After I finish install Win XP, I can still using the Internet for a while with my cable, but later, after I just restart my comoputer, I cannot connect to Internet anymore? why is this happen? I don't understand...Help Me

I no how you feel...I'm in the UK on cable and are having the same probs..but I am looking into it..make sure that in your explorer/tools/internet options that you are setup for broadband connection..and never dial a connection..

Whats up...I ben messin around with it and i couldnt connect either...Well last night when i gave up all hope and will i actually read the instructions....It sucked....Anyway im gonna copy and paste it ..Im on dsl and it connects without even having to install my ISP cd's...Good luck Application compatibility Compatibility issues with third-party PPPoE clients Audience: Home users where third party VPN application is the method for remote access Many PPPoE clients from 3rd party vendors do not operate correctly or install in Windows XP. If your ISP requires PPPoE to make a connection to the Internet, you can use the Windows XP built in PPPoE client or request a Windows XP compatible release from the vendor or ISP. If you use one of the following products, contact the vendor for a Windows XP-compatible version of their software: WinPoET version 2.1a or earlier EnterNet 300 version 1.34 or earlier. To make a connection with the built-in PPPoE client: Click Start and then click Control Panel. Click Network and Internet Connections. Click Network Connections. In Network Tasks, click Create a new connection. The New Connection Wizard will start. Select the following options, clicking Next after each: Connect to the Internet Set up my connection manually Connect using a broadband connection that requires a user name and password Continue to follow the wizard steps. You may leave the ISP Name field blank and Windows XP will attempt to detect the connection.

I am having the same problem but I do not believe it is PPPoE related. I am reasonably sure the problem is directly related to the XP machine being able to communicate with the LAN, rather than the wide band connection itself. Let me explain. I have a 10/100 LAN set up with up to five connected computers. Only one machine has XP installed and this is the only machine with the problem. I share my DSL connection via a Linksys Router and switch. Therefore the PPPoE client never runs on the XP machine. When the XP machine refuses to communicate with the internet, I also cannot share files on it or even see it from the other computers. I have found a fix but it is a pain to implement and must be done after every reboot. If the driver for the LAN card is uninstalled, and then reinstalled, everything starts to work. I changed LAN cards from the Linksys NC100 to a 3Com 3CSOHO100 but it made no difference. Is this a common problem with XP? I hope this might give someone some insight so maybe a solution can be found.

Yes this is a common problem and my ISP provider(southwestern Bell DSL) Knows about the problem but Windows Xp is so new there is nothing out right now to fix the problem i was having...And yes it is Windows Xp...There is a compatiblity issue and Microsoft knows about this because its in The help menu and its only with certain ISP's....I had windows Me then i switched to Windows XP yesterday...My dsl was workin fine but after i installed xp it wasnt...When i was installing my service provider software i kept gettin and error that it wasnt finding my network card....The suggestion i gave is for similiar problems and if people cant connect using a broadband connection they should read the help file On the Windows XP cd for further information to see if it applies to them....This hopefully is a temporary problem....Thank u

Chad, if you are having the same problem I am having (as I described above), it does not appear to have anything to do with the ISP or DSL connection. I say this because all my W98 SE machines have no problem either seeing each other to share files or access my DSL connection via my LAN. When the XP machine cannot access the internet, it also cannot see or be seen by the other machines on the LAN (peer-peer, Linksys router/switch). Therefore it seesm to be a networking problem, not a DSL/ISP problem.

Im not saying its the connection Barry....I had windows me and my connection worked fine as i said above...What im saying is its the ISP software...The southwestern Bell software is not compatible with XP or visa versa and probably wont be for another month...what i mentioned above is only for certain problems which is mentioned by microsoft...so if it doesnt apply to ur problem...then stop reading it...this is just a suggestion...I use Enternet 300 for dsl...i couldnt connect using the ISP software so i used the PPPoE software thats built into XP and now i have a connection and it works great...Hopefully this is a temp. problem...thank U