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    IE doesn't work, Bittorrent does...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by battlecat, May 7, 2006.

  1. battlecat

    battlecat Notebook Consultant

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    Hey,


    I bought a GigaFast Wireless-G Router and am using Telus DSL.

    I set up the router and it was working fine until just recently, it has started to have this problem...

    Internet Explorer isn't able to connect to any website, but I am still able to download and upload using bittorrent. Also, some instant messenging programs still work...

    So, does anyone have any ideas on what could be the problem?? :confused:

    Thanks!
     
    battlecat, May 7, 2006
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  2. titaniummd

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    Check for viruses and spyware from downloading torrents?
     
    titaniummd, May 7, 2006
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  3. ejl

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    maybe the torrents are taking up so much bandwidth that it causes the webpages to load so slowly that they just time out? i know that when i download off of torrents, webpages download ridiculously slowly....though the page would end up loading if i waited long enough...
     
    ejl, May 7, 2006
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  4. otaku

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    Check for viruses and such as already stated but like ejl said when downloading via bt it isn;t uncommon to have trouble surfing sometimes. usually with a reboot it stops (but whenever downloading it can be problem)
     
    otaku, May 7, 2006
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  5. Slappy san

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    That's strange. I've never had that problem. How fast is your connection?
     
    Slappy san, May 7, 2006
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  6. coriolis

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    Yea, BT is a BW Hog, sometimes it take sup all the bandwidth.

    For me, sometimes when BT is on, I can't surf the web, but MSN, etc. works.

    It doesn't always happens, but at times it does
     
    coriolis, May 7, 2006
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  7. Slappy san

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    That makes me question the speed of your connection...and your pc's power. I've had 10 or more going many times with no issues.
     
    Slappy san, May 7, 2006
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  8. coriolis

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    It happens a few times as well, but never very often.

    Only, lets say, a dozen times in the last few years?
     
    coriolis, May 7, 2006
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  9. ejl

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    well, i think my download is capped at around 500kbps and upload around 45. this only happens when my upload is around 30+ and i am downloading around 400+ kbps
     
    ejl, May 7, 2006
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  10. otaku

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    Yeah it seems the faster your BT download the worse the problems are. But the sooner your download is done :)
     
    otaku, May 7, 2006
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  11. Slappy san

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    get a faster connection
     
    Slappy san, May 7, 2006
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  12. M_I_T

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    I had the same problem with LINKSYS router before, IE doesn't work but BT/MSN still work, after upgraded the firmware, problem solved. never happened again.
     
    M_I_T, May 11, 2006
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  13. drumfu

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    i have a very fast connection and it happens to me too

    it's a function of your client, your settings, what you're downloading, etc. you don't have a bandwidth problem.
     
    drumfu, May 11, 2006
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  14. dragonesse

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    have you checked to make sure your firewall and router are configured properly, and that you aren't blocking the ports to your browser? (this may sound like a stupid mistake, but iv'e seen it before)
     
    dragonesse, May 13, 2006
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