Thank you :) I'm not sure which port exactly, there's more than one back there; I'm not very good at hardware. I'm running off a USB modem now. If a new internal modem will work, I'm all for it :).
Well, it wasn't drinks, honestly. My computer is in my bedroom, underneath a desk, which is a small table, right next to the door. We have a handicapped cat, smaller than our other two, and for a few months she decided to live in my bedroom. The computer is warm... and when scared/afraid, she's prone to let go... You get the idea. I thought I had mopped/cleaned everything up well enough each time, but it seems not. I'll start looking at internal modem cards, and might try moving the modem to the front until things calm down. Thanks again, Theresa On 5/27/11, mike bader <[email protected]> wrote: > Theresa > > What port? > Ports can be replaced, usually by a card. > USB modem should be cheap. > Front port may be OK. > it is a worth a try. > Or an internal modem, again very low cost. > No drinking or smoking around computers :-) > > mike bader > > On 5/27/2011 5:56 PM, Theresa wrote: >> Good afternoon, >> >> I have dial up, and have random, recurring DNS problems. Sometimes really >> bad, where mail and browser can not connect to practically anything; >> sometimes a refresh or two will work in the browser. >> >> Tech says ports are likely corroding. Liquid was spilled down the back of >> the computer several months ago, more than once. >> >> I have been using a usb modem in a back port. >> >> Moving the modem to a front port is not going to help any, correct? >> >> Can this be solved by getting a new modem card? I was told in Dec 2010 to >> buy a usb modem, in answer to the same problem, from an online tech, and >> that helped, but now am back to the same problems. >> >> I have to wait a week to go back because of the tornado; he wasn't >> able to do much. Their dialup connections are hit and miss because of the >> storm. >> >> What else should I be thinking about/asking? >> >> Thanks, >> Theresa >> >> > > > ------------------------------------ > > If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please > feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post > personal issues directly to the group. > > To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to > [email protected] > > Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links > > > > ------------------------------------ If you have any questions or problems with any aspect of this site, please feel free to contact me directly [email protected] Please do not post personal issues directly to the group. To unsubscribe from this list, send an email to [email protected] Thank you for using A-1 Computer TechYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/A-1-Computer_Tech/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
