Help me not hate my computer

[acurasd]

All you have to do is download msn messenger form Essentials - Windows Live

that is the easiest way to set up remote desktop.

once you get that done. I will send you a PM of my msn email so we can start it.

 

[JAWZ]

ok, installed, and ready
By the way, it took 19 minutes to download and install that program. I rebooted as well, but that takes just about a minute

 

[acurasd]

What do you mean it dropped the connection?

so you can't stay connected to MSN Messenger

 

[JAWZ]

no, since i signed in, it has been constant on off, on off

ok, just timed it, 45 seconds, it goes to the connection lost, will retry again in 30 seconds, if i hit retry now, it will connect immediatly

 

[acurasd]

How do I flush a computer's DNS cache?

Try this but also I would like for you to go into your Router...

hmmm okay..

May i have the make and model of your router?

 

[JAWZ]

Trendnet tew432brp

successfully flushed

 

[acurasd]

TRENDnet | Downloads | Wireless | TEW-432BRP
Firmware
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/co...2BRP&pf=1&pi=3&s=Trendnet tew432brp&os=32-bit
Compatibility

Please look under your router and see what version of the router you have. I see there are 4-5 different kinds. We can see if there is a firmware update

 

[acurasd]

I know this can be aggervating right now but the only way for things to work is trial and error.. LIke right now i got Windows 2008 Server and its a pain to setup but its amazing on what it can do.

 

[JAWZ]

not sure which is what's needed but h/w:c1.1r
or ic:6337a-432brp f/w:2.00b0012

 

[acurasd]

Okay

Please go here....
but you have to remember. Ifyouare going to upgrde your firmware... use a WIRED connection. No wireless please. very important.

TRENDnet | Downloads | Wireless | TEW-432BRP (Version C1.x R)
your just going to choose the Firmware hyperlink

that is your new firmware. see if that does anything. if you have any questions about updating it. then this page will show you everything

 

[JAWZ]

Should I do it on this computer or on my desktop or does it matter?

 

[acurasd]

I would do it on the most reliable computer you got so there are not implications

 

[JAWZ]

I'm not usually on this computer which is by my router. It is having problems too. It flashes up that a network cable is unplugged then goes away and reconnects.

 

[acurasd]

You need to hook a laptop up to that router... or a desktop that has either Vista or XP on it so that the router won't disconnect it and the routers' IPs are:

192.168.1.1 is the routers IPs....

 

[JAWZ]

ok, I've upgraded my firmware

just did my test of videos since it is every single time.....and fail

 

[acurasd]

okay can you reboot your Windows 7 and just unplug your CAble modem and router... wait about 3 min and then plug it back in... just to do a flush on it

 

[JAWZ]

ok, test, fail....but I do think that it probably has something to do with my old router. I noticed that the system light is blinking and it seems like that light should stay solid and all of the other lights should blink....

also tested with msn messenger and it is still doing what it was before

 

[acurasd]

can you do a direct connection to your cable modem? that way we can probaby isolate the problem.

 

[JAWZ]

Ok, I appologize for leaving you hanging. I got called into work. Tomorrow afternoon I will direct connect to my modem to see what happens there.
After my last post I looked up Trendnet's number and called them basically to see if the system light should be blinking. According to them, yes. He also had me do quite a few other things and told me to try what we did for a while and if that didn't make things better to change the channel from 1, 6 to 11. To see if either of those helped. Whatever the problem is, it actually seems to be affecting all of my computers. Just trying to keep you up to date.