Question:

Sometimes when I am opening web pages in Internet Explorer, it says I’m
offline.  When I click Try Again, it takes me to the page with no problem.
I constantly get error messages with AOL IN2TV.  In Quicken 2005 when I run
update, I get a constant popup saying I’m offline.  Itunes thinks I’m not
connected to the internet.

I have a Linksys WRT54GS.  I’ve heard there are networking issues with it,
but no specifics.  I have done constant Google searches.   I have tried
countless suggestions.  Disable auto-tuning, turn off SPI in the router,
etc.  Some problems go away temporarily, but I still get the offline message
a lot when surfing the internet.  I connected directly to the cable modem,
and Quicken and IN2TV worked, but I still got the occasional offline message
in Internet Explorer.

Any suggestions, or should I just go back to XP where I didn’t have any of
these problems on the same computer with the same hardware?  If I go back to
XP, I will probably wait until after the consumer release to go back to
Vista.  Hopefully by then, there will be some updates that address these
issues, and better drivers available.

• Athlon XP 2500+
• 1GB Memory
• Nvidia GeForce 5700 Ultra 128 MB
• Nforce 2 Chipset
• Nvidia Nforce Networking Controller 6.2.0.126

Answer:

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