I am experiencing random internet dropout with my AC66U
Here is the log before and after dropout
Oct 11 22:45:36 stop_wan(): perform DHCP release
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering disabled state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: vlan1: dev_set_promiscuity(master, 1)
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering listening state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering learning state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering forwarding state
Oct 11 22:45:40 WAN Connection: Fail to connect with some issues.
Oct 11 22:45:40 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Oct 11 22:45:40 dnsmasq[600]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:45:41 rc_service: httpd 297:notify_rc start_autodet
Oct 11 22:45:41 rc_service: start_autodet is waitting restart_wan_if 0...
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[651]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[651]: RP-PPPoE plugin version 3.11 compiled against pppd 2.4.5
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[652]: pppd 2.4.5 started by admin, uid 0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: PPP session is 46399 (0xb53f)
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Connected to 00:18:18:f9:b1:58 via interface eth0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Connect: ppp0 <--> eth0
Oct 11 22:45:55 pppd[652]: PAP authentication succeeded
Oct 11 22:45:55 pppd[652]: peer from calling number 00:18:18:F9:B1:58 authorized
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: local IP address 123.243.19.63
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: remote IP address 10.20.22.31
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: primary DNS address 203.12.160.35
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: secondary DNS address 203.12.160.36
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, ...): Cannot assign requested address
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_ppp0_eth0)!
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 rc_service: ip-up 657:notify_rc stop_upnp
Oct 11 22:46:06 rc_service: ip-up 657:notify_rc start_upnp
Oct 11 22:46:06 miniupnpd[690]: HTTP listening on port 57265
Oct 11 22:46:06 miniupnpd[690]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Oct 11 22:46:07 WAN Connection: WAN was restored.
Oct 11 22:46:08 rc_service: httpd 297:notify_rc start_autodet
Oct 11 22:50:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.68 04:0c:ce:e0:ed:86
Oct 11 22:50:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.68 04:0c:ce:e0:ed:86 Computer
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: No response to 10 echo-requests
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Connect time 4.4 minutes.
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Sent 712576 bytes, received 2060599 bytes.
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:28 miniupnpd[690]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:50:28 miniupnpd[690]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:50:32 WAN Connection: Fail to connect with some issues.
Oct 11 22:50:32 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[675]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Connection terminated.
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Sent PADT
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Modem hangup
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: PPP session is 17099 (0x42cb)
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Connected to 00:19:30:3f:7c:58 via interface eth0
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Connect: ppp0 <--> eth0
Oct 11 22:50:57 pppd[652]: PAP authentication succeeded
Oct 11 22:50:57 pppd[652]: peer from calling number 00:19:30:3F:7C:58 authorized
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: local IP address 123.243.19.63
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: remote IP address 10.20.22.15
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: primary DNS address 203.12.160.35
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: secondary DNS address 203.12.160.36
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_ppp0_eth0)!
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[742]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[742]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 rc_service: ip-up 724:notify_rc stop_upnp
Oct 11 22:50:58 rc_service: ip-up 724:notify_rc start_upnp
Oct 11 22:50:58 miniupnpd[757]: HTTP listening on port 50558
Oct 11 22:50:58 miniupnpd[757]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Oct 11 22:50:58 WAN Connection: WAN was restored.
I am a total newbie on networking. Please help!!
Here is the log before and after dropout
Oct 11 22:45:36 stop_wan(): perform DHCP release
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering disabled state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: vlan1: dev_set_promiscuity(master, 1)
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering listening state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering learning state
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: topology change detected, propagating
Oct 11 22:45:36 kernel: br0: port 1(vlan1) entering forwarding state
Oct 11 22:45:40 WAN Connection: Fail to connect with some issues.
Oct 11 22:45:40 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Oct 11 22:45:40 dnsmasq[600]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:45:41 rc_service: httpd 297:notify_rc start_autodet
Oct 11 22:45:41 rc_service: start_autodet is waitting restart_wan_if 0...
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:45:42 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[651]: Plugin rp-pppoe.so loaded.
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[651]: RP-PPPoE plugin version 3.11 compiled against pppd 2.4.5
Oct 11 22:45:47 pppd[652]: pppd 2.4.5 started by admin, uid 0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: PPP session is 46399 (0xb53f)
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Connected to 00:18:18:f9:b1:58 via interface eth0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:45:50 pppd[652]: Connect: ppp0 <--> eth0
Oct 11 22:45:55 pppd[652]: PAP authentication succeeded
Oct 11 22:45:55 pppd[652]: peer from calling number 00:18:18:F9:B1:58 authorized
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: local IP address 123.243.19.63
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: remote IP address 10.20.22.31
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: primary DNS address 203.12.160.35
Oct 11 22:46:05 pppd[652]: secondary DNS address 203.12.160.36
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: ioctl(s, SIOCGIFADDR, ...): Cannot assign requested address
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:46:05 miniupnpd[615]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[648]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_ppp0_eth0)!
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[648]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:46:06 rc_service: ip-up 657:notify_rc stop_upnp
Oct 11 22:46:06 rc_service: ip-up 657:notify_rc start_upnp
Oct 11 22:46:06 miniupnpd[690]: HTTP listening on port 57265
Oct 11 22:46:06 miniupnpd[690]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Oct 11 22:46:07 WAN Connection: WAN was restored.
Oct 11 22:46:08 rc_service: httpd 297:notify_rc start_autodet
Oct 11 22:50:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCPREQUEST(br0) 192.168.1.68 04:0c:ce:e0:ed:86
Oct 11 22:50:06 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: DHCPACK(br0) 192.168.1.68 04:0c:ce:e0:ed:86 Computer
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: No response to 10 echo-requests
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Serial link appears to be disconnected.
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Connect time 4.4 minutes.
Oct 11 22:50:28 pppd[652]: Sent 712576 bytes, received 2060599 bytes.
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq-dhcp[675]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:28 dnsmasq[675]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:28 miniupnpd[690]: Failed to get IP for interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:50:28 miniupnpd[690]: SendNATPMPPublicAddressChangeNotification: cannot get public IP address, stopping
Oct 11 22:50:32 WAN Connection: Fail to connect with some issues.
Oct 11 22:50:32 stop_nat_rules: apply the redirect_rules!
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[675]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:32 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Connection terminated.
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Sent PADT
Oct 11 22:50:34 pppd[652]: Modem hangup
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: PPP session is 17099 (0x42cb)
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Connected to 00:19:30:3f:7c:58 via interface eth0
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Using interface ppp0
Oct 11 22:50:55 pppd[652]: Connect: ppp0 <--> eth0
Oct 11 22:50:57 pppd[652]: PAP authentication succeeded
Oct 11 22:50:57 pppd[652]: peer from calling number 00:19:30:3F:7C:58 authorized
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: local IP address 123.243.19.63
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: remote IP address 10.20.22.15
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: primary DNS address 203.12.160.35
Oct 11 22:50:58 pppd[652]: secondary DNS address 203.12.160.36
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[712]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 start_nat_rules: apply the nat_rules(/tmp/nat_rules_ppp0_eth0)!
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[712]: exiting on receipt of SIGTERM
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: started, version 2.65 cachesize 1500
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: compile time options: IPv6 GNU-getopt no-RTC no-DBus no-i18n no-IDN DHCP DHCPv6 no-Lua TFTP no-conntrack
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: asynchronous logging enabled, queue limit is 5 messages
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[742]: DHCP, IP range 192.168.1.2 -- 192.168.1.200, lease time 7d
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: read /etc/hosts - 5 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: read /etc/hosts.dnsmasq - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq-dhcp[742]: read /etc/ethers - 1 addresses
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: using nameserver 203.12.160.36#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 dnsmasq[742]: using nameserver 203.12.160.35#53
Oct 11 22:50:58 rc_service: ip-up 724:notify_rc stop_upnp
Oct 11 22:50:58 rc_service: ip-up 724:notify_rc start_upnp
Oct 11 22:50:58 miniupnpd[757]: HTTP listening on port 50558
Oct 11 22:50:58 miniupnpd[757]: Listening for NAT-PMP traffic on port 5351
Oct 11 22:50:58 WAN Connection: WAN was restored.
I am a total newbie on networking. Please help!!