How to stop my connection from dropping when streaming or downloading

[nikosgiannos]

how to stop my connection when streaming or downloading? i ve tried everything so far, i have updated the driver, i have placed the power managment to highest I have installed the proset etc.. I have windoes XP professional service pack 3. please help

 

[PhilFrisbie]

You need to determine exactly WHY your connection is dropped. Sure, it might be your PC, but it could be your router, or your Internet provider, or the server itself.

 

[nikosgiannos]

I dont know why is it dropping.. if I knew I would look for the solution. I do know that it drops whenever I try to download or stream something. its really frustrating and I would really appreciate the help.
I updated the driver, I turned firewall off, placed the power management tap to highest performance. I cant think of anything else.. and there are no answers to this kind of problems on the net.. im constantly looking.
thank you

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Do you have another PC you can hook up at the same time? That way, you can start a large download on both and see if they BOTH stop at the same time. If so, then you know your PC is fine and you can look elsewhere.

 

[nikosgiannos]

Hi, thank you for your response..
I did try to hook them up and only on my laptop the connection dropped. I have tried with other laptops that my flatmate have and they all seam to be fine when downloading or streaming. I have an old laptop travelmate 290 Acer. I know its old but other than this problem it works great. its windows XP professional service pack 3 Intel Pentium 1.4GHz memory
1.23GHz
the wireless card is Intel PRO/Wireless LAN2100 3b mini PCI adapter
I really dont know what else to do and why my connection drops every time I download or stream.
I really appreciate the help.
thank you

 

[PhilFrisbie]

Are you connecting by wireless, and if so, have you tried with an Ethernet cable?