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    Help with network connection

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by wagonproject, Oct 14, 2007.

  1. wagonproject

    wagonproject Notebook Consultant

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    Well I recently got a Linksys WRT54G3G-ST router with a Sprint wireless card. I am using Firefox and when I am using it sometimes I get a box that says "network connections." When this box pops up the web pages I am viewing stop loading and usually go to cant find server or on the bottom where it says "connecting/transferring" to whatever site I am on it will say "stopped." If I exit the "network connection" box my pages will continue to load like normal or sometimes I have to refresh them. Anyone know how to get rid of this so I dont have to keep exiting this box while I am viewing web pages. Thank you.
     
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    sorry for the bad quality
     
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  3. John B

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    I have sometimes seen similar dialogs but not the same...

    Could you go in Internet Explorer --> Tools --> Internet options --> Connections is there a checkmark at "never establish a connection"?

    Thank you for the picture, it's always easier to understand
     
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  4. wagonproject

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    Dial whenever a network connection is not present is checked. Should I check never dial? Though isn't when I am on Firefox viewing web pages considered a connection so why would it dial? Sorry if I am not making sense or stupid questions, when it comes to the internet I am not to smart. Thanks for the help John B, very much appreciated.
     
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    Do you use dial up or DSL? If you use DSL I would check never dial and see what happens!!
     
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  6. wagonproject

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    Well its a wireless card from sprint in the Linksys router...
     
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    Try "Never dial". Is it ok?
     
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    Yeah, I switched it to it and so far I haven't gotten the "network connection" screen. Thank you a ton for the help. Very much appreciated.
     
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