stupid problem AGAIN

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stupid problem AGAIN

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when i try to goto a website or connect to irc or ping in command line, i get abotu a 10 sec delay. in IE it says "finding site:" in irc it just does nothing, and in command it does nothing. then after its litte delay the web site loads, irc connects, and in command line the pings to the site of my choice ranges from 20-50 ms as normal .. whats going on!!!!!! running WIndows xp pro, adelphia powerlink isp and this prob just came out of the blue. And its happened before but not for awhile so i forgot what i did to solve it. Im really not sure if it smy isp or settings on my comp.

help!
2.53 ghz p4 512mb ram. :) Windows XP Pro
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Post by CoolJ »

Hey man! My cables doing that too (Adelphia) never does it. Must be a problem.
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ok hehe its freaks me out cuz it seems like a prob with windows uz of how it lags but gives good ping responses .. o ya is it me or does the network status page not work?
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Post by CoolJ »

Ok my cables working fine now :)


Except I still cannot get to the Netstats page.



Where In Buffalo are you located?
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actually niagara falls :) .. my cable is g00d now too :)
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