Hi all,

Thanks for all the suggestions. Here's my update:

There were no firmware updates available. When connecting directly to my cable modem no problems persist leading me to believe the router is locking up with certain websites.

I took Brokencrow's suggestion and tried pinging goggle and sure enough I received a response. As stated before, it also shows I'm still connected via my IntelProset wireless radio, and all the cable/router lights are on and show no sign that it's not working. The IntelProset wireless radio shows no problems in the event viewer. When I disconnect and try to reconnect I cannot reconnect.

I'm not running anyway software firewall or antivirus. Windows firewall is enabled. At this point I'm not sure what to do as this just started happening in the past month or so. I've tried multiple web browsers as well. If an application is hanging or something of that nature where should I take a look to find this info? Should I still go through the network wizard although I'm connecting via IntelProset wireless (maybe a dumb question but I'm clueless)?

The only other thing I can think of is I reinstalled XP a while back. It was a custom install in which I removed unwanted components (ie. accessibility options, calculator, etc.) I did not remove anything I thought would effect wireless/internet connectivity.

Anyway, I just wrote a novel, and thanks to all that have read this and offered advice. If all else fails I may try a reinstall and see if that works. If not, perhaps a new router someone could suggest?