unfortunately dial or expensive satellite is my only option. I live in a rural area. You may be on to something here. I had been running a US Robotics for a long time (always been one of my favs) But anyhow I do remember it starting to crap out on me a while ago. If memory serves, I seem to remember grabbing something else out of my bone pile and it happened to be another US Robotics. But it was used and who knows...... I think I will do some experimenting with switching modems to see if that it the root of this problem. Thanks for your reply, -=William=- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Russ Poffenberger" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 7:18 AM Subject: Re: [PCBUILD] dial up hangs....... > Hi William, > > Unfortunately, dial-up isn't always as reliable as we would like. It is > not > uncommon for the connection to "hang", possibly because of noise on the > phone line, or a problem with protocol between the two ends. The fact that > you can hang up and re-dial OK shows it probably isn't a SW problem. > > Some modems seem to work better with certain ISP's. Usually the better > brand name modems perform better. You could try installing a different > modem to see if that helps, or go to broadband (if feasible). > > Russ Poffenberger > [log in to unmask] > > At 12:41 PM 5/17/2005, you wrote: >>Here is a weird one. >> >>I am on dial up (unfortunately) >> >> >>Periodically and randomly even though my PPP icon show active connective >>status. everything will stop. Browser, OE, Messenger, etc... It is as if I >>clicked the pad lock in zone alarm and closed all ports! I don't think >>its >>ZA is doing on its own because I have shut it down and the problem >>remains >>the same. I have to disconnect and re-dial in to re-establish everything. >> >>I am running WIN XP Pro >> >>And just to name a few: >>NAV 2004 always updated. >>SpySwsweeper >>ZA Pro >>The Cleaner always updated >>All WIN updates to date including SP2 >> >>So I don't think it an issue of a Trojan or virus. I am pretty religious >>about keeping my programs up to date and use them frequently. >>I frequently run NETSTAT or use TCP View to monitor inbound outbound >>connections and do not see anything out of the ordinary. >> >>Perhaps its just my ISP? >> >>I use MSN, but do not use any of the MSN software or MSN Dial up >>Connection >>manager. (Never will either!) I just use the good ole' windows dial >>networking. > > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, > articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more > http://freepctech.com > Visit our website regularly for FAQs, articles, how-to's, tech tips and much more http://freepctech.com