Why do I keep getting "connection has timed out" and "cannot load page" messages when trying to browse the web?

Thanks. I followed your instructions, and I believe it worked. At least, for now. If it does it again any time soon, I’ll let you know.

uhm resetting wont really change anything in the browser….

now you should try resetting your modem, do a refresh on your network connection (right click on the 2 little pc’s and press repair) or call your ISP they might be doing some work on the lines or something so that might also be a problem

oh ya the socks reset might help ;)

Argh, well it started doing it again. :/ It does it off and on all day.

OK try this, go to start then right click on My Computer or Computer depending on which operating system you are using and select Manage. On the next screen select device manager. When device manager shows up expand the network adapters and right-click on the one for your wireless NIC and select uninstall. If it ask you if you want to delete the drivers say no. After doing this reboot and it will reinstall your NIC. Go ahead reset your connection up. What anti-virus software do you have? If it is norton/symantec you need to try and uninstall it then run the Norton removal tool. This sometimes messes up and will cause the problems you are seeing.

If this doesn’t fix it go to [link removed] and download the free version and do a scan with that to check for malware.

If it happens often, your computer might have a virus.