Wired Internet problem...keeps dropping out

[aivars]

HI there,

I am currently at a hotel and am using their wired internet connection. Everything has been working fine until this weekend when I find that the connection keeps dropping out...specifically:

1) unable to connect when I plug the network cable into computer on startup...have to plug and remove a couple of times till it connects
2) connection drops out every 5-10 minutes or so....have to either unplug and replug cable or enable/disable my network adapter on my laptop a couple of times for it to start up again
3) the connection problem affects random programs but always internet explorer....I can be on yahoo messanger and msn messanger and even an online game and they won't be affected when the connection drops and internet explorer goes out....however, if I log off any of these programs, then I will have a problem getting back on until I repeat the connection methods listed above. Additionally, some IE pages will continue to function for a while if I click the links in them...just cannot access any new pages...
4) sometimes the connection will drop out but it will show that I am still connected in my taskbar at the bottom of my screen.

The hotel came and said they reset the switch but it didnt help...., everything else on the computer seems to be working fine.....wireless also seems to be working too

Any help/adivice on this will be appreciated

Thanks

 

[Kaktussoft]

try if DNS is still working. Do the following in "command prompt"

[COLOR=red]nslookup[/COLOR]
Standaardserver:  dns.tb.iss.as9143.net
Address:  212.54.40.25
> [COLOR=red]google.nl
[/COLOR]Server:  dns.tb.iss.as9143.net
Address:  212.54.40.25
Niet-bindend antwoord:
Naam:    google.nl
Addresses:  2a00:1450:4007:802::1018
          173.194.67.94
>

Post output

 

[aivars]

Hi, sorry..forgot to mention that I tried to do the DNS lookup using ping yahoo.com and ping 209.191.122.70....when the connection went down, the ping yahoo.com did not work....

 

[Kaktussoft]

ping 209.191.122.70
ping yahoo.com

Both do work. But when connection problems?? Which one does work then?

 

[Kaktussoft]

ping yahoo.com
Pingen naar yahoo.com [209.191.122.70] met 32 bytes aan gegevens:

Does it show address 209.191.122.70 when having problems?

 

[aivars]

when connection HAS PROBLEMS:

ping yahoo.com
Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again

when connection is GOOD:

ping yahoo.com [72.30.38.140] with 32 bytes of data

thanks for your replies

 

[Kaktussoft]

ping 72.30.38.140 does work when having connection problems?

 

[aivars]

no, ping 72.30.38.140 is reply when I type ping yahoo.com when connection is good.

when I type ping yahoo.com when connection is bad it does not work...no address comes up

 

[Kaktussoft]

no, ping 72.30.38.140 is reply when I type ping yahoo.com when connection is good.

when I type ping yahoo.com when connection is bad it does not work...no address comes up

so ping 72.30.38.140 doesn't work as connection is bad? Sorry don't understand

 

[Kaktussoft]

tracert 72.30.38.140

when having connection problems. Post output

 

[aivars]

when connecton is good, I type ping yahoo.com and answer is: ping yahoo.com [72.30.38.140] with 32 bytes of data

when connection is good, I type ping 209.191.122.70 and answer is: Pinging 209.121.122.70 with 32 bytes of data

when connection is bad, I type ping yahoo.com and answer is: "Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again"

when connection is bad, I type ping 209.191.122.70 and answer is: Pinging 209.121.122.70 with 32 bytes of data

 

[Kaktussoft]

when connection is bad, I type ping 209.191.122.70 and answer is: Pinging 209.121.122.70 with 32 bytes of data

=>and the ping output does succeed succesfully I assume?

 

[Kaktussoft]

nslookup yahoo.com

What is the output when having bad connection. Post all the output!

 

[chev65]

when connecton is good, I type ping yahoo.com and answer is: ping yahoo.com [72.30.38.140] with 32 bytes of data

when connection is good, I type ping 209.191.122.70 and answer is: Pinging 209.121.122.70 with 32 bytes of data

when connection is bad, I type ping yahoo.com and answer is: "Ping request could not find host yahoo.com. Please check the name and try again"

when connection is bad, I type ping 209.191.122.70 and answer is: Pinging 209.121.122.70 with 32 bytes of data

If you can post a screen shot of the ipconfig/all from this machine it would be helpful.