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Yinse (OP) User ID: 36264732 Canada 05/22/2013 03:15 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It sounds like your port 80 is getting worn out. Sometimes after a few months of use a network card will need to be replaced because the ports wear out. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32695139 If things work fine on port 443 or port 8080, but not on port 80, then I'd recommend getting out the network card, and cleaning it. You can actually put it in the dishwasher, but don't use soap. Let it dry completely, then see if that helps. Don't buy any of the port reconditioning fluid that the tech people recommend, becuase that never works for me. Its best to just replace the card. Sometimes I found that the cable can be worn out too. It actually looses enough electrons to not function any more. Sometimes it can be recharged by plugging both ends into different wall sockets, but you have to take them apart and it can be a mess to put it back together. So probably its better to buy a new cable too. But don't buy the recharge kit that they try to sell you. Hope this helps. My network card is a on board the motherboard, its not separate, unless you can remove it? i'm here to debate, not argue |
Yinse (OP) User ID: 36264732 Canada 05/22/2013 03:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It might be a duplex mismatch, since you network card does seem to work. Right-click your network card > properties > configure > advanced tab and look for "speed and duplex"...if it's set for "auto negotiation" (if not, try that one) try setting it to half or full...just try different settings. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 39202048 ok i'll try this i'm here to debate, not argue |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 40264756 United States 05/22/2013 03:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | OP, your ping results are pretty useless. Follow this please. [link to www.dummies.com] And as another person said make sure you throw on -t so ping <IP address of your Default Gateway(AKA router)> -t Let it run a minute or so, see if it drops out, see if you go from a low MS count like <10ms to something obscenely high like more than 100MS or higher. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 40264756 United States 05/22/2013 03:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It sounds like your port 80 is getting worn out. Sometimes after a few months of use a network card will need to be replaced because the ports wear out. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32695139 If things work fine on port 443 or port 8080, but not on port 80, then I'd recommend getting out the network card, and cleaning it. You can actually put it in the dishwasher, but don't use soap. Let it dry completely, then see if that helps. Don't buy any of the port reconditioning fluid that the tech people recommend, becuase that never works for me. Its best to just replace the card. Sometimes I found that the cable can be worn out too. It actually looses enough electrons to not function any more. Sometimes it can be recharged by plugging both ends into different wall sockets, but you have to take them apart and it can be a mess to put it back together. So probably its better to buy a new cable too. But don't buy the recharge kit that they try to sell you. Hope this helps. My network card is a on board the motherboard, its not separate, unless you can remove it? No it cannot be separated/removed. And the post you replied to was actually a joke. Ports don't wear out. Don't put it in the dishwasher. There is no "recharge" kit, or "reconditioning fluid". the poster was just having a laugh at you. |
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Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 36264732 Canada 05/22/2013 09:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My network card is a on board the motherboard, its not separate, unless you can remove it? Quoting: Yinse You can actually wash the entire motherboard in the washer. Remember no soap, and no heated drying. BTW, This also works great for dirty keyboards. i'll have to check google/youtube before i go off on that adventure |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 40018512 United States 05/22/2013 09:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | This website might help you. [link to securitytango.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33560264 United States 05/22/2013 09:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ports do not just wear out... It's your network card. Possible test, if you can bypass your router and plug directly into your modem and then try. Have you messed with the firmware, firewall setting or anything of that nature on the router? If other machines work just fine, then that tells us your machine is the issue. I would say it's burning out. Is there rhyme / reason when this happens? Like if you just start your PC after it has been off a while, does it work better? Heat issue if so. You can buy a cheap PCI card for 8-10 bucks at most walmarts. Just make sure it fits your mobo slots. Also, it's possible your cat5 has a loose wire, doubtful but possible. Or maybe pinched. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 33560264 United States 05/22/2013 09:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My network card is a on board the motherboard, its not separate, unless you can remove it? Quoting: Yinse You can actually wash the entire motherboard in the washer. Remember no soap, and no heated drying. BTW, This also works great for dirty keyboards. i'll have to check google/youtube before i go off on that adventure Do not do that... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 33560264 United States 05/22/2013 09:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | port can get fried even thru phone lines if there is enough surge. but you test it thru the hardware section of control panel. then you just buy new card/insert for the slot. Quoting: KarinZa The port where you plug the line in is different than ports used to send tcp/udp transmissions. So for them to say port 80 may be fried but ports 8080 and 443 aren't, isn't true. |
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KarinZa User ID: 34372650 United States 05/25/2013 10:33 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | port can get fried even thru phone lines if there is enough surge. but you test it thru the hardware section of control panel. then you just buy new card/insert for the slot. Quoting: KarinZa The port where you plug the line in is different than ports used to send tcp/udp transmissions. So for them to say port 80 may be fried but ports 8080 and 443 aren't, isn't true. Sorry, may not been following thread properly. My bad. Especially if he said he was getting some signal then com ports should be fine. It just happened to me a few years, had a phone line run into my computer and the phone line alone during a storm sent a surge into the board and fried a few ports. Thank goodness I just had to replace the $30 ethernet port and nothing else. Well, the USB ports still act up, but screw it. That machine is from 2000 I think :) Also, I just found this article, hence my return to the thread. Hope it's not too off topic, but I too, am an armchair IT problem-solver and wanted to share. When my above machine starting running VERY slow IE, I FINALLY realized it was due to an IE update/upgrade. After several attempts, I undid all recent updates, including the one to IE9. Poof - problem solved. Now, here on my netbook, I am about to do the same. Although IE 9 is works OK and fast for most low graphic sites, it is so slow to load when there are many graphics and youtube vids, like some threads here on GLP. Come to find out the reason behind the delay might be in the article I found below: "With IE9, Microsoft introduced the concept of hardware acceleration—using your PC's graphics card to speed up browser functions. Another important consideration is how long it takes for the browser to get going in the first place." Both my netbook and old PC have just 2 gigs and old/minimal graphics card. [link to www.pcmag.com] "I may be paranoid, but not an android." |
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Yinse (OP) User ID: 36264732 Canada 06/03/2013 01:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | My network card is a on board the motherboard, its not separate, unless you can remove it? Quoting: Yinse You can actually wash the entire motherboard in the washer. Remember no soap, and no heated drying. BTW, This also works great for dirty keyboards. i'll have to check google/youtube before i go off on that adventure Do not do that... i didnt plan on it lol i'm here to debate, not argue |
Children of the Atom User ID: 20257839 United States 06/03/2013 01:36 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | The computer guy down the streets says its probably something to do with my network card, but i'm pretty sure it's built into my motherboard and my motherboard still works fine Quoting: Yinse If your NIC drops, it won't make the mobo fail, that's for sure. I had a mobo where the I/O was going out on it and the computer still worked. Just every now an again you might lose your mouse or keyboard for a moment. You didn't really describe what is going on and there are plenty of logs that keep track of this... I'm not sure what others have posted or your reply, but just felt the need to point out that components on board fail all the time and it typically will not affect the mobo unless it is something like a chipset (northbridge/southbridge chips) failing. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 28689320 United States 06/03/2013 01:37 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | dump Internet Explorer - completely delete from your machine, save it to a CD and then break it into tiny pieces and finally light the tiny pieces on fire! Internet Explorer has every hole imaginable to let malicious intruders hijack your machine, steal your bandwidth and just plain play a foul with your computing experience. Get rid of it! That will be step one to solving your problem. Guaranteed. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 41054706 Sweden 06/03/2013 01:43 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | dump Internet Explorer - completely delete from your machine, save it to a CD and then break it into tiny pieces and finally light the tiny pieces on fire! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 28689320 Internet Explorer has every hole imaginable to let malicious intruders hijack your machine, steal your bandwidth and just plain play a foul with your computing experience. Get rid of it! That will be step one to solving your problem. Guaranteed. haha +1 |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 39713453 United States 06/03/2013 01:44 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | One more thing, try possibly swapping out a known working ethernet cord. Maybe the one you're using isn't working properly. What are your response times when you ping your router from the computer btw? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 40264756 hrmmm i've never tried to ping it, i'll go do that and i've tried multiple ethernet cords, why back on the cold day where i though about RESTING MY ROUTER, lol... i'm not totally brain dead guys :) Ok, you tried several nic cards, did you make sure to shut off the on board nic through the bios??? The add in card will not work wityout doing this. |
Jolly Roger User ID: 1064066 Canada 06/03/2013 02:02 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Where in Canada do you live OP. If you are close to me...Pitt Meadows BC...I could take a look at it for you. Last Edited by The Deplorable Jolly Roger on 06/03/2013 02:03 PM |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 2066283 Netherlands 06/06/2013 08:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Hey i know this is a little off topic but i know there are a couple of you out there with the answer that are nice enough to reply. Quoting: Yinse I have a recently bought computer, quad core3ghz, 3.5gigz ram, 1gig graphics memory. Problem is about half a year ago the internet kind of stopped working on it, like it works, but it doesn't, internet explore has a god awful time trying to load the most simple site like this one, but Firefox loads if fine, but then if i try to load a site with flash or a bit more customized layout, internet explore has no god damn chance in hell of loading in, and Firefox will load half way, until i decide to go to another webpage, then it will instantly fully load then 'try' to load the new webpage i directed it too again. I can't connect to Microsoft live updates ((""I HAVE MULTIPLE PC'S/Devices that USE the internet, my internet is NOT the problem :) i know how to reset my router THANKS :) lol"")) so i reformatted, didn't work then i reformatted again onto a different OS (Windows 8, was previously on Windows 7) didn't work, so i went back to Windows 7 in some fucken dumb hope, DIDN'T WORK, then i went to Windows XP, still doesn't work. Right now i'm stuck on windows xp, all the drivers are PROPERLY installed, but it still shits on my face... half loads every page (except this one WOOT) and then shits on me when i go to another. btw i have 75gigs/s download so its not my internet speed ;) The computer guy down the streets says its probably something to do with my network card, but i'm pretty sure it's built into my motherboard and my motherboard still works fine HEEELP MEEEE PLEEEASEE!!! Logon as an administrator and see if that solves your problem. Flash slows down, even crashes internet explorer when you are logged in as a regular user, apparently there's some kind of bug in flash. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 40603985 Philippines 06/06/2013 08:31 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Going back to your original motherboard NIC - although you've already installed another NIC and it works now - is it connected directly to your router through a cable? If so, have you tried cleaning the network jacks on the router and the motherboard? You can actually see the, I think, nine strips of metal if it's gunked up or not. Nothing a cotton bud tip and some WD-40 can't cure. |