[pchelpers] Re: Internet Connection

Jo Wells wrote:
> My brother's desktop computer takes about 30 minutes to connect to 
> the internet each morning.  His networked laptop will connect 
> immediately..... but he seldom uses it at home.  Why is there such a 
> delay in connection?  This problem started when he bought his laptop 
> and they came out to set up his LAN.  He uses the desktop much more 
> than the laptop and prefers it to connect first.
  It is possible the network card is not going so well. When this 
happened on one of my systems recently, I replaced the network card and 
loaded new drivers. The connection came back quickly.

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