Question:
Wirelesss HTTP keeps not working?
shafan
2007-11-05 02:08:29 UTC
Hi,

I am on a wirless PC Client. Everything in IE7/Firefox works normally until I start Open VPN or BitComet.

The OpenVPN/BitComet applications function correctly and download/upload. However when I open my web browser i recieve a page cannot be displayed message.

I then need to repair my conneciton at least 3 times for the HTTP to work again.

Any suggestions?

Thanks
Three answers:
Paul R
2007-11-05 02:37:40 UTC
I sometimes have a similar problem and I'm not sure if it's the wireless adapter or the firewall, in which sometimes my connection goes flaky and I have to reset, although it's usually once a day or once every couple of days.



When I say "firewall" I mean the device that your wireless adapter connects to and obtains a DHCP lease to be able to send packets to and from. It might be the cable modem, it might be a DSL modem, it might be another computer if you're using connection sharing, or it might be a wireless router that connects to your cable or DSL modem (that's the situation I have.)



Possibly check how you're getting your DHCP lease, perhaps you can use the administration software (or webpage if your device supports it) to change it to a 'forever' lease (which means it expires sometime in January or December 2038) as opposed to a shorter lease that has to be renewed regularly. Could be your lease time is set too short a period of time.



Also, check your firewall settings on the device, it could be it is specifically blocking the ports that you use or not allowing them to dial out. Also, if you need to, it may be possible to tell the firewall to "look the other way" and allow incoming requests on certain port numbers (it's what you do if you were running, say, a web server and wanted to allow it to be connected to from the outside.)



Check also the block size of your transmissions, I think the normal size of a transmission is something like 1500 bytes or so, you may want to adjust this up or down depending on the type of connection you have, perhaps the blocks are too large or it would work better with larger blocks.



Having to repair your connections multiple times sounds like you have a configuration problem. Try going to the website of the company that makes your wireless adapter, as well as whoever makes the firewall or equivalent box your adapter talks to, and download the manuals for them if you don't already have them. Then read them and see if maybe you need to change a configuration issue.



Also check to see if you have the latest driver software for your adapter, they may have noticed this problem and have a correction. Also check and see if there is a support forum for the manufacturer of either your adapter or your firewall that you could also post this question.
paul mc
2007-11-05 03:16:33 UTC
BitComet is well known for its bundled adware inside the "free" download..also, depending on ur connection speed, if ur tryin 2 open ur browser while u have download(s) in progress, it will be more than likely that ur connection is timing out due to multiple traffic streams that are beyond ur bandwith..u could try changing ur homepage 2 a page u know is more local+if that loads ok that answers ur question..if u have a router, ensure that ur PC's ip address has full access, sometimes called the DMZ (de-militarized zone) within ur router settings..oh+BitComet should also have a NAT/Firewall test in the menus somewhere, test that+if all ports are open u dont need 2 worry about checking ur router/modem settings. a tip too is to ALWAYS use Mozilla Firefox if possible..its MUCH more secure than even the latest IE7+if u aint sure wot ur connection speed is try this link+pick a server close to home (if ur in europe these french ones work best:Paris or Roubaix) the homepage for the test is www.speedtest.net if ur rated connection speed(the one ur ISP says ur getting) is any lower than 4Mb then ur gonna have serious probs tryin 2 browse+download/upload torretnts,etc all at once..I would also consider switching to azureus as it has NO adware/malware bundles, is much less stressful on ur cpu+available bandwith but make sure u also download it from sourceforge.net for safety if ur gonna try it out..
gunungpring
2007-11-05 02:44:14 UTC
try stop OpenVPN when you want oto browsing

by

http://www.gunungpring.com


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