I tried scanning proxies today after recently switching from using a router to connecting my computer directly to the modem. With both the router and modem only connections, my network drops after 1 or 2 minutes. Any suggestions or advice to fix this problem?

Perhaps I am misreading what you have said here, but it;s very confusing to me. Maybe I am just tired and in need of sleep.

Maybe you should re-read your questions and see if they make any sense to you, because they surely don't to me.

Probably the easiest way to solve your problem(s), is to simply called the "support" department of your ISP. Part of what you pay them every month should entitle you to their expertise in solving your problem(s).

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Sorry, I'll try to explain better. I have been using a router for my home computer for the past year or so. I switched my connection from using a router with my computer to connecting my computer straight to my cable modem.

Then, today, I tried scanning for proxies on my computer using the connection directly from my modem. However, whenever I scan about 50 sockets or more, my connection will drop. In other words, I can't open google.com or yahoo.com using FireFox after 10 seconds of scanning at that speed. I can scan at 5 or 10 sockets.

I downloaded the patch from lvllord.de and changed the maximum number of open connections to 5000 or so and it still drops me at 50. I restarted my computer like it says.

What software are you using for proxy scanning? You might need to adjust some of the settings in that software.In particular if there is an option of entering "Delay between each packet".For example,if i am using SuperScan 4.0 to do a scan,the delay is set at 10ms.If i was to lower it beyond that,my connection drops out also.I have had similar experiences with other port scanners also.So do some trial and error with your settings until you find a combination that won't cause your internet connection to drop.

You open connections should never exceed 100 and 50 is more likely to be ideal.

What operating are you using? The patch from lvllord.de does not work for Vista.

Define "scanning" for me and what program are we talking about here?

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