Though I'm not using any other applications, why does PHEX disconnect me from the Internet after a few minutes of searching and downloading. If I reboot and sign in to PHEX again, the same thing happens.

In fact, I'm not signed in to PHEX now because I fear that I'd be disconnected before I finished writing this thread. I accessed the PHEX Cross Platform forum via Google.

Thanks for any help
bob miller
aristofenes@ <removed> .com

Please remove your email address from the forum, it will prevent the spammer obtaining your name. Hotmail have a lousy spam filter.

Phex is not doing anything with you internet connection it is not even trying to detect if it exists.

I assume you have a driver problem or your provider disconnects you, maybe based on the ports you are using or whatever...

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Thank you GregorK. When I used Limewire, it too disconnected me after a while. As you say, it could be a driver problem. I don't believe that I had that problem with WinMX.

I'll just mention that my computer is up-to-date and has lots of memory. I have DSL and am using Windowx XP, Service Pack 2, and the latest Internet Explorer. I've allowed for Gnutella and PHEX in my Security setup.

I wonder if cookies are involved because I fanatically clean my system of cookies several times a day, except for those of the periodicals I read and the basics like MSN, REAL, WINAMP, Microsoft and a few others that I recognize.

As far as I can tell, most cookies are usage trackers of one kind or another.

Thanks for the help.