At 07:20 AM 10/4/2004, you wrote:
>Problem
>1) Internet Explorer (IE6) keeps losing its connection to the internet.
>
>When I first log on to my PC my wireless connection and modem are active
>and I can ping web sites successfully from the command prompt. When I open
>Internet Explorer my home page usually opens successfully
>(http://news.bbc.co.uk).  I notice on the status bar that it flashes up
>http://news.bbc.co.uk very briefly before opening the page.  After a few
>navigations I lose my connection.  If I go to the command prompt I can
>still successfully ping web sites.  If I close Internet Explorer and then
>reopen I just get the 'web site can not be found' standard page i.e. my
>connection is lost.  I do notice though that on the status bar that the
>web site is trying to be contacted by the IP address 212.58.240.143 rather
>than http://news.bbc.co.uk

This may suggest a problem with your DNS server(s). Are you on a static IP
address or do you use DHCP? If you are on static, find out what your DNS
server(s) IP addresses are and put them in the trusted zone of your
firewall. That may help.

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pete mcmullen

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