Re: Script to Repair Internet Connection

Does ZoneAlarm have a feature to block all traffic when the screensaver
activates? Could be something as simple as that. If this is the case it
should allow traffic when the screensaver goes away but maybe it's slow to
do that.


"C and A Bredt" <abredtX@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:G2Cxf.103$eV4.98@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >C and A Bredt wrote:
>>
>>> Malke -
>>>
>>> My desktop is wired to a router. The router is also connected to
>>> another XP desktop and a Wireless Access Point that talks to an XP
>>> laptop.
>>>
>>> Will your solution affect the ability to the other 2 computers to
>>> access files on the original computer?
>>>
>> No, of course not. Windows will turn off your network adapter when it
>> isn't in use. Then you will lose network connectivity. If you tell
>> Windows *not* to turn off the network adapter (this is the device that
>> your ethernet cable is plugged into which is plugged into your router)
>> then connectivity will remain *on*. Hopefully that will solve your
>> issue.
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
> Malke, thanks for your reply. I made the change, but still lose the
> Roadrunner internet connection several times a day.
>
> "Repair" usually works, but sometimes I have to turn off the computer and
> reset the cable modem, even if the router is taken out of the picture and
> the conputer is connected directly to the cable modem.
>
> Roadrunner says it must be Zone Alarm, but I can't see why it would ever
> work if it were due to Zone Alarm. ??
>
> Allen
>


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