One PC in the house loses the internet at 10 pm every day????

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TestMangler replied

5 November 2012, 18:45
Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post

There shouldn't be but I'll check event viewer when I get back friday.
Thing is I didn't do the build - bought the tower off ebay with OS already on. Tempted just to trash and rebuild myself.

Originally posted by Gentile View Post

I take it you have looked at the Event Log to see what's going on around that time? Look for a Windows Service starting, or an error associated with not being able to connect to the internet (that may have more detail as to the underlying cause).

Don't think he'd thought of that
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Gentile replied

5 November 2012, 17:01
I take it you have looked at the Event Log to see what's going on around that time? Look for a Windows Service starting, or an error associated with not being able to connect to the internet (that may have more detail as to the underlying cause).
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stek replied

5 November 2012, 15:06
Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post

Don't even joke about it....
Its off limits till I get home on Friday!

Are you sure you're are cut out for buying PC's off Ebay?!!!
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Sausage Surprise replied

5 November 2012, 14:49
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

Ahhh so the time your internet appears to go down is when the automated dump of all your personal data, key strokes, video of you using it and screenshots on your new PC sets off back to the ex-owners server then

Don't even joke about it....
Its off limits till I get home on Friday!
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northernladuk replied

5 November 2012, 14:05
Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post

There shouldn't be but I'll check event viewer when I get back friday.
Thing is I didn't do the build - bought the tower off ebay with OS already on. Tempted just to trash and rebuild myself.

Ahhh so the time your internet appears to go down is when the automated dump of all your personal data, key strokes, video of you using it and screenshots on your new PC sets off back to the ex-owners server then
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captainham replied

5 November 2012, 12:49
Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post

...bought the tower off ebay with OS already on. Tempted just to trash and rebuild myself.

Definitely reformat...you never know what's on there, but anyway a nice clean reinstall should improve performance, if only by a small amount.
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Sysman replied

5 November 2012, 12:48
Originally posted by Sausage Surprise View Post

Thing is I didn't do the build - bought the tower off ebay with OS already on. Tempted just to trash and rebuild myself.

New or second hand?

I don't trust second hand stuff and prefer a fresh start.
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VectraMan replied

5 November 2012, 12:46
I would go for the reformat. Who knows what crap might be on there. And if you've tried wired ethernet and wireless, then you've ruled out network issues.
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Sausage Surprise replied

5 November 2012, 12:35
Originally posted by northernladuk View Post

There isn't any kind of parental setting on it that cuts internet at certain times? Just a guess if it is so regular.

There shouldn't be but I'll check event viewer when I get back friday.
Thing is I didn't do the build - bought the tower off ebay with OS already on. Tempted just to trash and rebuild myself.
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northernladuk replied

5 November 2012, 11:26
There isn't any kind of parental setting on it that cuts internet at certain times? Just a guess if it is so regular.
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5 November 2012, 09:03
One PC in the house loses the internet at 10 pm every day????

The connection still shows as "connected" but if you try to acces a web page you receive a can't resolve DNS errror. By the next morning the PC is ok.

I have tried it via home plugs, wireless and even wireless to another connection source (BT Fon was within range). Same thing...no internet after 10 pm.

The main pc downstairs is hardwired and there are 2 other laptops on the network that are all fine. All running on XP Sp3 and the ISP is BT Infinity (I get 10 - 30 Mb per sec usually).

Anyone else experienced anything like this?

I'm contemplating formatting in case there's a virus of some sort in there.
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