ajemm:
I would reiterate what someone else has suggested: get yourself a Knoppix [live linux-on-a-CD] CD. Assuming you use DHCP to get IP address, gateway, and DNS server under Windows, Knoppix should boot right up and get all your settings and be live on the network. Test that for an hour or so (use the Firefox browser that is part of the distribution). If it works without problems, you will then know that the problem is with your Windows networking configuration. If, on the other hand, you experience the same type of problems as you had under Windows, then you know that it is not a virus or spyware, and either:
1. There is a problem with your FID ethernet hardware [I tend to dismiss this since local networking seems to work]
2. There is some kind of problem on your router (firewall settings, etc).
3. Your ISP is causing some downstream problem.
Good luck!
--mrnuxi
I would reiterate what someone else has suggested: get yourself a Knoppix [live linux-on-a-CD] CD. Assuming you use DHCP to get IP address, gateway, and DNS server under Windows, Knoppix should boot right up and get all your settings and be live on the network. Test that for an hour or so (use the Firefox browser that is part of the distribution). If it works without problems, you will then know that the problem is with your Windows networking configuration. If, on the other hand, you experience the same type of problems as you had under Windows, then you know that it is not a virus or spyware, and either:
1. There is a problem with your FID ethernet hardware [I tend to dismiss this since local networking seems to work]
2. There is some kind of problem on your router (firewall settings, etc).
3. Your ISP is causing some downstream problem.
Good luck!
--mrnuxi