Internet connection niggle

**Kyajae** · 3 May 2007, 11:08

Originally posted by SoupDragon

My net connection often gets 'stuck' when I request a page. I have to press the browser stop button and click refresh and it usually loads straight away.

Where is the issue? My crappy linksys router? My ISP?

How many computers share the internet connection?

**SoupDragon** · 3 May 2007, 11:26

Originally posted by Kyajae

How many computers share the internet connection?

Just one (wireless) with WAG encryption. It never used to be like this though.

**XTC** · 3 May 2007, 11:59

Sounds like a software issue. Download Opera or some other browser other than IE, see if that works. Also clear History, cookies, offlines etc. If it still does it check that it's not a wireless issue, plug straight into router wiv Lan cable, also see if u can get hold of another laptop to test out connection. I doubt it's the ISP. If it's a wireless issue, try changing channel on router and/or resetting router to factory settings.

**XTC** · 3 May 2007, 12:00

Oh and remove encryption temporarily and test it out.

**Kyajae** · 3 May 2007, 12:03

WAG encryption.

What is WAG?

**SoupDragon** · 3 May 2007, 12:17

I use firefox so I would hope its not that.

I meant WEP not WAG

I'll try connecting a LAN cable and see if that makes a difference, thanks.

**XTC** · 3 May 2007, 12:39

Originally posted by SoupDragon

I use firefox so I would hope its not that.

I meant WEP not WAG

I'll try connecting a LAN cable and see if that makes a difference, thanks.

U watch that w*nky WAGs show don't u?

Ok try IE instead of Firefox.

**PRC1964** · 3 May 2007, 15:09

WEP is almost worthless

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6595703.stm

"Breaking in to a WEP protected network is now very easy to do," said Erik Tews, one of the researchers.
"Doing it in 60 seconds is realistic, or five minutes in the very worst case. We think now that WEP is really dead and we recommend that no-one should use it."

**SoupDragon** · 3 May 2007, 17:11

I know but nobody else lives within 100 meters of my house. The wireless has trouble going around one corner so I don't think I need to worry.

Internet connection niggle