Hello,
First I'd like to thank you for the taking the time to read this message.
I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop M70-340, Intel Pentium processor 1.70 GHZ with 1 GB of RAM.I'm currently using a Microsoft XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 as my OS.
I connect to the internet through a shared internet LAN with a speed of 1 MB/s, NOT wireless. My Adapter is a Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC.
My problem is that at intervals during the day, my connection suddenly doesn't work anymore. I keep on getting the error "Gateway appears to be offline" whenever I try to connect, and when I click on repair, it won't renew my IP address due to the same reason. According to the sys admin, I'm the only one in the whole network complaining from this problem. At first, I thought it was a Duplex Mismatch, so I kept on changing the uplink speed. My internet only works the Uplink speed is either on Auto - negotiation, or if it's 100 mbs/Half duplex or Full duplex. Even in that case, my internet connection is very slow, downloads usually cancel in the middle and I get an incomplete file, and I can't play my favourite MMOs :(
I scanned my PC for possible spyware or worms through the online scanner provided by Panada, and it was clean. This Gateway problem is just frustrating, and I was hoping your experience can help me through this problem!
The system admin says it could be from my Operating system, and suggested the usual "Format your PC", but I don't think it could solve anything :-/ !
Here is my IPconfig :
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : MOE
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . :
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : No
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : lan
Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection 2:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : lan
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-0F-B0-E5-1B-48
Dhcp Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : Yes
Autoconfiguration Enabled . . . . : Yes
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.19
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DHCP Server . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 10.0.0.138
Lease Obtained. . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 28, 2007 2:19:33 PM
Lease Expires . . . . . . . . . . : Sunday, October 28, 2007 4:19:33 PM
I'd like to thank you again for taking the time to read this!
regards,
Moe