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deerokus · 15-12-2005, 22:47

well i'm not sure if it is with the modem but anyway. for various reasons i have to connect via usb (i have another computer connected via ethernet using ics, and the last few days i've been getting blue screen errors blamed on 'usbport.sys'

i assumed it was a driver problem with a usb wireless dongle i had plugged in, so i got rid of that and the blue screens stopped, but instead the modem would keep disconnectiong and reconnecting - as if the pc thought the usb lead had been unplugged. i'd then lose the connection as windows even viewer showed that it was trying to get a new ip for the modem as the ip was already taken

I just switched it over to another usb socket and, touch wood, it seems ok now, but is this problem known? could it be a problem with the usb drivers or something as simple as a damaged usb socket? or is the modem dying?

I'm in Glasgow on 2mb and using the ambit cable modem (i think the 100 one)

15-12-2005, 22:47	#1
deerokus Inactive Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15	Cable Modem and usb well i'm not sure if it is with the modem but anyway. for various reasons i have to connect via usb (i have another computer connected via ethernet using ics, and the last few days i've been getting blue screen errors blamed on 'usbport.sys' i assumed it was a driver problem with a usb wireless dongle i had plugged in, so i got rid of that and the blue screens stopped, but instead the modem would keep disconnectiong and reconnecting - as if the pc thought the usb lead had been unplugged. i'd then lose the connection as windows even viewer showed that it was trying to get a new ip for the modem as the ip was already taken I just switched it over to another usb socket and, touch wood, it seems ok now, but is this problem known? could it be a problem with the usb drivers or something as simple as a damaged usb socket? or is the modem dying? I'm in Glasgow on 2mb and using the ambit cable modem (i think the 100 one)