Can your internet connection ruin your computer modem?
415240
Sometimes its just the modem that was bad. I even had problems with two of my computers with dial up. Compaq. computers but I called them and they knew of the problem and replaced it free of charge. Dial up modems are super cheap right now. Like 14.99 on ebay and cheap in stores too. Maybe pick up a new one and try it out. Make sure its a 56 K. Ver 2 modem. Cheers!\n\nAnd dont leave the interent connected all night with dial up turn it off when your not home. It could make it burn up. \n\nCan you get DSL? Sometimes when you can only get dial up you might be able to get DSL! CHeck with www.sbc.yahoo.com
212137
cause ur modem sucks ass get a new one!!!!!!!!!!!!
32907
Not unless you explicitly have dial-up service.  If you don't then you won't be able to get online.  However, in an emergency you could go for free dial-up service with Juno which only gets you 10 hours per month but should suffice while you are sorting out the problems with your DSL company.\n\nYou can check out Juno Free here, http://account.juno.com/s/landing?action=viewProduct&productId=free&group=free\n\nAnd as soon as you can, call your DSL company about the modem and see if they will replace it.  I would also ask how you were able to make this post with a broken DSL modem (I'm guessing you weren't at home).
478533
if you have a cable modem just turn it off count to 5 turn it on. most will reset when you do that.
804308
Yes and it can even be damaged by the fluctuations that are normally on the phone line itself. A computer, and a modem especially, is always subject to electrical damage from many sources, storms, normal spikes and outages and even from a spike in the amount of current on a phone line plugged into it. Surge strips for power and phone lines are a poor defense for these spikes but better than nothing. The cheapest protection is unplugging it. If you don't, you take your chances. Personally I don't worry that much about it, but it can and does happen. Your call Man!
1182571
KillerCows advice is good.  Have you paid your Internet bill?  BTW, a lot of carriers are switching out the old modems because of SPAM, Hackers, etc.  Law requires them to try to clean up the mess.  Has your carrier accidentally shut you down thinking you have a new modem?  It happened to me and I used a friend's computer to get my e-mail.\n\nGood Luck.
77858
First check the cable ends (connectors) to see if they are in good shape. Sometimes power outages might damage electric devices overtime. When no connection is available, does the modem show any signs of problems, like red lights or no sevice.
723804
best idea is to have the modem disconnected until the laptop is on the windows screen, since on a laptop the power saving is active all the time, and this can cause a problem with a device being detected. \nu can turn this off via the device manager.
471788
No, you can always turn off or restart your PC.  It's good to keep the cable modem on, however if it does go down it will resynch on it's own most of the time.
641682
keep logs of your ip changing. plug in your modem, log your ip, turn it off tfor 60 second (no less) do it again.\n\nyou might have configured your modem wrong.
1030202
That happened to me one time and my internet company said not to let that happen. Go through your regular hook up, and your internet will tell you what to do. You might want to get hold of them, otherwise others have control over your computer, an alternate hook up has free access into your computer.
1130211
sometimes routers and modems "get stupid". Try unhooking the power and ethernet cables from the back of the modem and router if you have one. Wait 10-30 seconds then plug them back in. This is one way to RESET the modem and router. YOu might have to do this from time to time. Its nothing to worry about.
949641
You have a bad or congested network connection.
194530
if built in, and it can't be salvaged, write it off, get a pcmcia card with a modem in it, re-configure which modem you use via software and keep truckin'
930779
damage modem or broke server.
162482
Your modem is prob not configured properly.
467531
Sounds like you have a bad NIC in your PC.  If the modem works with other computers, its probably OK.  Sounds like you tested cables well.  \nDo you have more than one device hooked up to the modem?  if so, certain models may require a router in between.  \nWe did even talk about your networking settings at all.  Enable DHCP in your modem.   Set PC to Dynamic IP.\nIf all doesnt work, purchase a new ethernet card for your PC, install it, and if it still doesnt work, take the ethernet card back to best buy for a refund.  Its all good baby.