losing connection to webpages but not poker sites or IM

[AJPic]

I currently have a Linksys wireless router and Comcast cable internet. When I first sign onto my laptop, (w/internal wireless card) the internet usually works fine.

I can log onto say PokerStars, fire up some tables and get an internet browser going with no problem. But after about 15 minutes it's often the case where the poker tables are working fine but I can no longer access web pages. My wife also experiences a similar situation where she's fine to use IM but can't access the web pages via a browser.

If we click "repair" on our wireless connection after about 1 minute everything works fine. But of course that requires disabling our connection briefly and reconnecting which can be very annoying if you have a few poker tables open.

Someone on another forum suggested that it sounds like a DNS issue with established connections remaining open, but new lookups not being resolved. But he didn't offer any suggestions on what to do.

Anyone have any experience with this sort of situation?

Thanks in advance,

AJ

 

[gbaughma]

Look in your settings for your wireless connection on your laptop, and turn OFF the power save settings.

Sounds like when you are in a persistant connection (like an online game site), it's keeping the power on. But when you go idle (browsing the net, for example), the card is powering down.

To get there, Start --> Control Panel --> Network Connections --> Wireless connection properties, then the properties for the wireless card, then the advanced tab, and look for "power saver" or some such.



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