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Try this, go to start Run and type in  cmd   hit ok, now type   ping www.yahoo.com   (space between g and w)  hit enter

 

wait for this to finish, now at the top part of the command prompt window, right click, select Edit then Select All, now do it again and this time select Edit  Copy, then paste this into the forum reply.

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\b>type ping www.yahoo.com
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: ping.
The system cannot find the file specified.
Error occurred while processing: www.yahoo.com.

C:\Documents and Settings\b>

 

Is this what it's supposed to do?

should look like this

 

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\Dell5150>ping www.yahoo.com

Pinging www.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net [209.191.93.52] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=2085ms TTL=55
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=55
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=55
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=7ms TTL=55

Ping statistics for 209.191.93.52:
   Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
   Minimum = 5ms, Maximum = 2085ms, Average = 526ms

C:\Documents and Settings\Dell5150>

 

 

leave out the word "type"

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

C:\Documents and Settings\b>ping www.yahoo.com

Pinging www.yahoo-ht2.akadns.net [209.191.93.52] with 32 bytes of data:

Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=257ms TTL=48
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=241ms TTL=48
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=240ms TTL=48
Reply from 209.191.93.52: bytes=32 time=231ms TTL=48

Ping statistics for 209.191.93.52:
   Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
   Minimum = 231ms, Maximum = 257ms, Average = 242ms

C:\Documents and Settings\b>

Well your ping times are good and no packet loss=good connection to the outside world

 

Does it do this all the time or intermittant?

 

What model PC do you have and what phone modem?

 

Also web pages are getting bigger every day so this will reduce page loads dramatically on dial up..

 

There is a program called proximitron that is abandon ware, but still available to use, that will filter out all the ads and other bandwidth consuming useless stuff, makes pages load faster. A little complicated to use but worthwhile on a dial up connection..

 

 

http://www.proxomitron.info/