Renegadechickenhead said:
Contacted Dreytek and the router is compatable, and they remote accessed and
the set up is fine, they do not understand why the vista machine drops
connection whilst the xp doesn't, both wired in, nor do the 2 laptops drop
connection. Whats interesting is that when i get the message, cannot connect
to the dns server, the network settings are still showing an internet
connection and the packets are coming in thick and fast, resetting the
network connector does not work. i'm possibly thinking it's something to do
with my on board LAN. Is it possible to add a LAN card and use that instead
of the ethernet on board card?
Before you add another network adapter (NIC), try setting the power
management of the NIC to off. Go to the System applet in Control Panel
and get into Device Manager. Exactly how you do this will depend on
whether you're using the Vista or Classic interface. You can also click
on the Start Orb and type in the Search box: devmgmt.msc. Since you're
going to make a change, when devmgmt appears above right-click on it and
choose "run as Administrator". (I'm sorry not to be more precise about
how to get to Device Manager but my Vista machine is inaccessible right
now.)
Once you are in Device Manager, find the entry for your NIC and
double-click it to get its Properties. There should be a Power
Management tab. Click on it and uncheck the box next to "allow Windows
to turn off this device when not in use". If that doesn't work, there is
no problem in purchasing a PCI NIC and installing it instead; they are
very inexpensive. Just make sure to buy one that is Vista-compatible and
turn off the power management on that one, too.
Malke