Going, going, going...

[bugshaw]

It's being a day for losing things.

First, major_clanger went away for nine days' sailing.
Next, K came back from holiday to collect her gerbils.
Now (Typical! Just when MC leaves the house) my Internet connection is falling over. It manages a few minutes after I power down&up the router but then goes off again (three times now). If I disappear, that'll be why ;-)

Comments

[purpletigron.livejournal.com]

Very Monty Python.

I hope that MC has a mobile turned on...

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

"Ship to shore! This is tech support calling."

I've given everything a good jiggle and it's been behaving more reliably.

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

Have you checked your ISP's site for problems?

Other than that, my suggestion on this would always be to check cables and swap in a replacement if you have one. And if you're using USB, think about switching to a network connection, it's MUCH more reliable.

[bugshaw.livejournal.com]

I suspect the problem is at our end. Often when the Internet connection in IE falls over (claims to not find a connection - asks if I want to dial up instead) I can get it back by doing a blink in Ameol. IE then connects fine.

We use a 5-port hubby with Cat5 cable to connect the broadband socket to our Mac, PC and printer.