Your local data link between you and your ISP is only one small part of the overall connection.  Your ISP link may be running at it's stated speed, however, there is the remote server where you are getting the videos and those server's capacity, the remote server's link to the internet and how busy it is, the "cloud" internet links between that remote server and your ISP and finally your ISP's link to you. Many areas that can cause problems, buffering, dropouts, slowdowns, etc. And because of the inconsistency in connections, you can connect and have problems, disconnect from that site, reaccess that site and it will work fine. 

 

I have one Internet radio station (streaming audio) site that I access.  They only have Quicktime and for some reason the site will stop and the QT program must reconnect every 18 minutes.  They know about the issue but don't know how to resolve it.   

Thanks for the info. The thing is, I also have a old Dell Inspirion 2500  laptop over the same connection. It works fine. As well I have a generic 486 box that works fine. That has lead me to believe the issue is not a network but a config issue with the 2400. Also the fact that the 2400 worked fine out of the box until I accepted soem of the recommended upgrades.

 

The site my daughter wants to watch video from is Noggin.com.

 

I am so frustrated with this issue.

 

Thanks again.

No problem. Let me know if it works.  :smileyvery-happy:

 

What version windows are you using?

XP Pro

What media player do you use to view the streaming video?  

If it is windows media player---What version is it? 

 

 

Have you checked microsoft for updates for it?  

Reset the the "performance"  options in media player to "default".   Restart windows, connect to noggin and see if any of that helps. Good luck.

 

 

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Thanks for the response. I am using Windows Media Player version 11

 

I will try your suggestion now.

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

IE version 7. I have had this box for about three years now. I plan on buying a new one this fall for my den. One of the dual processor E Media Dells.

 

I did install the software that came with the card and then I went to ATI's site and downloaded the files they recommended. Absolutely no change in the performance.

In "control panel" try resetting all of your "internet options" to "default". Even the "advanced options"

 

Also in "control panel" check your "sound and audio setting" making sure to reset them to "default".

 

After that check the  "hardware acceleration" slider in "sound and audio advanced settings". Set it to

 

basic or standard.

 

In the RUN box type  prefetch.  Delete all files in this folder. Empty recycle bin.  Restart.  Open your

 

browser and try again.

 

These little problems are so frustrating. It is usually one simple little setting or something throwing

 

the whole thing out of whack.

 

Let me know.......

Well I did what you suggested and I also downloaded another spyware program and ran it. Which did find some adware cookie trackers. Still freezing up and buffering like crazy.

 

Man this is frustrating. Thanks so much for your help.

 

 

I'm glad you did not say windows ME!  I would have said that is your problem for sure.  :smileywink:

 

How long have you owned that beast?

 

What driver did you use for the video card?  Usually the ones shipped on the cd's are old.

 

http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/xp/radeon-prer300-xp.html

 

This is the one I would use.

 

 

http://search.dell.com/results.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cat=sup&cs=19&k=dimension+2400&qmp=12&p=1&subcat=dyd%2f1005&rf=all&nk=f&sort=K&snpsd=A&nf=19019%7e7%7e141294&navla=19019%7e7%7e141294&ira=False&~srd=False&ipsys=False&advsrch=False&~ck=anav

 

This should be a link to network drivers and BIOS revisions for your system.