"Amadeus" <Amad***@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using:
>
> Windows XP Professional ( SP2 )
> ADSL USB modem
>
>    I have a problem with my internet connection. Sometimes, few hours
> after
> I establish my connection, the connection hangs. It does not dissconnect.
> Just hangs. I cannot dissconnect and sometimes I cannot even bring up the
> status window. In order to connect again, I must either reboot or go to
> the
> control panel of the USB modem, stop ADSL ( which will also kill all
> connections using it by force ), then start it again and reconnect. I've
> contacted the ISP but they seem not to understand what's going on. To
> them, I
> appear as connected; at least until I stop ADSL and kill the connection
> myself. I've used all available drivers for my USB modem. Also no help. My
> research showed that there are many having exactly the same problem but
> none
> of the posts I read, had a proper answer. The problem also seems to appear
> to
> people using routers, so I don't think this can be a solution either. I've
> also checked the event logs. Nothing strange there, other than the sudden
> inability of programs using the connection ( like MSN Messenger etc ) to
> access the internet.
>
>    Any ideas? There are hundreds of similar posts round the web. There
> must
> be a solution.
>
> PS 1: I'm using the firewall of Windows.
> PS 2: I'm using Norton AntiVirus but I installed this after I first
> established my ADSL connection. The problem already existed.
> PS 3: I've had a full system scan for viruses more than once and auto
> protect is on.
> --
> Perikles C. Stephanidis