Internet hesitation Hi, I have a problem with my HP internet connection. I am running XP Home and using both I.E. and Firefox. When I have been idle for maybe a couple minutes, the connection won't respond for about 30 seconds but once it kicks on, it works fine until I let it sit idle for a minute again (like enough time to read a news article on a page). Then I click on a link and it hesitates again for about 30 seconds before it connects. It does this in both programs (I.E. and Firefox), however my laptop, which is on the same connection, does not have this problem (laptop running win2k pro). Oh, and it's 700k comcast cable internet if you need to know that. Thanks!
ok. i uninstalled firefox, rebooted, then tried I.E. and still the same thing... could it possibly be a hardware problem? im just using the ethernet connection on the motherboard... i have a wireless ethernet card but no wireless router yetok. i uninstalled firefox, rebooted, then tried I.E. and still the same thing... could it possibly be a hardware problem? im just using the ethernet connection on the motherboard... i have a wireless ethernet card but no wireless router yet
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Both of your browsers may be conflicting with one another until one is sucessful.Try to disable firefox and only have i.e. If this clears your problem than you need to chose which one you want.Let me know.
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I would suggest that you first uninstall the old version for Firefox. In Windows XP, go to: Start > Control Panel > Add/Remove Programs Select "Mozilla Firefox", and proceed to uninstall.
Then download a new version of Firefox (using another browser, such as IE or Chrome). The latest version is available at: http://www.getfirefox.com/
Then install the new version (click on the file that you download).
For more on installation, see this Firefox help file: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Installing%20Firefox%20on%20Windows
Is this problem happening on Internet Explorer as well? Also, what version of Firefox are you running? If it's not happening in Internet Explorer, please do the following: 1. In Firefox, click Tools->addons, then click the disable button for every addon that you see. 2. On the same addon window, click the Plugins icon, and disable all plugins. 3. Click Tools->options->advanced tab, then click the Network tab, and click the "clear now" button to empty the browser cache. Then restart Firefox and let us know if the issue was resolved.
What about Firefox setings? Can you run a ping comand to your router? Well you are connected with the route, but is the router connected with the internet? Stelios
First, I would recommend getting a router.
That aside I believe your issue may lie with your internet browser. Do you use Internet Explorer? Try another browser such as Google Chrome or Firefox and see if that helps.
If that does not work, then try setting up your home network once more.
Hi! I think you are using internet explorer 6.0 then upgrade it to internet explorer 7.0 or later. Delete temporary internet files, History and Cookies from internet properties in control panel. If this is not the case try uninstalling and re-installing internet explorer.
And if still unsuccessful then using Mozilla Firefox web browser will certainly solve your concern.
ok its not a laptop prb if it on internet pls let me wt exactly the help mesg says it might say u to download the flash player ...or try using the mozilla firefox it will surly wrk as it has flash built in
ok. i uninstalled firefox, rebooted, then tried I.E. and still the same thing... could it possibly be a hardware problem? im just using the ethernet connection on the motherboard... i have a wireless ethernet card but no wireless router yet
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