Network connection causes IE to lag 30-60 seconds at random

[random260]

Internet explorer works fine on my computer (and my wifes computer) IF and ONLY IF we disable the network card when we want to browse the net. No lags or anything (and just to make sure I have looked for the tracker class, used BHO cop, etc.) We have a simple p2p through a hub, both running win98se currently, and a Xerox Phaser 860 printer hooked to the network via TCP/IP. We can both be up and running, both network cards working fine, but IE (any version) has random 30-60 second lags about every 2-3 clicks. Click the button, and it just sits there for 30-60 seconds, then loads the page. I watch the dial up connection in the lower corner, and nothing is going on - it will every few seconds flash to show that my pc is sending something, but nothing coming in, then all of a sudden it comes in. Our computers do NOT affect each other - meaning that if my wife disables her NIC, she can browse the web just fine whether I have mine enabled or not. The same is true for me (we both have modems in our computers, and hooked to seperate phone lines). We let TCP/IP make it's own address, we do not assign one manually for the local (and dial up) network connections

This is driving me up the wall, there must be a simple fix. I have trid all combinations of the following:

Windows 98se
Windows ME
IE 5+
IE 6+
different network cards (Intel, SMC, Kingston).

And the problem is still there. Is there something in TCP/IP I need to change? Is IE looking for the web page on the local network before it looks to dial up? HELP!!!!!!!

Just sign me....
Insane in New England

 

[TheOldMan346]

Insane,

There is a simple solution. Since you are letting Windows assign the IP address (DHCP), when you are on-line via dial-up, Windows is looking for a DHCP server to get an IP address from. It waits for a while and eventually times out and proceeds with whatever else is going on.

All you need to do is set a non-routable IP address for the NIC's and DHCP will no longer search for the server. Assign 192.168.1.1 to one of the machines and 192.168.1.2 to the other. All your local file sharing will still work the same since they are done primarily with NetBEUI. You do not need to change the TCP/IP settings on your dial-up adapter. Leave that as dynamic.

Hope that helps.
The Old Man