Windows Client. Sign in. United States English. Ask a question. Quick access. Search related threads. Remove From My Forums. Answered by:. Archived Forums. Windows 7 Networking. Sign in to vote. I have two other older laptops , with Windows XP, and both of these old laptops work fine wirelessly.
I thought it was the provider's problem, I consulted them twice, and they had someone come and take a look at the modem and they couldn't find any problems. I also contacted the retail store where I got my laptop, and they said the internet works perfectly fine.
Anyway, for my connection at home, it would say excellent with five bars. But then when I click on my FF and IE browsers, I would get exclamation mark The connection was reset The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading.
Try again in a few moments. Thank you so much for your reading and your help. Tuesday, August 3, PM. That cache can occasionally become outdated or corrupt, which can cause Internet connection problems.
Restarting a Windows 7 system will also flush its DNS cache, but if any applications malware, perhaps are altering the cache, flushing manually could help. The same trick also occasionally works for the connection between a router and a broadband modem.
To reset your broadband modem and router, disconnect their power cables and leave the modem and router off for 30 seconds. Wait a few moments for the modem to renegotiate its connection to the Internet and establish a solid link; then plug in the router. You should then be good to go. The vast majority of wireless broadband routers available today ship with their wireless security features disabled.
This makes it easy for novice users to set up a wireless network in their homes or offices, but it also leaves your network vulnerable to prying eyes. Although the exact procedure necessary to enable wireless security will vary from router to router, in general the steps required to access the pertinent options will be similar.
To prevent unwanted users from accessing your wireless network, be sure to enable some sort of Wi-Fi security. Click on the Wireless tab or Wireless Security tab. If you have relatively current wireless devices that support the standard, we recommend enabling WPA2 Personal on your home network because it offers stronger encryption that other methods.
Save the settings and reboot the router; at least a basic level of Wi-Fi security should now be in place. Some applications require that certain network ports be opened and forwarded to the correct PC for some of their functions to operate across the Web.
As always, though the exact process necessary to forward ports will vary, the steps required to access the pertinent options within any router will be similar. Check out our guide to port forwarding for more information. For example, if the machine running the application you are troubleshooting has an IP address of Save the settings to enable the rule, then reboot the router to finish the job.
In those cases, the machine can be placed in a network DMZ, or demilitarized zone. Putting a system in a DMZ allows all of its ports to be accessed from the Internet. Open a Web browser and type Enter the IP address, save the settings, and reboot the router; that system should now be in the DMZ.
Like any other peripheral in a Windows PC, the network controller requires drivers to operate.
