Windows Vista SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

[Dave Sexton]

Hi everyone,

After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet connection.
I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer and eventually I
was able to download partial, sometimes even complete web pages, although IE
wasn't displaying them, presumably because various resources on the page
weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the empty browser window to
see what it had downloaded up until that point and in most cases it was only
half of a web page). Some sites began to work all of the time, such as
Google.com, while other sites didn't work at all, like Microsoft.com.

I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that it
was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at the
same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm still
having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that I'm
certainly not the only person to experience internet connection issues due
to having installed SP1.

I've tried the following:

1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
entering the router I.P. address into IE)
2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a different
admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again, and the page
would download.
3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur intermittently,
even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g., google.com,
microsoft.com, et al.).
4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status page.
5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
that it's not a wireless connection.)
6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
plug them back in.
7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose button.
Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it would. If it
offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the adapter, tell me to
unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of my
network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected. Keeping it
open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a sudden the
connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often enough that I
could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a few seconds.
10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is listed
(Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be functioning
properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message stating that I
have the latest driver.

All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration and
trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just started
working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All websites
seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be stable.

Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a few
hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Dave

P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost the
NNTP connection :|

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi,

I rebooted and waited until now to try again. I'm still experiencing the
same behavior.

For example, I can access my iGoogle home page and MSN.com (although most of
the content on the page is broken or missing) but I cannot access
CodePlex.com or Microsoft.com at all.

Vista currently reports no problems with my internet connection.

Does anybody have any idea of how to solve this, aside from rolling back
SP1?

Thanks,
Dave

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete web
> pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because various
> resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the
> empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that point and
> in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites began to work
> all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites didn't work at all,
> like Microsoft.com.
>
> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that
> it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at
> the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm
> still having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that
> I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet connection issues
> due to having installed SP1.
>
> I've tried the following:
>
> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
> and the page would download.
> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g.,
> google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
> page.
> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
> that it's not a wireless connection.)
> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
> plug them back in.
> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a sudden
> the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often enough
> that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a few
> seconds.
> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is listed
> (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be functioning
> properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message stating that I
> have the latest driver.
>
> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be stable.
>
> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a few
> hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
> rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost the
> NNTP connection :|
>

 

[OnlyMe]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

see my post above, if you find an answer let me know to____will let you know
if I find the answer_____ think I had this problem before SP1


"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete web
> pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because various
> resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the
> empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that point and
> in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites began to work
> all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites didn't work at all,
> like Microsoft.com.
>
> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that
> it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at
> the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm
> still having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that
> I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet connection issues
> due to having installed SP1.
>
> I've tried the following:
>
> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
> and the page would download.
> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g.,
> google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
> page.
> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
> that it's not a wireless connection.)
> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
> plug them back in.
> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a sudden
> the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often enough
> that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a few
> seconds.
> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is listed
> (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be functioning
> properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message stating that I
> have the latest driver.
>
> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be stable.
>
> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a few
> hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
> rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost the
> NNTP connection :|
>

 

[Not Me]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

does it work better with addons disabled?
right click IE icon on desktop, start without addons

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:u2Uxkw4nIHA.3976@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I rebooted and waited until now to try again. I'm still experiencing the
> same behavior.
>
> For example, I can access my iGoogle home page and MSN.com (although most
> of the content on the page is broken or missing) but I cannot access
> CodePlex.com or Microsoft.com at all.
>
> Vista currently reports no problems with my internet connection.
>
> Does anybody have any idea of how to solve this, aside from rolling back
> SP1?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
> news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
>> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
>> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete
>> web pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because various
>> resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the
>> empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that point
>> and in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites began to
>> work all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites didn't work
>> at all, like Microsoft.com.
>>
>> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that
>> it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at
>> the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm
>> still having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that
>> I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet connection
>> issues due to having installed SP1.
>>
>> I've tried the following:
>>
>> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
>> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
>> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
>> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
>> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
>> and the page would download.
>> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
>> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
>> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g.,
>> google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
>> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
>> page.
>> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
>> that it's not a wireless connection.)
>> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
>> plug them back in.
>> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
>> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
>> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
>> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
>> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
>> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
>> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
>> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a
>> sudden the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often
>> enough that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a
>> few seconds.
>> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is
>> listed (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be
>> functioning properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message
>> stating that I have the latest driver.
>>
>> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
>> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
>> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
>> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
>> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be
>> stable.
>>
>> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a
>> few hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
>> rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
>> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost
>> the NNTP connection :|
>>
>
>

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi everyone,

Using Google Groups I see that some people have responded to this thread,
but for some reason Windows Mail is only showing my original post (and not
even my first reply post). I assume this is related to my connection issue.

In response to the comment about IE add-ons, I don't think IE in particular
is at fault. For example, here's what happened when I pinged CodePlex and
Google in a command window:

>ping codeplex.com

Pinging codeplex.com [207.46.208.126] with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.

Ping statistics for 207.46.208.126:
Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 0, Lost = 1 (100% loss),
Control-C
^C
>ping google.com

Pinging google.com [72.14.207.99] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=242
Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=242
Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242

Ping statistics for 72.14.207.99:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 39ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms

So the issue is definitely on a lower level. It certainly seems like an ISP
issue but what a coincidence that it started happening only after I
installed SP1 and rebooted, which took only about one hour total, and the
problem still hasn't been resolved yet.

I just tried disabling Windows Firewall and resetting the network connection
but it didn't have any effect.

Thanks,
Dave

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete web
> pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because various
> resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the
> empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that point and
> in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites began to work
> all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites didn't work at all,
> like Microsoft.com.
>
> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that
> it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at
> the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm
> still having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that
> I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet connection issues
> due to having installed SP1.
>
> I've tried the following:
>
> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
> and the page would download.
> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g.,
> google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
> page.
> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
> that it's not a wireless connection.)
> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
> plug them back in.
> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a sudden
> the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often enough
> that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a few
> seconds.
> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is listed
> (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be functioning
> properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message stating that I
> have the latest driver.
>
> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be stable.
>
> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a few
> hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
> rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost the
> NNTP connection :|
>

 

[RalfG]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

I'm finding that a lot of MS newsgroup messages don't get downloaded by
Windows Mail. Happened even before SP1.

Rather than updating it did you try removing and re-installing your ethernet
driver? One of the problems preventing people from getting SP1 via MS
Update was related to problematic drivers on their computers.

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:%23$gLqb5nIHA.4212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> Hi everyone,
>
> Using Google Groups I see that some people have responded to this thread,
> but for some reason Windows Mail is only showing my original post (and not
> even my first reply post). I assume this is related to my connection
> issue.
>
> In response to the comment about IE add-ons, I don't think IE in
> particular is at fault. For example, here's what happened when I pinged
> CodePlex and Google in a command window:
>
>>ping codeplex.com
>
> Pinging codeplex.com [207.46.208.126] with 32 bytes of data:
> Request timed out.
>
> Ping statistics for 207.46.208.126:
> Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 0, Lost = 1 (100% loss),
> Control-C
> ^C
>>ping google.com
>
> Pinging google.com [72.14.207.99] with 32 bytes of data:
> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=242
> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=242
> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
>
> Ping statistics for 72.14.207.99:
> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
> Minimum = 39ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms
>
> So the issue is definitely on a lower level. It certainly seems like an
> ISP issue but what a coincidence that it started happening only after I
> installed SP1 and rebooted, which took only about one hour total, and the
> problem still hasn't been resolved yet.
>
> I just tried disabling Windows Firewall and resetting the network
> connection but it didn't have any effect.
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
> news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
>> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
>> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete
>> web pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because various
>> resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source in the
>> empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that point
>> and in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites began to
>> work all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites didn't work
>> at all, like Microsoft.com.
>>
>> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming that
>> it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was failing at
>> the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several hours now I'm
>> still having the same exact problem and some research has turned up that
>> I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet connection
>> issues due to having installed SP1.
>>
>> I've tried the following:
>>
>> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
>> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
>> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
>> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
>> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
>> and the page would download.
>> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
>> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
>> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times. (e.g.,
>> google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
>> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
>> page.
>> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it. (Note
>> that it's not a wireless connection.)
>> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
>> plug them back in.
>> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
>> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
>> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
>> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
>> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
>> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
>> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
>> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a
>> sudden the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often
>> enough that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a
>> few seconds.
>> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is
>> listed (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be
>> functioning properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message
>> stating that I have the latest driver.
>>
>> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
>> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
>> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
>> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
>> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be
>> stable.
>>
>> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a
>> few hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't tried
>> rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>>
>> Any suggestions?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
>> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost
>> the NNTP connection :|
>>
>
>

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi,

The Windows Mail problem turned out not to be a connection problem - I
didn't realize that only my original post was being watched automatically; I
guess it's a feature that auto-watches the first sent message in a thread,
but not the entire thread?

Anyway, I didn't try reinstalling the driver, but that's a good idea.

I just went to Device Manager and uninstalled my network adapter. Then I
chose
to Scan for hardware changes and Vista found and installed the same adapter
again immediately. After restarting, I'm still having the exact same
connection problem.

I'm already intimately familiar with the SP1 driver issues:

http://groups.google.com/group/micr...l/browse_frm/thread/59d2d2d4250af33c?lnk=igtc

Just to be clear, I'm quite sure this is a SP1 issue since I have two
computers connected to the same router and cable modem. My other computer
is running XP and I have no trouble at all connecting to any website.

Before SP1, I had no problems connecting with my Vista box either.

Thanks for your help,
Dave

"RalfG" <itsnotme@ladeda.deda> wrote in message
news:FCE3583C-1F23-42E8-927D-F56BF16D80BA@microsoft.com...
> I'm finding that a lot of MS newsgroup messages don't get downloaded by
> Windows Mail. Happened even before SP1.
>
> Rather than updating it did you try removing and re-installing your
> ethernet driver? One of the problems preventing people from getting SP1
> via MS Update was related to problematic drivers on their computers.
>
> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
> news:%23$gLqb5nIHA.4212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> Using Google Groups I see that some people have responded to this thread,
>> but for some reason Windows Mail is only showing my original post (and
>> not even my first reply post). I assume this is related to my connection
>> issue.
>>
>> In response to the comment about IE add-ons, I don't think IE in
>> particular is at fault. For example, here's what happened when I pinged
>> CodePlex and Google in a command window:
>>
>>>ping codeplex.com
>>
>> Pinging codeplex.com [207.46.208.126] with 32 bytes of data:
>> Request timed out.
>>
>> Ping statistics for 207.46.208.126:
>> Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 0, Lost = 1 (100% loss),
>> Control-C
>> ^C
>>>ping google.com
>>
>> Pinging google.com [72.14.207.99] with 32 bytes of data:
>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=242
>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=242
>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
>>
>> Ping statistics for 72.14.207.99:
>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>> Minimum = 39ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms
>>
>> So the issue is definitely on a lower level. It certainly seems like an
>> ISP issue but what a coincidence that it started happening only after I
>> installed SP1 and rebooted, which took only about one hour total, and the
>> problem still hasn't been resolved yet.
>>
>> I just tried disabling Windows Firewall and resetting the network
>> connection but it didn't have any effect.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Dave
>>
>> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
>> news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
>>> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
>>> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete
>>> web pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because
>>> various resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View Source
>>> in the empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that
>>> point and in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites
>>> began to work all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites
>>> didn't work at all, like Microsoft.com.
>>>
>>> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming
>>> that it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was
>>> failing at the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several
>>> hours now I'm still having the same exact problem and some research has
>>> turned up that I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet
>>> connection issues due to having installed SP1.
>>>
>>> I've tried the following:
>>>
>>> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site (by
>>> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
>>> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
>>> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
>>> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try again,
>>> and the page would download.
>>> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
>>> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
>>> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times.
>>> (e.g., google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
>>> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
>>> page.
>>> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it.
>>> (Note that it's not a wireless connection.)
>>> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds, and
>>> plug them back in.
>>> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
>>> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
>>> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
>>> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
>>> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
>>> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram of
>>> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
>>> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a
>>> sudden the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and often
>>> enough that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a
>>> few seconds.
>>> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is
>>> listed (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be
>>> functioning properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message
>>> stating that I have the latest driver.
>>>
>>> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
>>> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of frustration
>>> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
>>> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
>>> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be
>>> stable.
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a
>>> few hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't
>>> tried rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>>>
>>> Any suggestions?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost
>>> the NNTP connection :|
>>>
>>
>>
>

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi,

I deleted all of my temporary internet files, cookies and passwords. Now I
can finally access Microsoft.com, CodePlex.com and my personal website.

So apparently it was the temporary files all along that was causing my
internet connectivity issues. (Thanks to my ISP for forcing me to try
deleting them even though I assumed that it wouldn't have any effect

However, I cannot log in and view any pages in CodePlex.com or my personal
website. When I try, pages take several minutes to load or, in most cases,
never load at all. Deleting the temporary stuff again and restarting IE7
allows me to view these websites, but not while I'm logged in. I was able
to successfully log in to iGoogle and MSDN forums though, but it took a few
_minutes_ in each before the page loaded after I submitted my credentials.

I tried with Firefox and Opera and the results were the same, although Opera
didn't seem to be as affected - it still takes over a minute, at least, just
to see any web page while I'm logged in to the site, but CodePlex does work
eventually if I'm patient. The amount of delay is certainly not reasonable
though, so just using Opera instead of IE7 is not an acceptable solution.

As a test, I booted up a Virtual PC that is running XP. I then browsed to
my personal website and logged in using IE6. I was returned to the main
page immediately and I could access all of my protected content. Therefore,
it's not my internet connection and it's not my personal website that is
causing the log in problem.

Then, back on the Vista computer with SP1 (which is hosting the VPC), I
tried the same thing and I still couldn't even log in. After several
attempts I was able to log in, but I still can't access any other pages on
my website while I'm logged in. As a matter of fact, I can't even access
any webpage to log out. Clearing my cookies allows me to access the pages
on my website again, but obviously I'm no longer logged in - which is a
major problem.

After several more failed attempts in Vista I tried again on the VPC and it
still worked fine - I was able to log in and view other pages on my website,
just like before.

I don't know what else to attribute this problem to other than SP1. IE7 was
working fine an hour before the installation completed.

Is it possible to uninstall SP1? I'd like to make sure that it is in fact
causing the problem and then, I guess, wait for SP2 :|

Thanks,
Dave

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:%23YIFQ38nIHA.548@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> The Windows Mail problem turned out not to be a connection problem - I
> didn't realize that only my original post was being watched automatically;
> I guess it's a feature that auto-watches the first sent message in a
> thread, but not the entire thread?
>
> Anyway, I didn't try reinstalling the driver, but that's a good idea.
>
> I just went to Device Manager and uninstalled my network adapter. Then I
> chose
> to Scan for hardware changes and Vista found and installed the same
> adapter
> again immediately. After restarting, I'm still having the exact same
> connection problem.
>
> I'm already intimately familiar with the SP1 driver issues:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/micr...l/browse_frm/thread/59d2d2d4250af33c?lnk=igtc
>
> Just to be clear, I'm quite sure this is a SP1 issue since I have two
> computers connected to the same router and cable modem. My other computer
> is running XP and I have no trouble at all connecting to any website.
>
> Before SP1, I had no problems connecting with my Vista box either.
>
> Thanks for your help,
> Dave
>
> "RalfG" <itsnotme@ladeda.deda> wrote in message
> news:FCE3583C-1F23-42E8-927D-F56BF16D80BA@microsoft.com...
>> I'm finding that a lot of MS newsgroup messages don't get downloaded by
>> Windows Mail. Happened even before SP1.
>>
>> Rather than updating it did you try removing and re-installing your
>> ethernet driver? One of the problems preventing people from getting SP1
>> via MS Update was related to problematic drivers on their computers.
>>
>> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23$gLqb5nIHA.4212@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> Using Google Groups I see that some people have responded to this
>>> thread,
>>> but for some reason Windows Mail is only showing my original post (and
>>> not even my first reply post). I assume this is related to my
>>> connection
>>> issue.
>>>
>>> In response to the comment about IE add-ons, I don't think IE in
>>> particular is at fault. For example, here's what happened when I pinged
>>> CodePlex and Google in a command window:
>>>
>>>>ping codeplex.com
>>>
>>> Pinging codeplex.com [207.46.208.126] with 32 bytes of data:
>>> Request timed out.
>>>
>>> Ping statistics for 207.46.208.126:
>>> Packets: Sent = 1, Received = 0, Lost = 1 (100% loss),
>>> Control-C
>>> ^C
>>>>ping google.com
>>>
>>> Pinging google.com [72.14.207.99] with 32 bytes of data:
>>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=39ms TTL=242
>>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=40ms TTL=242
>>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
>>> Reply from 72.14.207.99: bytes=32 time=41ms TTL=242
>>>
>>> Ping statistics for 72.14.207.99:
>>> Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
>>> Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
>>> Minimum = 39ms, Maximum = 41ms, Average = 40ms
>>>
>>> So the issue is definitely on a lower level. It certainly seems like an
>>> ISP issue but what a coincidence that it started happening only after I
>>> installed SP1 and rebooted, which took only about one hour total, and
>>> the
>>> problem still hasn't been resolved yet.
>>>
>>> I just tried disabling Windows Firewall and resetting the network
>>> connection but it didn't have any effect.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%2333EXn3nIHA.3652@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>> After installing Windows Vista Service Pack 1 I lost my internet
>>>> connection. I kept trying to open various websites in Internet Explorer
>>>> and eventually I was able to download partial, sometimes even complete
>>>> web pages, although IE wasn't displaying them, presumably because
>>>> various resources on the page weren't downloaded yet (I used View
>>>> Source
>>>> in the empty browser window to see what it had downloaded up until that
>>>> point and in most cases it was only half of a web page). Some sites
>>>> began to work all of the time, such as Google.com, while other sites
>>>> didn't work at all, like Microsoft.com.
>>>>
>>>> I persisted to keep trying to connect to various web sites, assuming
>>>> that it was just a major coincidence that my network connection was
>>>> failing at the same exact time that I installed SP1, but after several
>>>> hours now I'm still having the same exact problem and some research has
>>>> turned up that I'm certainly not the only person to experience internet
>>>> connection issues due to having installed SP1.
>>>>
>>>> I've tried the following:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Browse to my Linksys Broadband Firewall Router configuration site
>>>> (by
>>>> entering the router I.P. address into IE)
>>>> 2. Sometimes I could connect to the router in IE, although typically I
>>>> couldn't. And once connected, anytime I clicked a link to view a
>>>> different admin page I would get "Page cannot be displayed". Try
>>>> again,
>>>> and the page would download.
>>>> 3. In a command window, ping various websites. Sometimes I would get a
>>>> reply and sometimes I wouldn't. The problem seemed to occur
>>>> intermittently, even when I tried the same website multiple times.
>>>> (e.g., google.com, microsoft.com, et al.).
>>>> 4. Release and renew my external I.P. address using the Linksys Status
>>>> page.
>>>> 5. Disable my Local Area Network connection and then re-enable it.
>>>> (Note that it's not a wireless connection.)
>>>> 6. Unplug both my Linksys and my cable modem, wait 15 to 20 seconds,
>>>> and
>>>> plug them back in.
>>>> 7. Check that my Linksys has the latest firmware installed.
>>>> 8. Open the LAN connection properties dialog and click the Diagnose
>>>> button. Sometimes it wouldn't find anything wrong and other times it
>>>> would. If it offered a suggestion to fix the problem (e.g., reset the
>>>> adapter, tell me to unplug it, et al.), I would use it.
>>>> 9. Open the Vista connection manager (the one with the simple diagram
>>>> of
>>>> my network topology) and see that the it appeared to be connected.
>>>> Keeping it open and browsing to some sites, I noticed that all of a
>>>> sudden the connection would be broken. This occurred randomly and
>>>> often
>>>> enough that I could watch it happen in the diagram over the course of a
>>>> few seconds.
>>>> 10. Open device manager and expand Network adapters. My adapter is
>>>> listed (Intel PRO/1000 MT Server Connection) and appears to be
>>>> functioning properly. Clicking Update Driver... results in a message
>>>> stating that I have the latest driver.
>>>>
>>>> All of this occurred sometime this afternoon, immediately after I had
>>>> installed SP1 and rebooted. However, after about an hour of
>>>> frustration
>>>> and trying out the stuff that I mentioned, repeatedly, everything just
>>>> started working again on its own - no connection problems at all. All
>>>> websites seemed to download fine and the connection appeared to be
>>>> stable.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, it didn't last. Now, after not using my computer for a
>>>> few hours, I woke it up and the problems are back again. I haven't
>>>> tried rebooting yet but I will after I send this message.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Dave
>>>>
>>>> P.S., As I'm writing this, Windows Mail has even reported that it lost
>>>> the NNTP connection :|
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
>

 

[OnlyMe]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

A freind has just bought a new laptop with vista and after he installed SP1
he lost all connectivity___he removed his norton products and used the
norton uninstaller tool from norton's website and he reports that all is now
in order______now about SP1 I removed mine today and it had no difference to
my loss of connection__I am connected to My ISP but from my ISP there is a
large red X still cannot work it out , but will remove my norton ghost
tommorow and see whether that helps ___keep in touch___Bill in OZ

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi,

Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have Norton though.

I'm uninstalling SP1 now...

Thanks,
Dave

"OnlyMe" <xub100@beagle.com> wrote in message
news:elm6NEGoIHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>A freind has just bought a new laptop with vista and after he installed SP1
> he lost all connectivity___he removed his norton products and used the
> norton uninstaller tool from norton's website and he reports that all is
> now
> in order______now about SP1 I removed mine today and it had no difference
> to
> my loss of connection__I am connected to My ISP but from my ISP there is a
> large red X still cannot work it out , but will remove my norton ghost
> tommorow and see whether that helps ___keep in touch___Bill in OZ
>

 

[Dave Sexton]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

Hi,

I just uninstalled SP1 and everything appears to be back to normal, after
rebooting again.

I'm able to log in to the MSDN forums, CodePlex and my personal website
instantaneously, and once logged in I can access protected links without any
delay.

I'll keep SP1 uninstalled for the remainder of today just to be sure that
the problems don't return. I'll try installing SP1 again tomorrow morning
to see if it breaks my internet connection.

- Dave

"Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
news:O9cyDmHoIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have Norton though.
>
> I'm uninstalling SP1 now...
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
> "OnlyMe" <xub100@beagle.com> wrote in message
> news:elm6NEGoIHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>A freind has just bought a new laptop with vista and after he installed
>>SP1
>> he lost all connectivity___he removed his norton products and used the
>> norton uninstaller tool from norton's website and he reports that all is
>> now
>> in order______now about SP1 I removed mine today and it had no difference
>> to
>> my loss of connection__I am connected to My ISP but from my ISP there is
>> a
>> large red X still cannot work it out , but will remove my norton ghost
>> tommorow and see whether that helps ___keep in touch___Bill in OZ
>>
>
>

 

[Burma]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

On Apr 17, 5:36 am, "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com>
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just uninstalled SP1 and everything appears to be back to normal, after
> rebooting again.
>
> I'm able to log in to the MSDN forums, CodePlex and my personal website
> instantaneously, and once logged in I can access protected links without any
> delay.
>
> I'll keep SP1 uninstalled for the remainder of today just to be sure that
> the problems don't return.  I'll try installing SP1 again tomorrow morning
> to see if it breaks my internet connection.
>
> - Dave
>
> "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
>
> news:O9cyDmHoIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>
>
>
> > Hi,
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have Norton though.
>
> > I'm uninstalling SP1 now...
>
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
>
> > "OnlyMe" <xub...@beagle.com> wrote in message
> >news:elm6NEGoIHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >>A freind has just bought a new laptop with vista and after he installed
> >>SP1
> >> he lost all connectivity___he removed his norton products and used the
> >> norton uninstaller tool from norton's website and he reports that all is
> >> now
> >> in order______now about SP1 I removed mine today and it had no difference
> >> to
> >> my loss of connection__I am connected to My ISP but from my ISP there is
> >> a
> >> large red X still cannot work it out , but will remove my norton ghost
> >> tommorow and see whether that helps ___keep in touch___Bill in OZ- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I am having the same issue. Uninstalling sp1 for now.

I did see this post by someone with the same problem and downloading
the new Vista driver fixed it for them.
http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3104030&SiteID=17

I tried that but it still hasn't fixed it. I have no anti-virus, no
firewall, no defender, only essential services running with all visual
effects off. its a shame because the sp1 file system seemed to be a
lot faster for me

 

[Ron Lautmann]

Re: SP1 Causes Problems with Internet Connection

I downloaded and installed the new driver from the Intel website
http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Product_Filter.aspx?ProductID=879 and this
fixed the problem on my Thinkpad T42p with an Intel Pro/1000 MT Mobile Nic.

"Burma" wrote:

> On Apr 17, 5:36 am, "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com>
> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just uninstalled SP1 and everything appears to be back to normal, after
> > rebooting again.
> >
> > I'm able to log in to the MSDN forums, CodePlex and my personal website
> > instantaneously, and once logged in I can access protected links without any
> > delay.
> >
> > I'll keep SP1 uninstalled for the remainder of today just to be sure that
> > the problems don't return. I'll try installing SP1 again tomorrow morning
> > to see if it breaks my internet connection.
> >
> > - Dave
> >
> > "Dave Sexton" <dave@dave_remove_this_sexton.com> wrote in message
> >
> > news:O9cyDmHoIHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> >
> > > Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't have Norton though.
> >
> > > I'm uninstalling SP1 now...
> >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Dave
> >
> > > "OnlyMe" <xub...@beagle.com> wrote in message
> > >news:elm6NEGoIHA.3892@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> > >>A freind has just bought a new laptop with vista and after he installed
> > >>SP1
> > >> he lost all connectivity___he removed his norton products and used the
> > >> norton uninstaller tool from norton's website and he reports that all is
> > >> now
> > >> in order______now about SP1 I removed mine today and it had no difference
> > >> to
> > >> my loss of connection__I am connected to My ISP but from my ISP there is
> > >> a
> > >> large red X still cannot work it out , but will remove my norton ghost
> > >> tommorow and see whether that helps ___keep in touch___Bill in OZ- Hide quoted text -
> >
> > - Show quoted text -
>
> I am having the same issue. Uninstalling sp1 for now.
>
> I did see this post by someone with the same problem and downloading
> the new Vista driver fixed it for them.
> http://forums.microsoft.com/TechNet/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=3104030&SiteID=17
>
> I tried that but it still hasn't fixed it. I have no anti-virus, no
> firewall, no defender, only essential services running with all visual
> effects off. its a shame because the sp1 file system seemed to be a
> lot faster for me
>