Re: XP loses n/w connection - and only slowly recovers

From: Nigel Andrews (nandrews_at_clara.co.uk)
Date: 12/05/04 

Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 06:55:00 -0000

It seems the power settings were not at the root of the problem.

Last night (early) the network connection failed again and 3 hours later was
still not restored.

But I am now suspecting the router maybe the cause (tho' why it should only
happen in the early hours!)

Pinging to the router from either of the other 2 PC's (not the MCE) gets a
mixed result of some replies in minimal time and others where it fails. Also
web browsing is sometimes very slow.

It's curious but sometimes when pinging, it actually seems to trigger other
connections (browsing a web site or browsing the network) to suddenly work,
albeit briefly, after they have been apparently stuck for sometime.

As before over a period of maybe an hour the network access between all PC
and also fast web browsing returns.

If it is the router, what could be failing in the early hours when
significantly I am not working with the network (tho' downloading from the
Net and across the network is still ongoing)?

Nigel

"Nigel Andrews" <nandrews@clara.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1102209724.13656.0@damia.uk.clara.net...
> Thanks both,
>
> I have performed the two operations you suggest except the BIOS setting.
>
> I didn't have this problem until around the time I installed SP2. Unless
the
> install changed the settings what could it be in SP2 that is throwing this
> off?
> Whilst I am not using the PC when it is going off, there are downloads to
> that PC ongoing so surely that should keep it awake?
> During the day it is much the same thing, yet it doesn't turn off then!
>
> I will see whether these changes make any difference? But if leave
Hibernate
> set off then the PC won't be able to save power when it is not being used.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel
>
> "Malke" <malke@nospoonnotreally.com> wrote in message
> news:%23ELHIag2EHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > Richard G. Harper wrote:
> >
> > > Go into the power options in Control Panel and turn off all
> > > standby/hibernate features. You may also need to check settings in
> > > the BIOS (hardware configuration) setup as well.
> > >
> > And just to add to Mr. Harper's excellent advice, go to the network
> > adapter's properties in Device Manager. Click on the Power Management
> > tab and make sure the box is *unchecked* for "Allow the computer to
> > turn off this device to save power".
> >
> > Malke
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>
>

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