Internet issues?

I think this might be my ISP rather than my computer because all 4 of the computers we have in the house do this. But Im wondering if maybe its a faulty router? Tell me what you guys think.

Quite often when we are online it will freeze and then the page will show no Internet connection, or cant connect something to that effect. When it happens I have to close all my windows then open them all again. If I dont close all of them but just open a new one I get a screen that says something to the effect of resolution successful something something. Its like it looses connection for a few seconds but it screws everything up. I would call my ISP but I seriously dont want to talk to India. Im thinking of changing companies but there are so few available here.

When I have internet issues, I unplug my router and the internet antenna. Wait a few minutes then plug them back in one at a time. Allow both time to boot back up. This will reset your router...something that my internet provider told me needs to be done occasionally.

Not sure if this will correct your problem, but it might be worth a try?

I have unpluged my router but Im not sure what the internet antenna is. Im willing to try it though.

don't know if this had to do anything with your internet issues, but I thought I would pass this along as I just saw this on the yahoo news today.
Thousands of computer users may lose Internet access on Monday, when the deadline for a temporary fix to a malicious software scam shut down by the FBI last year expires.

What is it?

Millions of computers were infected with the so-called "Internet Doomsday" virus used in the hacking scam, which redirected Internet searches through DNS servers used by the scammers, who allegedly netted $14 million in bogus advertising revenue. After U.S. and Estonian authorities busted the malware ring last November, a federal judge ordered that the FBI use temporary servers while the malware victims' PCs were repaired. The temporary servers will shut down at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Monday, meaning anyone using a computer still infected with the virus will likely lose Internet access.

"Connectivity will be lost to the Internet PERIOD," Symantec, the online security firm, said in a blog post. "If your computer is still using DNS entries that are pointing to the FBI servers on July 9, you will lose TOTAL access to the Internet. No connecting to the office from home, no updating Facebook, nothing until the DNS settings are fixed."

How many computers have it?

It's unclear how widespread the "blackout" will be. According to a working group set up by security experts, more than 300,000 computers remained infected as of June 11, including 69,000 in the United States. Last week, 245,000 computers were said to be still infected with the so-called Alureon virus, according online security firm Deteque, including 45,355 machines in the United States.

Wired estimates 64,000 users in the United States and an additional 200,000 users outside the United States are still infected with the malware, "despite repeated warnings in the news, e-mail messages sent by ISPs and alerts posted by Google and Facebook." According to Internet Identity, another IT security firm, "12 percent of all Fortune 500 companies and four percent of "major" U.S. federal agencies are still infected with DNSChanger malware."

But it's unclear how many of those machines are still in use.

What you can do

According to Reuters, U.S. Internet providers including AT&T and Time Warner Cable "have made temporary arrangements so that their customers will be able to access the Internet using the address of the rogue DNS servers." And the problem, security experts say, is relatively easy to fix.

"It's a very easy one to fix," Gunter Ollmann, vice president of research for security company Damballa, told the news service. "There are plenty of tools available."

Online security firms, Facebook and the FBI are offering free diagnostic checks for users whose computers may be infected. Here are links to several:

• Malware check: http://dns-ok.us/

• FBI: https://forms.fbi.gov/check-to-see-i...sing-rogue-DNS

• DNS Changer Working Group: http://www.dcwg.org/

• Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/notes/facebo...50833689760766

• McAfee: http://www.mcafee.com/dnscheck

Of course, that hasn't stopped local media outlets from breathless reporting on the looming "blackout."

"Monday morning," Alabama's WAAY-TV reported, "hundreds of thousands of Internet enthusiasts could wake up to find nothing but a dark, empty computer screen."

The hype over a potential "blackout" threatens "to obscure what has been a highly successful effort--one of few to date--to stamp out a global online scam and malware infestation," Paul Roberts wrote on Threatpost.com. Six people were arrested in Estonia and charged with Internet fraud in the sting. A seventh, who was living in Russia, remains at large.

Thanks EYESONLYFORDAVE. Thats been around for awhile. Something we all should check out. But no thats not it. Thanks for the suggestion though

If you are using ADOBE 11.3 and only recently notice this the freeze , then this could very well be the issue.

Its been going on for probably 2 months now. Its gotten worse lately. I just looked I dont see that adobe program. I see 11.5

That happened to me last summer. It was sporadic and started getting worse and worse, then one morning my router was just dead ... wouldn't power on at all. It was a Netgear router if that helps. It might be time to start shopping for a new wireless router.

I've been fighting this for months! I have just about given up on sweeping because it takes me so long to refresh page after page, two and three times, until it loads. I have Cableone for internet and I am supposed to get 5MPS but I have done www.speedtest.net a few times lately and I'm getting anywhere from 1.8 to 2.7.

I also wondered if it was a Windows 7/Zone Alarm thing. I will try unplugging my router and see if it helps.

I kind of figured it was the router. That makes sense. We have another router and I tried to plug it in. It works as far as all lights up etc but I dont know how to set it up. I messed around for a while then said forget it and plugged in the old one again.

Had a similar problem. We'd lose our connection and have to reset everything then it would be fine. Just tonight we replaced the blue cord between the box where the internet comes in the house (from the antenna) and the router. So far it is working.

Tried to read through, didn't see where you say if you have a cable modem or not.
I've gotten used to the occasional "for no obvious reason, power cycling the cable modem fixes 'flakyness' on various household PCs"...
Usually you want to power cycle the router AFTER the cable modem seems to have stabilized.

Since you sounded puzzled by "antenna" I'm fairly sure you don't have a satellite download connection; sometimes weather stomps on their performance.

That message about "resolution", does that happen on all the PCs in your house, or just one or two?

Have you gotten any new appliances or electronics in the last two months or so?

A new microwave, or cordless phone set? (those can often interfere with your router signals).

Have you noticed any fluorescent lights flickering more than usual recently? (fluorescent lamps (and/or their ballasts) can cause a surprising amount of RF noise).

It COULD be as simple as moving a relatively-new cordless base station a bit farther away from your router.

Or checking to see if turning off a dubious fluorescent light seems to affect the problem going away or slowing down.

Unfortunately, if you happen to live in an apartment, all the above could be stuff happening in your NEIGHBORS' apartment(s).

Good luck.

I get that every time I switch between Firefox and IE. Very irritating. I have to switch often now because lots of sites don't behave correctly with Firefox that used to be fine before the newest version.

Just uninstalled IE9 this morn and much better!!

I hate IE and it takes over my Firefox all the time.

I didn't know you could unistall IE I thought it had to have it.

Going to do that right now and see if it makes a dif.