Problems Connecting to the Internet

Alright, you could still try the Linux method to rule out hardware issue (if it is hardware it will probably repeat while booted in to Linux too).

You can try disabling TCP/IPv6 in LAN properties (Network and Sharing Center).

It would be best to have the pings to the router and pings to yahoo constantly running - before you experience the outage. When the outage occurs, you might see "general failure" lines:




It is hard to tell if these connectivity issues are hardware problems or software problems. GokAy suggested using a Linux Mint CD (DVD?) to help determine if the issue is caused by hardware or software. You don't want to install Linux Mint MATE, you just want to run it from the DVD (or USB memory stick). It will be slow loading the browser (usually Firefox), but if you can surf to places for hours on end while using Linux, then the issue is probably somewhere within Windows (and not your computer hardware, cables, router....).

If you opt to download Linux Mint MATE, I would get for the smaller 32bit version for this testing.

I'm not a computer whiz and don't feel all that comfortable getting into Linux without knowing a thing about it.
I did get similar results on one script run, but like I said before, the whole thing doesn't show up until the system connects again. It doesn't run the whole thing until connected. Sorry I didn't save and copy it here.

It is just another desktop, even easier than Windows (no configuration needed), give it a try :) you don't need to learn everything about it, just boot with it and browse Internet like you usually do. You can stop if there is a connection loss or until you make sure it is working alright.

FWIW, any time I try any of the built-in troubleshooting tools, they don't find anything.

I just had the typical problem trying to go to this site. I tried Firefox and Internet Explorer. In Internet Explorer, I went right to this site without using Yahoo as a starting point, but it didn't come here until it finally decided to connect. The script gave me this:

Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Jack-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : rochester.rr.com
Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A4-17-31-02-A2-E8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rochester.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-45-C4-36-97-49
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2604:6000:6380:6400:25b8:a9f6:a594:ce17(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2604:6000:6380:6400:981:455f:a6ed:290b(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::25b8:a9f6:a594:ce17%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:50:35 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 17, 2015 2:20:44 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2273:55ff:feaa:1d51%11
192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 242763204
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-48-EB-CA-78-45-C4-36-97-49
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.18.47.61
209.18.47.62
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled
Tunnel adapter isatap.{D25C5D7B-2E6B-49B1-A5EF-23EF6BBD4D88}:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter isatap.rochester.rr.com:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rochester.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:
Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
Pinging yahoo.com [2001:4998:44:204::a7] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.
Ping statistics for 2001:4998:44:204::a7:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
AutoConfigProxy REG_SZ wininet.dll
MigrateProxy REG_DWORD 0x1
ProxyEnable REG_DWORD 0x0
ProxyOverride REG_SZ *.local

The short ping script for Yahoo gave nothing but "General Failure" and the one for my router was normal.

Tried getting on Facebook using Google on Internet Explorer-NG. Typing the address directly into IE's address line didn't accomplish anything.

Windows IP Configuration

Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : Jack-PC
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Hybrid
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : rochester.rr.com

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Dell Wireless 1506 802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz)
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : A4-17-31-02-A2-E8
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:

Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rochester.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 78-45-C4-36-97-49
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2604:6000:6380:6400:25b8:a9f6:a594:ce17(Preferred)
Temporary IPv6 Address. . . . . . : 2604:6000:6380:6400:981:455f:a6ed:290b(Preferred)
Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::25b8:a9f6:a594:ce17%11(Preferred)
IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.2(Preferred)
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Wednesday, July 15, 2015 6:50:35 AM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Friday, July 17, 2015 8:11:40 PM
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : fe80::2273:55ff:feaa:1d51%11
192.168.0.1
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.0.1
DHCPv6 IAID . . . . . . . . . . . : 242763204
DHCPv6 Client DUID. . . . . . . . : 00-01-00-01-18-48-EB-CA-78-45-C4-36-97-49
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 209.18.47.61
209.18.47.62
NetBIOS over Tcpip. . . . . . . . : Enabled

Tunnel adapter isatap.{D25C5D7B-2E6B-49B1-A5EF-23EF6BBD4D88}:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter isatap.rochester.rr.com:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : rochester.rr.com
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Microsoft ISATAP Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface:

Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-00-00-00-00-00-00-E0
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes

Pinging yahoo.com [2001:4998:58:c02::a9] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
General failure.
General failure.
General failure.

Ping statistics for 2001:4998:58:c02::a9:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
AutoConfigProxy REG_SZ wininet.dll
MigrateProxy REG_DWORD 0x1
ProxyEnable REG_DWORD 0x0
ProxyOverride REG_SZ *.local

I suggested disabling TCP/IPv6 in post #21 (top of this page) but to deaf ears. Hopefully, you will have more luck :)

You guys have to realize you're dealing with people who come here in desperation, BUT who aren't computer jocks. You can't just say go disable this thing without giving people a clue. The link from Ztruker is very helpful. Thanks.