Hi All,


  I bought a new dinky laptop because my old one was updating randomly 
and continued to do so even after I messed with the settings.


The new laptop is a Lenovo N22 Winbook running Windows 10 Pro. Setup 
went fine. At the end of it, the laptop found some updates. After they 
were installed, I started having problems with my internet connection.


In a nutshell, the connection comes and goes, mostly goes.


* Initially, the computer seemed to connect for about a minute, then 
disconnect for 15 minutes, then connect again for about a minute, and so 
on. I ran the Windows troubleshooter. It said my firewall could be 
getting in the way, so I went in to the area where you allow things to 
get past the firewall, and I checked/allowed a bunch of stuff. I 
restarted the computer when I was done.


* Things improved a little. Connection intervals were longer and 
disconnection intervals were shorter, though not by much. I tried the 
Windows troubleshooter again. This time it said my settings were fine 
but my NDS server (or something like that) wasn't responding. I found an 
article with troubleshooting tips, like reset the IP and find new 
drivers. I started to try the first tip, but got stuck with steps that 
didn't quite match up before I got far enough to make any changes to the 
system.


* After that,I restarted the computer again and tried accessing the web 
again. My online intervals were getting longer, but they were still only 
a couple of minutes long. This time the Windows troubleshooter said my 
gateway had been closed (or something like that) and that the problem 
was now fixed. This time, I was able to stay online a long time, but the 
internet was incredibly slow. I was downloading the Dropbox app, not my 
files, and the download took about 20 minutes, then failed because I 
lost my connection again.


While all this was going on, I was using my desktop to get work done. 
Internet does seem patchy tonight, but my desktop is mostly behaving in 
the usual way.


I'm confused about what's happening, and I'm trying to figure out 
whether this is something I can fix myself (e.g., with changes in 
settings, with new drivers, etc.) or something that signals I should 
return my laptop because it's got a problem. I have the feeling it's 
something I can fix, but I'm not sure.


Any wisdom?


Ciao


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