mayorredbeard
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Ok problem is kind of complicated. First let's get a few things stragiht:
1. I dont use AOL, my dad does. I despise it
2. My dad has AOL in charge of everything (he uses this antivirus thing they offer, AOL Port magic, and some other stuff).
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Alright here's the problem. When I try to get to the internet through aol (firefox and IE doesn't work on it either) I get an error saying that the firewall (windows xp firewall) is not allowing AOL access to the internet. Now I know this is malarky because the Firewall IS allowing AOL acess to the internet. And IE says simply it can not connect to the server for any site i try to vist. Same with firefox. If I restart the computer AOL's 'port magic' program will tell me it has no connection to the router. I go to the router ,(its a linksys WIRED router), Take out all the connection from the computers, and plug them back in in the same spots. Then I hit the reset button on the router, and voila (sp?) the internet is backup. However, half an hour later.... I return to the computer to check it out furthermore, and to my suprise the internet is down again. I do the same remedy as before, and the internet is backup. This is extremly annoying, especially since my router is in my basement. What could be causing my problem?
PS:
ONLY ONE of the computers in the household out of a total of four, all hooked up to the same router, is getting this problem.
If I found out which cable was the cable from the problemed computer, and then changed the slot that it is plugged into, anychance this will help it?
Also one of the wires is VERY SLIGHTLY frayed, could this be causing it? I mean a very small fray, not the actuall wires but something involving the tubing it looks like. Could this be the problem, or no?
1. I dont use AOL, my dad does. I despise it
2. My dad has AOL in charge of everything (he uses this antivirus thing they offer, AOL Port magic, and some other stuff).
---------
Alright here's the problem. When I try to get to the internet through aol (firefox and IE doesn't work on it either) I get an error saying that the firewall (windows xp firewall) is not allowing AOL access to the internet. Now I know this is malarky because the Firewall IS allowing AOL acess to the internet. And IE says simply it can not connect to the server for any site i try to vist. Same with firefox. If I restart the computer AOL's 'port magic' program will tell me it has no connection to the router. I go to the router ,(its a linksys WIRED router), Take out all the connection from the computers, and plug them back in in the same spots. Then I hit the reset button on the router, and voila (sp?) the internet is backup. However, half an hour later.... I return to the computer to check it out furthermore, and to my suprise the internet is down again. I do the same remedy as before, and the internet is backup. This is extremly annoying, especially since my router is in my basement. What could be causing my problem?
PS:
ONLY ONE of the computers in the household out of a total of four, all hooked up to the same router, is getting this problem.
If I found out which cable was the cable from the problemed computer, and then changed the slot that it is plugged into, anychance this will help it?
Also one of the wires is VERY SLIGHTLY frayed, could this be causing it? I mean a very small fray, not the actuall wires but something involving the tubing it looks like. Could this be the problem, or no?