Fix for DSL Stall

These instructions are for PPPoE software users only. If you have DHCP or PPPoE through a router this can make things much worse. If your computer has to logon to access the internet ands you notice delays/freezes/stalls while the OS boots up or when browsing or at seemingly random times. The following will likely cure it:

1. Open Control Panel.
   
2. Open Network.
   
3. Look for the first entry in the scroll box marked TCP/IP, that is associated with a hardware ethernet card (ignore dialup, especially Enternet or NTS and VPN type bindings). Note: If you have a 4060 USB modem, select TCP/IP-> Efficient Networks SpeedStream 4060 CIP/1483
   
4. Select it and press properties
   
5. Select IP address from the tab
   Is Obtain IP address automatically checked? If so, change that to Specify an IP address and enter 192.168.1.10, and 255.255.255.0, into IP address and subnet mask fields respectively.
   
6. Click OK and OK, and the computer will build a driver information database and will require a reboot for the changes to take effect.
   

This assignment of a harmless local IP address to the TCP/IP settings bound (connected) to your network adapter, will stop the in-built DHCP services from waking up every 10 minutes to look for a DHCP server so that it can "fill in the blanks".