Intermittent access to web while im and ping work fine

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Hi Guys,

I have been hit with a recent connection issue that is really doing my nut. When I start up my machine it connects to my wireless network just fine. However after browsing the net for a while none of my installed browsers will connect to the net. I cannot even connect to my router admin screen. Pidgin and Skype seem to be connecting fine (I have tested this by calling the skype test number and can get through). I cannot connect to the shared folders that I have on another pc connected to my network. Pinging the sites I am trying to access works although sometimes I get a dropped packet or two but most the time it works fine.

If I wait for a while it will connect again but will drop the connection later. I have another machine on my network and the few times i have checked it i can browse the net on it when this one will not.

Length of time before it cuts out varies from minutes to hours of solid use.

Software:
I am running Windows 7 (x64). Have chrome, IE8 and Firefox 3.6RC1 running on my machine. I use microsoft security essentials was relying on built in firewall but have tried Comodo to see if anything odd was trying to connect to the net. Have done a range of online virus scans and nothing shows up.

Hardware:
PC is a Quadcore Q6600 running at stock speed on a Asus P5Q-Pro board. I connect to my network using an Edimax pci wireless n adapter (EW-7728IN). I am using native windows drivers and connection manager as the edimax one seemed to cause issues previously. My wireless router is a Linksys WRT160N (although I have flashed the firmware with the dd-wrt v24 preSP2 build 12533. I am living in Brussels and have a 100mb download and a 10mb upload cable connection. Works fine from my laptop downstairs which connects to the router through a cable.

Any ideas would be much appreciated?

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Hi Guys,

I have been hit with a recent connection issue that is really doing my nut. When I start up my machine it connects to my wireless network just fine. However after browsing the net for a while none of my installed browsers will connect to the net. I cannot even connect to my router admin screen. Pidgin and Skype seem to be connecting fine (I have tested this by calling the skype test number and can get through). I cannot connect to the shared folders that I have on another pc connected to my network. Pinging the sites I am trying to access works although sometimes I get a dropped packet or two but most the time it works fine.

If I wait for a while it will connect again but will drop the connection later. I have another machine on my network and the few times i have checked it i can browse the net on it when this one will not.

Length of time before it cuts out varies from minutes to hours of solid use.

Software:
I am running Windows 7 (x64). Have chrome, IE8 and Firefox 3.6RC1 running on my machine. I use microsoft security essentials was relying on built in firewall but have tried Comodo to see if anything odd was trying to connect to the net. Have done a range of online virus scans and nothing shows up.

Hardware:
PC is a Quadcore Q6600 running at stock speed on a Asus P5Q-Pro board. I connect to my network using an Edimax pci wireless n adapter (EW-7728IN). I am using native windows drivers and connection manager as the edimax one seemed to cause issues previously. My wireless router is a Linksys WRT160N (although I have flashed the firmware with the dd-wrt v24 preSP2 build 12533. I am living in Brussels and have a 100mb download and a 10mb upload cable connection. Works fine from my laptop downstairs which connects to the router through a cable.

Any ideas would be much appreciated?

N

I'm having the same difficulty, I'm in Belfast and on Virgin Cable Broadband, I am also using Windows 7 x64 with Chrome (though when it outs no other browser works either).

I don't think it's linked to Chrome or the operating system because my house mate uses Mozilla and XP on her laptop and gets hit by disconnects too.

You say you are in Brussels, is that where the outtages are happening or is that in Belfast? If it's Belfast and you are on Virgin I have a strong suspicion the problem lies with Virgin.