Internet problem, computer guys please help!

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danielwarwick

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Hey everyone, I just recently purchased a Dell Vostro 220 which comes with Vista Basic. I installed the newest versions of Zonealarm (running only the firewall) and Avast, as well as Firefox, Google Chrome, and of course Internet Explorer.
I am on a wireless connection which has 54 mbps and great signal strength. When I turn on my comupter and begin using Firefox or IE, everything goes well for about 10 or 15 minutes, then all of a
sudden my browsers just completely stop working. I am still connected to the internet, there is no change in signal strength or speed of my connection, however when I click on a link or type a new
web address the page just goes white, and stays white indefinitely, there is no error page and nothing loads. I have basically lost all connection to my internet even though I am still connected
and have a really good signal and connection. What could be causing this? Please help, all help is greatly appreciated, thanks a lot everyone.
 
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Brian Boston

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Hmm im pretty stumped. Does the issue resolve itself if you restart? I assume your behind a router, so do other computer connecting wirelessly still work on the internet?
 
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coleharbaugh

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do you have a firewall that automatically turns on by itself? Because sometimes the computer might find a threat or virus and halt all the internet traffic... that's all I could come up with
 
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Red Redemption7

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Zone alarm and AVAST might cause confliction idk why it would take 15 minutes to but you might want to try completely turning one of the two off.
 
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Brian Boston

I got myself banned.
I'd just uninstall the zone alarm if i was him, get rid of AVAST and purchase NOD32 antivirus.

Just for trial and error, turn off the zone alarm for a few hours and see if your internet stays connected. I've never fucked with firewalls on Windows. If you have a router you shouldn't worry about having a Windows side firewall.
 
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briflip

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if you close FF or IE and reopen it will it still go white in 10 minutes and does it do this on a certain webpage ex: scooter resource
 
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