Re: access to internet drops

From: Peter Hutchison (pjhutch_at_NOSPAM.com)
Date: 10/06/04 

Date: Wed, 06 Oct 2004 12:52:13 +0100

On Mon, 20 Sep 2004 16:21:00 -0500, wwhite139
<wwhite139.1cwjba@news.nospam.local> wrote:

>
>Does anyone have any idea as to why my otherwise well behaved PC drops
>its internet connection when left idle for a shorttime ? Sit at the
>keyboard all day and stay online all day no problem. leave it for a few
>minutes and.... a reset is required.
>Setup:
>Broadband modem router (adsl)
>to 5 port switch
>ethernet to 2 PCs (xp pro) 1 Laptop (xp home)
>all machines have the same settings for power saving(inc network
>adaptor etc) bringing machine out of standby etc, internet connections
>are identical yet this main (not internet sharing) machine seems unable
>to connect again without a reboot. Have checked settings for firewall
>etc. All PCs are well maintained with firewall, virus checkers, and
>spyware pop up blockers ,are regularly cleaned of temp files and
>defragged etc.
>Can find no logical reason for this PCs behaviour.
>Oh one other thing, I can still connect to the hardware in my Modem
>/router and access all the info therein and the diagnostics in the
>modem show I am still connected to my ISP with a good connection(the
>other PCs will connect irrespective to the behaviour of this one).

What kind of ADSL modem is it? USB or Ethernet? If USB then there may
be a USB driver or Power setting. May be a regular ping is needed to
keep it 'alive'? See modem manual.

Peter Hutchison

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