribes to the other MHF so we had a bit of a natter about motorhomes at the same time.