Internet connection times out?

[Guest]

I have DSL from ATT. I must of changed something by mistake and now after a
few hours of use, after a reboot, the systray will get a icon that is for
connection disconnected. It appears in "Network Connections, LAN or high
speed internet. Local area connection 8 disconnected. Firewalled Realtek
RTL839 Family PCI Fast Ethernet ". I do not have a network and assume that
this still needs to be in Network Connections? That is the item that gets
disconnected and of course I can do nothing but reboot and start the process
all over again. Seems like it is on a timer or I do something that activates
the disconnect? Can someone advise what I should check and correct?

Thanks.

 

[Guest]

if you have Zonealarm as a firewall you need to mark the internet connector
as safe zone, else it won't connect to refresh DHCP and thereby times out.

 

[Guest]

Adding to Sgopus advise, try to check your Power option for the NIC from the
Device manager expand the Network Adapter to locate your NIC, right click it
or highlight it then click the properties button.
On the NIC properties click on Power management and make sure the Computer
not configured to turn this Device for power saving.
HTH.
nass

 

[Guest]

I do believe I hae ZoneAlarm from ATT ,but today I don't know where to find
it to see if it is marked safe zone. I remember seeing that term somewhere??

 

[Guest]

I assume you mean the power setting in network connections for the Realtex
rtl839 and I remove the check on the setting the device turn off by it's
self. Will reboot and see if the connection times out again.

 

[Guest]

Correction, I use to have Zoen Alarm with the old ISP. I have a anti virus
and anti-spyware with aTT now. No zone alarm

 

[Guest]

Open ZA Control panel click on Program control >> Look in the right
pane/window make sure you click on programs Tab beside Main.
There you will find these headers:
Programs v | Access | Server

Locate your Connection /NIC then under access right click Under each:
Trusted and select the Green Check Mark for allow, then under internet
Make the same selection.
BTW, yes I meant Power settings.
HTH.
nass

 

[Guest]

will the same apply, does the Av from the ATT has a firewall?.
You may end up reinstalling your NIC by the way?.

 

[Guest]

Looks like I do not and they show the 4 web sites for buying one. Not real
sure what and where NIC is.

 

[Guest]

NIC, Network interface card, (not your modem), used for cable and DSL
connections to the internet also known as ethernet card.
it has one plug in connection similar to the phone plug (slighty larger) as
opposed to the modem which has two plug ins. (one for the wall jack, one for
the phone jack)

 

[Guest]

If the problem reappears now I will reinstall the ATT DSL program via the CD.

Will advise here any futher update I may have to this situation.

MY sincere thanks for all the inputs..