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June 19th, 2005 17:00
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My system running WIN XP and broadband Roadrunner connection works fine until after a period of inactivity. I have a screen saver with the power savings settings all set to never except the monitor which shuts down after 20 min. After I hit a key to reactivate the system I find I can't connect to the internet on either IE or Firefox and get a message saying, "No such host ( pop-server.rochester.rr.com),Ensure that pop3 server is correct". I then reboot and everything works normally. Can you help? Thanks
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June 19th, 2005 21:00
The "pop" server is the e-mail server, and should not have anything to do with your Browser.
However, make sure you are not inadvertantly turning off something else.
Unfortunately you didn't include your PC model or what type of Broadband interface you have (USB or Ethernet NIC). If you are using USB, you should consider using the Ethernet connection if you have a network card. That is more stable than USB and less problematic.
I've had a few isolated cases of not being able to access my broadband connection after I "stop all internet activity" with the Roadrunner provided EZ Armor firewall (Actually the firewall is Zone Alarm Pro). But if I close I.E. then restart it, it will connect to the internet. The next time you have the problem, check the status of your firewall.
Another issue, if you are using a firewall other than the built in Windows XP firewall, make sure the Windows XP firewall is turned off. If both firewalls are on there can be problems.
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June 26th, 2005 17:00