Now my work desktop has dropped its Internet connection. You should know:

• The other computers on the network aren't having the problem

• I can connect to the network

• The Internet has connected twice on its own since the problem started, but disconnects again after a few minutes

• Diagnostics have said, "The default gateway is not available" and, another time, something about the DNS server

Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.

ZombieKitten said:

Thanks, but somehow I don't think this is the problem.

Ace said:

ZombieKitten said:

Thanks, but somehow I don't think this is the problem.

your fault is intermittent!

I bet internet works fine when replicating the problem for an IT consultant.

So what you need to do is fool your computer into thinking that IT person is ALWAYS there, watching

ZombieKitten said:

Ace said:

Thanks, but somehow I don't think this is the problem.

your fault is intermittent!

I bet internet works fine when replicating the problem for an IT consultant.

So what you need to do is fool your computer into thinking that IT person is ALWAYS there, watching

Incidentally, it was just working again for a few minutes.

Ace said:

ZombieKitten said:

your fault is intermittent!

I bet internet works fine when replicating the problem for an IT consultant.

So what you need to do is fool your computer into thinking that IT person is ALWAYS there, watching

Incidentally, it was just working again for a few minutes.

while I was typing my reply, yes. I knew that would happen.

ZombieKitten said:

Ace said:

Incidentally, it was just working again for a few minutes.

while I was typing my reply, yes. I knew that would happen.

Man, I'm a pretty solid PC geek, and proud of it! I can setup a network like it's nothin'. But if it doesn't work, or stops working, you'll usually get this from me Especially if it's a wired network. Makes no dang sense that a wired connection should stop working and/or not be easily fixed if it does.

Cerebus said:

Man, I'm a pretty solid PC geek, and proud of it! I can setup a network like it's nothin'. But if it doesn't work, or stops working, you'll usually get this from me Especially if it's a wired network. Makes no dang sense that a wired connection should stop working and/or not be easily fixed if it does.

It's wireless (D-Link).

Ace said:

Cerebus said:

Man, I'm a pretty solid PC geek, and proud of it! I can setup a network like it's nothin'. But if it doesn't work, or stops working, you'll usually get this from me Especially if it's a wired network. Makes no dang sense that a wired connection should stop working and/or not be easily fixed if it does.

It's wireless (D-Link).

with one of these little bastards?

I gave up on those and bought a 20m cable instead. Never looked back

Ace said:

Cerebus said:

Man, I'm a pretty solid PC geek, and proud of it! I can setup a network like it's nothin'. But if it doesn't work, or stops working, you'll usually get this from me Especially if it's a wired network. Makes no dang sense that a wired connection should stop working and/or not be easily fixed if it does.

It's wireless (D-Link).

No previous problems? Has the PC/laptop and server in question always been in the same location? Have they disconnected, uninstalled and started over yet? (That works more often than you'd think it would. It's one of the things they'll try eventually, anyway.)

Check to see, if you IP address is still there. If not, you might have to re-enter it.

Thanks, guys. It was on again just before I left. Will see what it's up to tomorrow.

So far, so good. I don't know what the fuck happened yesterday.

Ace said:

So far, so good. I don't know what the fuck happened yesterday.

You need a

Push comes to nervous breakdown, call D-Link support or your ISP provider tech support.