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win7 and xp
I am at my wits end. I have scoured these forums and others in hopes of finding a tip or two (or twelve), and nothing I try seems to fix my situation. I beg for help from you guys.
here is my situation. I can post other info that you might need to help me trouble shoot, i am no pro with this so I am unsure what exactly would help you help me.
problem: my wife's computer continually loses connection to the internet.
I have a win 7 machine, a nintendo wii, a laptop set up but never on the network, and a new XP running computer for the kids upstairs, and my wife's problematic XP computer. i have a four channel wireless modem with cable internet.
I have had us networked together for a year or so with no problems what so ever - file sharing, printer sharing, streaming media from one computer to the next. everything was golden. then i built a new computer for the kids upstairs and networked it into the internet.
Since then, my wife's computer randomly drops internet. Sometimes it comes back, sometimes it doesn't. Rebooting, or re-setting up the network will generally fix this issue.
I have tried permanently disabling her firewall, assigning her a static IP, repairing connection, changing ethernet cables, completely removing the laptop from the network (removing its wireless card), changing to a newly named workgroup, and pulling what little hair i have remaining on my head out. nothing seems to work.
but after thinking long and hard about it, we are confident it started when i hooked up the computer upstairs. before that everything was fine.
any and all help would be greatly appreciated. and any extra info i should give, just let me know. thank you.