Tag: network_connection

Repairing your internet connection with Diagnose and Repair

An Internet connection going down can be one of the most frustrating things that happen to you while you’re on the computer. I know a couple of people with unsolvable router problems or problems with their Internet connection where they get disconnected more than once per week. Even if it is just occurs once in a while, I find that many users resort to the long way to solving this problem such as:

- Restarting the computer
- Unplugging the router
- Unplugging the modem

The easiest way to repair a network connection, would only involve a few simple mouse movements and clicks. Read More»

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Checking for Connection Problems

Anytime your network refuses to send and receive data properly , your first troubleshooting step should be to check fof problems with the physical connection between the local computer and the rest of the network. Assuming your network connection uses the TCP/IP protocol , your most potent weapon is the Ping ulity. When you use the Ping command with no parameters , Windows sends four echo datagrams , small Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) packets, to the address you specify. If the machine at the other end of the connection replies, you know that the network connection between the two points is alive. Read More»

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