Strands#265 Did You Hear That?
Quizzes & Puzzles12 mins ago
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.If it is only on the Laptop then it has nothing to do with your Network connection and the issue must be to do with the settings or configuration for that particular system.
If the connection works fine when using the desktop PC then you can safely say it has nothing to do with your ISP.
Possible virus/trojan/spyware. Get Adaware software, Zone Alarm firewall and AVG virus scanner. They are all free and available to download from T'internet. When you can get on.
I've just spent all day fixing/adding things on my website (which I've shamelessly plugged on AB already).
My brain's fried and I'm surprised that I even managed to be lucid enough to suggest having your line tested.
I can't really think of any settings at your end that would cause your broadband to cut off. I know that one program such as Outlook has a setting to disconnect after sending mail but would this apply to broadband?
Oops, I've only just read that the problem is only on the laptop. Maybe it's something physical like a loose connection with your LAN card/modem or something.
Have you sought out a forum of others with the same ISP? Anyone there with the same problem? (I'm getting better at this "constructive answer" malarkey!!)