Several times over the last few years (as long as I've lived in this building actually) my connection goes all weird for a period of 1-2 weeks every now and then (1-2 times a year or so). I'm really only looking for a tool to monitor the uptime, I'm confident the problem lies on the ISP's side, but guess I can do a proper problem description and see if you got any tips. If you are on a machine with no network connection, use a floppy, USB disk, or a CD-RW disk to transfer a text file with the information to allow pasting it here. Right click in the command window and choose Select All, then hit Enter. Type the following commands on separate lines, following each one with the Enter key: Hold the Windows key and press R, then type CMD ( COMMAND for W98/WME) to open a command prompt: On any affected computer, I'd also like to see this: If there are other computers on the same network, are they experiencing the same issue, or do they function normally?.Have you connected directly to the broadband modem to see if this is a router or modem/ISP issue?.For wireless issues, have you disabled all encryption on the router to see if you can connect that way?.If you're using a wireless connection, have you tried a direct connection with a cable to see if that changes the symptoms?.Please give an exact description of your problem symptoms, including the exact text of any error messages. The Internet Browser in use, IE, Firefox, Opera, etc. XP (Home or Pro), SP1-SP2-SP3, Vista (Home, Business, Ultimate), etc. Version and patch level of Windows on all affected machines, i.e. If wireless, encryption used, (none, WEP, WPA, or WPA2) Model numbers can usually be obtained from the label on the device. Make and exact model and hardware version of the router (if a separate unit). Make and exact model of the broadband modem. Name of your ISP (Internet Service Provider). Please supply the following info, exact make and models of the equipment please.

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