Re: Why doesn't windows allow me to disconnect from a network?

So you are saying that I have to wait till the next time I visit my friend
before I can fix this problem? That's not practical. He is a 7 hour drive
from me. I visit maybe twice a year. You are talking about me waiting 5 to 6
months to fix this problem. That's just not right.

And the "DSL is a type of network" is not right either. I know DSL is a type
of network. It's just not the type of network I am talking about. Microsoft
thinks everyone should be hooked into a home or business network. They ignore
the fact that at least 50% of the people out here are in homes with only ONE
computer. And have no interest in being part of a home or business network.
THAT was my point. If your point was pertinant then I would ask then why
there is no option to disconnect from a home network like there is to
disconnect from DSL....

M problem is that windows is trying to connect me to a non-existant network.
How do I stop it from doing that? Without having to wait 6 months to hook it
up to the network it is not now connected to.

"Doug Sherman [MVP]" wrote:

> 1. When you come home from your friend's house and connect to your DSL
> modem, you are connecting to a network - it's just a different one.
>
> 2. You are correct that the switch over process should not take this long.
> However, delays can result because your computer is trying to renew an IP
> address which did not come from your ISP, and your ISP is trying to assign
> your old IP or some new IP. All of this involves DHCP broadcast
> communication which is prone to failure resulting in rebroadcasts,
> collisions, etc.
>
> 3. Three things you can try to speed up the process:
>
> a. Before you disconnect from your friend's network, run this command:
> ipconfig /release.
>
> b. When you come home, disconnect the power source to your DSL modem, wait
> several minutes, then reconnect it.
>
> c. When you connect at home, if you don't get Internet connectivity, run
> this command: ipconfig /renew.
>
> Doug Sherman
> MCSE, MCSA, MCP+I, MVP
>
> "GSchaller" <GSchaller@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3F1B7C03-E54F-4685-B250-64271B9A92DE@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Every now and then I make a trip to a friend's house and stay for a week
> or
> > so. He lives with his brother and daughter, and all three have computer on
> a
> > home network. When I go up there I hook my computer into the network.
> >
> > However, when I come home I am no longer on a network. Yet when I start up
> > or reboot my computer the system takes 5 or more minutes before it logs
> into
> > my DSL. And any program that access the web is unusable for that time
> period.
> >
> > I am assuming that the reason it is taking so long is that my system is
> > attempting to look for my friend's network. Part of the reason I think
> this
> > is cause when I reconnect to his network there is no delay at all. Only
> when
> > I am at home is there any problem.
> >
> > I have tried all that I can think of to fix this problem, but nothing has
> > worked so far. I am getting really frustrated with this. It's typical
> > Microsoft mentallity that thinks that everyone is connected to a network
> at
> > all times. And that no one would have a reason not to be connected to a
> > network. Thus no reason to have a simple "I am no longer on a network,
> please
> > don't look for one" option.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>
.

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