Honestly, my guess would be that something is going on with the router...
I'm using bell sympatico, and 9 times out of ten, any trouble I'm having is because I need to reset my router... It happens every once in a while, and it is SO frustrating!!
You may have already done this, but what I usually have to do is shut everything down, including the modem and router... I turn on the modem first, and wait until the correct little green lights are lit up, then I turn on the router, (you need to leave about 40 to 60 seconds between powering down and powering back up with my particular D-Link modem, so you might need to do the same) and once the router is on with all its little lights flashing, then I turn on all the computers...
Keep in mind that every time you reset the router, it is likely assigning new IP addresses to each computer (mine uses the same three numbers, but likes to switch up which computer gets what...
Also, since I've had sympatico for a long time, when I switched to XP, I ended up not using any of their software at all, but only using the connection wizard that comes with windows, so I'm not sure if there's any software they gave you, but you might want to try *not* using it, and just using the wizard, set up to have your connection activee all the time.
Also, have you deactivated the Windows Firewall ??? It's crazy wonky, and I've always had better luck using my own firewall (I use Sygate Personal Firewall, it's free!)
It's finicky, and it has cost me hours of frustration in the past, so I understand your pain. I've never had Sympatico hang up on me, mind... that's unacceptable, and I'm surprised you haven't cancelled your 'service' already and just gone for Rogers... (I have my own personal issues with Rogers, which is why I'm with Bell, lesser evil, blah blah just my own thing *G*)
What kind of router do you use? It's possible that somehow more than one computer is trying to use the same ports or soemthing, which could be tying everything up.... I'm just guessing now, of course, but I thought I'd throw it out there... as I said, 99 times out of a 100, it's something screwy with my router...
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Date: 2007-09-05 09:41 am (UTC)I'm using bell sympatico, and 9 times out of ten, any trouble I'm having is because I need to reset my router... It happens every once in a while, and it is SO frustrating!!
You may have already done this, but what I usually have to do is shut everything down, including the modem and router... I turn on the modem first, and wait until the correct little green lights are lit up, then I turn on the router, (you need to leave about 40 to 60 seconds between powering down and powering back up with my particular D-Link modem, so you might need to do the same) and once the router is on with all its little lights flashing, then I turn on all the computers...
Keep in mind that every time you reset the router, it is likely assigning new IP addresses to each computer (mine uses the same three numbers, but likes to switch up which computer gets what...
Also, since I've had sympatico for a long time, when I switched to XP, I ended up not using any of their software at all, but only using the connection wizard that comes with windows, so I'm not sure if there's any software they gave you, but you might want to try *not* using it, and just using the wizard, set up to have your connection activee all the time.
Also, have you deactivated the Windows Firewall ??? It's crazy wonky, and I've always had better luck using my own firewall (I use Sygate Personal Firewall, it's free!)
It's finicky, and it has cost me hours of frustration in the past, so I understand your pain. I've never had Sympatico hang up on me, mind... that's unacceptable, and I'm surprised you haven't cancelled your 'service' already and just gone for Rogers... (I have my own personal issues with Rogers, which is why I'm with Bell, lesser evil, blah blah just my own thing *G*)
What kind of router do you use? It's possible that somehow more than one computer is trying to use the same ports or soemthing, which could be tying everything up.... I'm just guessing now, of course, but I thought I'd throw it out there... as I said, 99 times out of a 100, it's something screwy with my router...
*pets* I hope you have some luck, darlin! :o/