Vista - In need of help, PLEASE

slow internet problem
My Internet was acting very very slow. My computer was running fast as it always does but the internet was just very slow. I than noticed that in the bottom right corner of my screen the little globe had gone away. when I scrolled over it, it read local only? About one minute later the globe came back and it read local and internet. Whats wrong here?
Here is my setup- I have my desktop computer connected to a wireless router (protected) (only used for Playstation) the router is connected to my vonage device, and the vonage device is connected to the modem. I am on vista, I have charter communications as my isp and this is not the first time this has happened!
In fact if I look in my firewall I sometimes see connection issues like these-
IP address has dissapeared from adapter Nvidia Nforce 10/100 mbps ethernet is no longer being protected (IP address .....) then a few seconds later I will read protecting your connection to a newly detected network Nvidia N force 10/100 mbps (ethernet.......) this ethernet is different that the one that dissapeared.Then I will see other firewall logs with all these connections and all?? Im so confuced. I am 99.9 % sure I have not been hacked by a neighbor. I am in need of help (please help me)????

Hi Nate I am having similar problems my internet speed is not affected but I do have this local connection problem, the only answer I have is to restart the router.

I am working on the Idea that it is either Router or Network and am waiting for an answer from my ISP.

I will let you know how I get on if I ever get this problem sorted

Pooch

ok great. That might not even be what is affecting the speed but its still a problem. I look forward to hearing from you and anyone els around here who has any insight on this

I am having the same problem with my laptop and even my wired pc, much more so when the pc is woken up from a sleep.

This was not the case a while back, something tells me that a new update from either Vista or the nic drivers is causing this but, networking is so GREEK to me so I am just waiting for someone else to come up with the answers

Have a look here;http://www.vistax64.com/network-inte...-internet.html

How to turn off IPV6

Right click on your network icon

Click on Network and Sharing Center

Click on Manage network connections

Right click on your connection

Select Properties

Remove the tick from Internet Protocol Version 6 (TCP/IPv6)

Click on OK

Restart the Computer

Im going to do it but im connected wired through a desktop, I hope this does not interfere with my ps3 or wii or ds but here goes.

Try setting the network adapter to 100 Mbps / Full duplex instead of auto for a wired connection. Wireless, try moving closer to the antenna.

how do I set the network adapter to 100 Mbps

Im so confused,