"No connection to the internet" Stay offline/try again

I am running Windows 2000 and using a wireless modem for my broadband connection to the NET. However, whenever my system is idle for a few minutes and I try to connect or check my mail, I get the error posted in my title.

Why?

Programs running are:

Spybot S&D
AVG Free
Sygate Personal Firewall

Any ideas will be welcomed

Mitch

 

what does it tell you when you go into control panel--network and internet connections--network connections

 

Local area connection :

Connected at 10 MB/s

Under the Properties Tab:

Clients for Microsoft Networks
File and Print Sharing
TCP/IP

are the only components installed

 

have you ran wireless connection wizard.

 

Yes, when I set up the wireless modem in December. Been getting the error for some time but not sure if I have had it since I got connected.

My local Area Connection is numbered "2 ", I don't have a "1 ".......

 

us this a laptop ? Dell

 

Sorry should have stated earlier:

Desktop, Pentium II, 400Mhz w/128 MB RAM; Wireless modem connected to PCI Network card

 

linksys router in device manager what does it show under network adapters

 

Not connected to a router

 

do you use cable modem with wireless router

 

No I am using just a wireless modem connected to my network card, through a company called Xanadoo (pgrb)

 

i don't know that router my wireless router is cable connect and my laptop has built in modem i have 1394 connection and wireless network connection 2

 

understand. my problem isn't critical, just annoying. it hasn't kept me from browsing or downloading. I just thought it was odd and wondered if I could fix it.

Xanadoo (Pegasus Broadband) [Xanadoo.com] is a wireless provider on the east coast and in the midwest (i think). I googled the question earlier today and it seems I am not alone with this error message but didn't see anything that fixed it. Micorsofts knowledge base mentioned a registry entry but mine is aready on auto as they recommend.

I my Services, I have DNS disabled ------ I was told earlier in the Windows 2000 forum that I really didn't need it if I have a direct connect to the internet. Had this problem when the DNS was running also.

Mitch

 

with a cable or any other wired modem to your pc you don't

 

thats good to know. Thanks for your time tonight. think of anything else just let me know. I'll tweak and see what happens.

Mitch

 

1:30 am got to go too. GL

 

after thought - if you run cable to router- router to tower and still have no connect. unplug power to modem for a few seconds then plug it back in, it will then find it. wired is wall to modem - modem to router - router to tower.

 

Still losing my connection to the internet

I am still having the same problem. I am going to move this thread to the Windows 2000 forum.

Thanks

 

I orginally posted this in the General Internet forum but I think it is more of a Win2000 problem or a problem with my firewall.

Basically, I am losing my connection to the internet while I am browsing. I may be on one page for a few minutes and then try to link to another page and I get the title error.

Can anyone help me fix this problem?

Mitchell

 

Hello Mitchell,

I've merged your thread from the General Internet section into this one.

Have you tested whether it is the firewall by disabling it?

If you do disable Sygate - go someplace safe, such as here to test this. This is one of the reasons Wk2 is realy obsolete, XP has a built in bound blocking firewall that makes this kind of testing safe.

Regards - Charles