For the last two evenings, I've tried to log on, but the taskbar has shown two little computers bouncing a little ball between them, with a notice popping up to say there's no Local Area Connection, you won't get onto the Internet, so sod off. It tells me to speak to my Network Administrator - which is me, and having consulted myself, I haven't given myself a satisfactory reply. 
I got through to the Microsoft Help & Support - overriding MacAfee's 'Suspicious Scripting!' note that pops up every time I try to use it - and followed the instruction to check out the Network Adapter and Driver, all of which was okay.
What DOES work, but is incredibly boring to keep doing - is the usual trick of switching off the set-top box, shutting down the computer, reading a short novel, and then switching it back on. That seems to clear the LAC problem. But ze question is - wot is happening, and is there a quick, or even simple, way to stop the nonsense?
Any help will be gratefully received!
I got through to the Microsoft Help & Support - overriding MacAfee's 'Suspicious Scripting!' note that pops up every time I try to use it - and followed the instruction to check out the Network Adapter and Driver, all of which was okay.
What DOES work, but is incredibly boring to keep doing - is the usual trick of switching off the set-top box, shutting down the computer, reading a short novel, and then switching it back on. That seems to clear the LAC problem. But ze question is - wot is happening, and is there a quick, or even simple, way to stop the nonsense?
Any help will be gratefully received!
then it will be your isp having problems and there isn't much you can really do. other than stock up on short novel's that is.
I've got Windows XP for Dummies, but you know, not one self-help pc book I've yet had goes into any of these unknown areas - perhaps they assume everyone's taught at school now, and you'll know what to do.