keep loseing internet connection

[geoff1057]

i have a wireless internet connection,after about half an hour online,i loose my page,and my screen shows a message,saying," internet explorer cannot display the web page".. apart from switching off, and then reconnecting is there anything else i can do to stop this happening

[Buenchico]

(2-part post):

Hmm.

Are you really sure that you're actually losing your internet connection? Or is it that your computer remains connected but no data is sent to your browser?

The reason I ask is that lots of people have had similar problems recently, where they remain online but their browser can't retrieve any data. If (unlike those people) you're genuinely being disconnected, I don't know the answer and I apologise for wasting your time. If, on the other hand you share your problem with those people I've referred to, the following solution should work. (Don't ask me why. I just know that it does).

First, find out the primary and secondary DNS addresses used by your ISP. (If your not technically minded, don't let that worry you. They're just strings of numbers, such as 194.72.6.57). If you're with one of the main UK providers the details will be here:
http://www.idl.uk.com/email/isp_settings.htm
(If not, they'll be on the support pages of your ISP's website).

[Buenchico]

Then go into the 'TCP/IP' settings part of 'Networking' with your internet connection. (Exactly how you do that varies depending upon which version of Windows you're using. Right-clicking on the connection icon and selecting 'Properties' might work).

You should find that the default details have a check mark alongside something like 'Server assigned name server addresses'. Click to change this to something like 'Specify name server addresses'. (The exact wording mifght vary between different versions of Windows).

Change the 2 rows of zeros, alongside 'Primary DNS' and 'Secondary DNS', to the strings of numbers that apply to your ISP's servers. Leave the other fields unchanged. Click 'OK' to complete. (As far as I'm aware, no version of Windows has an 'Apply' button at that stage but, if you find one, click it first, then click 'OK')

As stated, I haven't a clue why that fixes the problem but it's worked for me, and for loads of other people as well. Switching your DNS settings from 'automatic' to 'manually assigned' can't do any harm, so it's certainly worth a try.

Chris