[Sender]

I think I may have found the root of my problems. My old NIC card, ADMtek 983 with driver dated 2001. Tried to update it, got a host of spam sites, adware sites etc.

Tomorrow I'm going to get a new Linksys gigabit NIC and put it in. Parakeets up!

[dhs12345]

? Strange. Could be the nic. However, just about any nic should work. Make sure you have set your NIC up for DCHP, too.

I am still betting that it is your router and that WAN DHCP is not set up correctly.

Also, have you run spyware recently? Sounds like you have a bunch of spyware on your PC.

Also, I recommend that you run a virus scan. Did you connect your PC directly up to the modem? Not a good idea since people can easily hack your computer.

[ken in texas]

Tomorrow I'm going to get a new Linksys gigabit NIC and put it in.

That might do the trick. As I mentioned in post 37, I have had the same problem with one of my machines, with 3 different routers. One of these days I'll figure out which setting or condition is causing it.