Hi - my roommates and I have a 4-person network set up through a cable broadband connection. They are all ethernet wired, but I am wireless because I'm upstairs. All of us get disconnected periodically. It seems mine is anywhere from every few minutes to every half-hour or so. Because we all get disconnected, I don't think that it is a wireless problem. The disconnection always reconnects itself after a few seconds, but it gets very annoying, especially if I'm playing an online game.
I'm on a desktop running Windows XP, the router is a D-Link 774, I have a 2Wire wireless USB adapter with updated drivers. The firmware on the router is updated. Windows is updated except SP2 (afraid to install that...).
I changed my IP to static, turned the power control for my wireless to Off, turned off my windows firewall, tried opening some ports on my router.
I'm thinking it has to be a router problem because it is happening on all of our computers (3 desktops (2 Windows XP, one Windows 2000) and 1 laptop (XP)). I also don't think it is a wireless problem because, once again, we are all getting it and I used to be connected over ethernet cable. I don't know if my anti-virus program (McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.0) has a firewall - I couldn't find it if it does.
Here's my HijackThis log, even though I think it's a router problem. All the NetworkAssociates are McAfee.
Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1
Scan saved at 9:12:19 PM, on 8/1/2006
Platform: Windows XP (WinNT 5.01.2600)
MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 (6.00.2600.0000)
Running processes:
C:\WINXP\System32\smss.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\winlogon.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\services.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\lsass.exe
C:\WINXP\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\svchost.exe
C:\WINXP\System32\svchost.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\logonui.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\spoolsv.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\mcshield.exe
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\vstskmgr.exe
C:\WINXP\system32\Ati2evxx.exe
C:\WINXP\Explorer.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE
C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe
C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\tbmon.exe
C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
C:\Program Files\Infinite Mind LC\eyeQ\ARLaunch.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe
C:\Program Files\WinRAR\WinRAR.exe
C:\DOCUME~1\Matteo\LOCALS~1\Temp\Rar$EX00.390\Hija ckThis.exe
O2 - BHO: AcroIEHlprObj Class - {06849E9F-C8D7-4D59-B87D-784B7D6BE0B3} - C:\Program Files\Adobe\Acrobat 7.0\ActiveX\AcroIEHelper.dll
O2 - BHO: SSVHelper Class - {761497BB-D6F0-462C-B6EB-D4DAF1D92D43} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O3 - Toolbar: &Radio - {8E718888-423F-11D2-876E-00A0C9082467} - C:\WINXP\System32\msdxm.ocx
O3 - Toolbar: Copernic Desktop Search - {C5F7A735-70F1-477F-8C36-6FF3C736017B} - C:\Program Files\Copernic Desktop Search\CopernicDesktopSearchIntegration977.dll
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [ShStatEXE] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\SHSTAT.EXE" /STANDALONE
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [McAfeeUpdaterUI] "C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\UpdaterUI.exe" /StartedFromRunKey
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [Network Associates Error Reporting Service] "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Network Associates\TalkBack\tbmon.exe"
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [SunJavaUpdateSched] C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\jusched.exe
O4 - HKLM\..\Run: [MSConfig] C:\WINXP\PCHealth\HelpCtr\Binaries\MSConfig.exe /auto
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [taskdir] C:\WINXP\System32\taskdir.exe
O4 - HKCU\..\Run: [AIM] C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe -cnetwait.odl
O4 - Global Startup: MiniEYE-MiniREAD Launch.lnk = C:\Program Files\Infinite Mind LC\eyeQ\ARLaunch.exe
O9 - Extra button: (no name) - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra 'Tools' menuitem: Sun Java Console - {08B0E5C0-4FCB-11CF-AAA5-00401C608501} - C:\Program Files\Java\jre1.5.0_06\bin\ssv.dll
O9 - Extra button: AIM - {AC9E2541-2814-11d5-BC6D-00B0D0A1DE45} - C:\Program Files\AIM\aim.exe
O12 - Plugin for .pdf: C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\PLUGINS\nppdf32.dll
O16 - DPF: {6414512B-B978-451D-A0D8-FCFDF33E833C} (WUWebControl Class) - http://update.microsoft.com/windowsu...?1140907628905
O16 - DPF: {825F6528-3FC4-477C-9999-4A1DCE2F9DD0} - http://surveygold.com/ftp/oneclick/setup.cab
O16 - DPF: {DE625294-70E6-45ED-B895-CFFA13AEB044} (AxisMediaControlEmb Class) - http://hickcam.sbu.edu/activex/AMC.cab
O17 - HKLM\System\CCS\Services\Tcpip\..\{B286E93F-2120-4556-B0BE-3DAA4DADB4E8}: NameServer = 192.168.0.1,192.168.1.1
O23 - Service: Ati HotKey Poller - ATI Technologies Inc. - C:\WINXP\System32\Ati2evxx.exe
O23 - Service: InstallDriver Table Manager (IDriverT) - Macrovision Corporation - C:\Program Files\Common Files\InstallShield\Driver\11\Intel 32\IDriverT.exe
O23 - Service: iPodService - Apple Computer, Inc. - C:\Program Files\iPod\bin\iPodService.exe
O23 - Service: McAfee Framework Service (McAfeeFramework) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\Common Framework\FrameworkService.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates McShield (McShield) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\mcshield.exe
O23 - Service: Network Associates Task Manager (McTaskManager) - Network Associates, Inc. - C:\Program Files\Network Associates\VirusScan\vstskmgr.exe
Any help would be much appreciated!



. Although it seems like not as often maybe? Hard to tell, but only once in like half an hour whihc seems like an improvement.