[pchelpers] Re: Timeout using Firefox or IE

Scott McNay wrote:
> Hi Cy,
>
> Thursday, September 28, 2006, 9:03:19 PM, you wrote:
>
> CH> No I have not but I can try that. The failure occurs whether on
> CH> Dialup or Cable Modem. The modem did access email an downloaded
> CH> 103 messages this evening. But you are right TCP/IP is not working
> CH> since I am unable to ping and get a response. Installing Netscape
> CH> did not seem to rebuild anything, same error, timed out.
>
> If you're able to get email, then TCP/IP is working.  The problem
> appears to be related, though.
>
> Firewall and other security stuff turned off?
>
>
>   

>>> Have you tried reinstalling the cable modem?
>>>       
>
> CH> Yes I actually had a spare identical modem from the same cable
> CH> company that I used for several years before I changed over to
> CH> DSL. I installed that with no change in response.
>
> Not likely to work; they generally need to be enabled by the company.
>
>   


Thanks Scott,

OK I did re-install the same modem and there was no change.

I used Net Shell to reset the TCP/IP stack and tried it again but likely 
as you said TCP/IP was probably OK for I got the same results, time out. 
URL below.

Cy


http://searchwincomputing.techtarget.com/tip/0,289483,sid68_gci1193133,00.html 



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