reset LAN

[Faceofjoe421]

[*]vlc media player
[*]Java

What's wrong with Java and VLC?

i've used it a couple times, just because i thought it was cool. connectivity problem is intermittant now. not just every single time i boot up. how do i get rid of the annoying samsung programs from the list? ive gone as far as to re-install it just to try to get rid of them.

Download Revouninstaller Pro Trial, and try removing it with that:

http://download.cnet.com/Revo-Uninstaller-Pro/3000-2096_4-75016166.html

 

[DustSailor]

Cannot remove them? Try Download Revo Uninstaller Freeware - Free and Full Download - Uninstall software, remove programs, solve uninstall problems. It is an uninstaller program. You can find the free version at the bottom of that list, rather than using the free trial. Be careful not to delete things you shouldn't, perhaps use its safe mode (Not your computer's safemode, but the application's). Let me know how it goes. Did you check windows update for drivers? Can't understand what is up with your connectivity.

 

[DustSailor]

[*]vlc media player
[*]Java

What's wrong with Java and VLC?

Nothing really wrong with them. Java is rarely used, and if needed, a prompt will follow to install it. This is why I recommend not having it: http://www.sevenforums.com/security-news/200107-java-continues-hackers-darling.html
Also, who needs VLC when you have windows media center and player? If you use it, don't uninstall it. That goes for all suggestions and opinions

 

[awgeez]

mornings, all is well. evenings, got to reset the LAN within 5 minutes of boot-up. seriously.

 

[Anak]

Hi awgeez, welcome to 7f , and a hi to you to DustSailor!

In all this time no mention has been made of what adapter, and ISP router you are working with awgeez.

For the adapter I surmise from your attached pixs in post #14 you are running Dell's DW WLAN Card by the listing of the DW WLAN Card utility.
As for the ISP router I have no idea. could you please find out, and post?
We will need to know your provider name, and the make/model number of their router.

What I am getting at here is to check the advanced settings of both. For the adapter it has to do with a form of Receive Side Scaling Specifically the offloads, and flow control, they should be both Rx and Tx enabled, but that is on my Intel adapter.
See here for the DW Card Advanced Properties .
We will not know about the ISP router settings until you give us that information awgeez.

One Dell site with some good information is Pudgyone's sticky on Networking, Internet, and Wireless.

The other is Troubleshooting: DW WLAN Card User Guide.
What caught my eye was, scroll down to:
Occasionally, I am disconnected from my wireless network, and right below it,
My wireless connection is slower than expected.

Run through the advanced card properties, and the above troubleshooting steps to see if anything is amiss.

 

[awgeez]

Realtek PCIe GB Family Adapter, is that what you are asking? there are 2 wireless adapters listted in the device manager, but they are disabled as i do not use wireless.

"Occasionally, I am disconnected from my wireless network, and right below it,
My wireless connection is slower than expected"
i dont beleive i ever said wireless, only internet connection.

my ISP is Frontier (formerly Verizon for you west coasters). the modem is a Westell A90

 

[Anak]

Realtek PCIe GB Family Adapter, is that what you are asking? there are 2 wireless adapters listted in the device manager, but they are disabled as i do not use wireless.

That seems strange, on the specs. page for your machine it lists an Integrated Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 802.11b/g mini-Card & antenna.

To make sure what you have:

• Go back to Device Manager.
• Move the cursor down to the arrow to the left of Network Adapters, and left click on the arrow.
• When that opens I need you to upload a screenshot, http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/9733-screenshots-files-upload-post-seven-forums.html
• That will verify exactly what is in your machine.

"Occasionally, I am disconnected from my wireless network, and right below it,
My wireless connection is slower than expected"
i dont beleive i ever said wireless, only internet connection.

You are correct. You never did say what you had. That is a problem that arises when the Original Poster (You) fails to supply sufficient information, and the responder (ME) fails to ask for more, although I did ask in the beginning of post #25:

In all this time no mention has been made of what adapter, and ISP router you are working with awgeez.

my ISP is Frontier (formerly Verizon for you west coasters). the modem is a Westell A90

We will leave this alone for the moment, and concentrate on the Adapter.
If it is a Realtek PCIe GB Family Adapter there is a possible adjustment.

Edit:
I also need to know if you removed McAfee.

 

[awgeez]

Macafee is gone, completely. used the utility from macafee. you will see 3 network adapters, but both of the wireless are disabled. my modem is conncted to my pc with a 10/100 cable. i do not like wireless, it is unreliable at best.

in the 2nd screenshot you will notice "ipv6 connectivity 'no network access'." while i have no clue what that means, it sounds bad? and btw,,,,,,,,,,, silly thing is working right now and has been for the past 40 minutes.

once/if we figure out what bug/error is making the local area connection quit, then we can try to figure out why after the windows troubleshooter resets it, the speed is reduced by 80%

 

[Faceofjoe421]

IPV6 No Internet Access - HELP!!! - Microsoft Answers

Try this or uninstall, redownload the drivers (make sure to download them before uninstalling), shutdown PC and router for 10 minutes, turn back on and try again.

Hope this helps,
Joe

 

[awgeez]

I've done this Joe, repeatedly. as for your other request, i will politely decline.

 

[Anak]

Macafee is gone, completely. used the utility from macafee.

Very good! Thank you for relaying that information.
But, I do hope you have some type of anti-virus running while on the web.

you will see 3 network adapters, but both of the wireless are disabled. my modem is conncted to my pc with a 10/100 cable. i do not like wireless, it is unreliable at best.

Great work in obtaining, and posting those screenshots!

How can you be sure those two wireless adapters are disabled? If they were they should have a red X superimposed over the icons to their left.

Go back to Device Manager, and open Network Adapters.
Right click on the first one, and when the menu appears, does the second setting down say Enable or Disable?
If it is Disable then they are not disabled. I know, it is a bit of reverse physicology (what were those guys at Microsoft thinking?)

Left click on Disable, a warning will appear, say Yes, and you should see the red X on the adapter listed.
Do the same with the next one. Leave the Realtek alone.

When you are done it should look like this:


If you are curious go back into those wireless property menus, and you will see Enable where Disable was previously, does it make sense now?

Now, I want you to restart your machine, and after you are back up, and running see if that improves your connectivity, do what you normally do.

I am thinking there are conflicts between the two wireless, and the Realtek, and I am hoping by disabling them it will improve your connectivity.

If you can not get back on the web, reverse those changes, restart, and we will take a different tack, but I do not think you will have any problems.

There are still those adjustments we can make to the realtek.

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then we can try to figure out why after the windows troubleshooter resets it, the speed is reduced by 80%

I feel that this speed reduction is a troubleshooter artifact caused by it knowing those two wireless adapters are still active, and it is trying to give you its best adjustment.
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Do not worry about the IPv6 access for now, I will discuss that with you later, after we settle this issue.

 

[awgeez]

from device manager, both of the wireless say 'enable' and the realtek says 'disable'. yes, i have anti virus.

 

[awgeez]

heres the shot

 

[Anak]

You mentioned earlier the adapters were disabled, but I needed to make sure.
I take it from your reply, that there has been no change or improvement in your connectivity.

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]You can try t[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]hose settings I was talking about. You need to get to the Advance tab found in the Realtek LAN properties window.[/FONT]
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[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Type ncpa.cpl into the search box and hit enter, select it when it shows up.[/FONT]
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Select then right click your [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Realtek[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] adapter, and choose properties.[/FONT]
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Click the configure button near the top right.[/FONT]
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Select the advanced tab.[/FONT]
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In the left "Property" column, look for something called Speed & Duplex (may be worded slightly differently "Link Speed / Duplex Mode", etc. Here is what mine says.[/FONT]

[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]In the right "Value" column select the drop down arrow and change Auto Negotiation to 10Mbps/Half Duplex.[/FONT]
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OK your way back out of there and reboot.
[/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]See if that resolves the disconnect issue, [/FONT][FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]if it does okay.[/FONT]
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[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]Experiment with different settings, ideally you would want 1000/Full if you have a gig network (router, cabling, etc.), alternatively you would probably want 100/Full but don't be afraid to settle for 100/half if that resolves your issues.[/FONT]

Other than that, the only other suggestions I would have would be to check for something with the hardware, like the service from the street to your machine, pinched or broken cable, frayed CAT5 connectors, or a loose card.

What gets me is, you can go for stretches at a time, and be okay, then it starts acting up again.

 

[awgeez]

ok, i'l give it a shot. what gets me is,,, 80% reduction in speed after reset loacal area connection. dam that makes it worse than junk dial-up.

 

[Anak]

I found this site: Windows 7 Network Slow - 6 Easy Ways to Make it Fast, and I just might see if any of the tips there will improve my speeds. I am not sure if the Dinesh there is the same Dinesh that is a member here.
There are also some added tips in the reply section, along with some flaming, but do not let that bother you.

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in the 2nd screenshot you will notice "ipv6 connectivity 'no network access'." while i have no clue what that means, it sounds bad? and btw,,,,,,,,,,, silly thing is working right now and has been for the past 40 minutes.

[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana, sans-serif]About that IPv6, check out these sites:

[/FONT]Microsoft's take on IPv6:
Microsoft Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6)

You can run a test on your system to see how your machine handles IPv4, and IPv6, see second paragraph down:
Internet Society - World IPv6 Day
Do not be alarmed when you click on the Test link, as it will start automatically, and run 12 steps. Mine took about a minute to run:
Test Direct Link
My results:
10/10 for your IPv4 stability and readiness, when publishers offer both IPv4 and IPv6.
0/10 for your IPv6 stability and readiness, when publishers are forced to go IPv6 only.

A discussion on IPv6:
World IPv6 Day coming - Are you IPv6 ready? - Neowin Forums

Part of the flap about IPv6 discussed here:
http://www.sevenforums.com/news/84130-internet-approaches-addressing-limit.html
Some say we only have a year or less left, others say it will be years before it happens.

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it sounds bad

only when [/FONT]ICANN | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, or IANA — Internet Assigned Numbers Authority or https://www.arin.net/knowledge/rirs/countries.html[FONT=Verdana, sans-serif] decides IPv4 will not work any more, and makes the changeover to IPv6.
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