INTERNET

What is the error message, and what do you mean by "it forces me off the net"?

Or...

You believe you're connected to the Internet. How do you figure? Pardon me for asking but all of my environments are either "always on", or I am using my backup dial-up, and I can see the modem is on, and connected.

Then I open one of several web browsers and try to connect to a website (www.techrepublic.com). And I have success.

And I run an email client and can exchange email with others on the Internet.

At what point do you get the "error code" (and what is the code)?

And what activities on your computer suggest to you that been forced "off the net"?

PS: What O/S, browser, etc, and what type of Internet connection are you using? (so many questions - and you thought this would be easy?)

I'm not sure what error code you are getting, but it sounds like you're not actually logging on. Try refreshing your browser to see if you get current information like today's date. If not, then the initial page that you're bringing up is just a page that was saved in the cache. Your IP configuration, DNS or Default Gateway settings could be off. Try pinging yourself and your router to troubleshoot. At the command line Type ping (space) and your IP address or the IP address of your router.

Thx