Sudden loss of activity on laptop

I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no problem.
Two
days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
anywhere. I
have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that nothing. I
looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly any coming in,
sometimes none at all.
is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my laptop
I
could adjust? No problems on dial up.
Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
TIA

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:39:39 +0100, Ratchett <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:

>I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no problem.
>Two
>days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
>anywhere. I
>have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that nothing. I
>looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly any coming in,
>sometimes none at all.
>is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my laptop
>I
>could adjust? No problems on dial up.
>Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms

Check with the operator of the hotspot.

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John Navas wrote:
>
> On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 16:39:39 +0100, Ratchett <(E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in <(E-Mail Removed)>:
>
> >I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no problem.
> >Two
> >days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
> >anywhere. I
> >have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that nothing. I
> >looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly any coming in,
> >sometimes none at all.
> >is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my laptop
> >I
> >could adjust? No problems on dial up.
> >Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
>
> Check with the operator of the hotspot.

I e mailed my local council but if the last mail is anything to go by
I'll wait forever for an answer. trying to phone them is out of the
question. hence the query here. Thanks anyway.

Ratchett wrote:
> I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no
> problem. Two
> days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
> anywhere. I
> have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that nothing. I
> looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly any coming in,
> sometimes none at all.
> is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my
> laptop I
> could adjust? No problems on dial up.
> Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
> TIA

Have you tried rebooting rather than letting your laptop hibernate?

Peter Pan wrote:
>
> Ratchett wrote:
> > I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no
> > problem. Two
> > days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
> > anywhere. I
> > have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that nothing. I
> > looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly any coming in,
> > sometimes none at all.
> > is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my
> > laptop I
> > could adjust? No problems on dial up.
> > Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
> > TIA
>
> Have you tried rebooting rather than letting your laptop hibernate?

I always turn off the laptop after each 'session' so it gets rebooted a
few times a day. Tried turning off firewall and did a system restore to
a few days before it stopped working, all to no avail.

Ratchett wrote:
> Peter Pan wrote:
>>
>> Ratchett wrote:
>>> I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no
>>> problem. Two
>>> days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
>>> anywhere. I
>>> have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that
>>> nothing. I looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly
>>> any coming in, sometimes none at all.
>>> is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my
>>> laptop I
>>> could adjust? No problems on dial up.
>>> Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
>>> TIA
>>
>> Have you tried rebooting rather than letting your laptop hibernate?
>
> I always turn off the laptop after each 'session' so it gets rebooted
> a few times a day. Tried turning off firewall and did a system
> restore to a few days before it stopped working, all to no avail.

Just wondering if you did the typical shut the lid rather than a reboot
(rebooting usually clears the caches)... Happen to try it on any other
hotspots? If it works on others but not on that one, I would suspect that
specific hotspot itself... Don't know where you are, but can you go by a
place that has paid wireless (like many mcd's, motels, flying j's, airports,
etc) and at least see a splash screen? (splash screen = beg for money
screen/or at least subscribe)... Obviously don't pay anything, just see if
it works on another hotspot.. Should narrow down if it is your computer or
the hotspots....

Peter Pan wrote:
>
> Ratchett wrote:
> > Peter Pan wrote:
> >>
> >> Ratchett wrote:
> >>> I have been using a free local hot spot for over a year with no
> >>> problem. Two
> >>> days ago I found that although I could access it I wasn't going
> >>> anywhere. I
> >>> have a good signal and it connects at 11mbps but after that
> >>> nothing. I looked at status and I see packets going out but hardly
> >>> any coming in, sometimes none at all.
> >>> is this 'the other end' having problems or maybe something on my
> >>> laptop I
> >>> could adjust? No problems on dial up.
> >>> Sorry for my lack of technical knowledge/terms
> >>> TIA
> >>
> >> Have you tried rebooting rather than letting your laptop hibernate?
> >
> > I always turn off the laptop after each 'session' so it gets rebooted
> > a few times a day. Tried turning off firewall and did a system
> > restore to a few days before it stopped working, all to no avail.
>
> Just wondering if you did the typical shut the lid rather than a reboot
> (rebooting usually clears the caches)... Happen to try it on any other
> hotspots? If it works on others but not on that one, I would suspect that
> specific hotspot itself... Don't know where you are, but can you go by a
> place that has paid wireless (like many mcd's, motels, flying j's, airports,
> etc) and at least see a splash screen? (splash screen = beg for money
> screen/or at least subscribe)... Obviously don't pay anything, just see if
> it works on another hotspot.. Should narrow down if it is your computer or
> the hotspots....

I went to the top of the street and found two unsecured open ones, I
couldn't connect to one but easily connected to the other, checked my
mail was working then got off, hopefully they won't mind!
I guess it must be therefore the "other end" and there is nothing I can
do. Maybe the council will have it working again soon, this dial up now
seems so slow and I can't get to some things that I've gotten used to
watching, tv etc. won't work.
Thanks for your help.