broadband disconnect

[phil]

my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in the mean
time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically again when the
connection drops,

Phil

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Go to Start > Settings > Network Connections
and right-click on your connection icon, then
select "Repair".

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Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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| my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
| informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in the mean
| time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically again when the
| connection drops,
|
| Phil

 

[Malke]

my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in
the mean time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically
again when the connection drops,

Phil

Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager (System
applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management tab, uncheck
the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device when not in
use".

Malke

 

[phil]

thanks, i have done that.
will see how i get on.

Phil

 

[Yves Leclerc]

What type of boardband do you have? If you have DSL service, make sure that
every standard phone/fax/modem that is connected to the same phone line is
using a DSL filter unit.

 

[Opinicus]

If you have DSL service, make sure that every standard
phone/fax/modem that is connected to the same phone line
is using a DSL filter unit.

OK I'll be the one to ask: What's a "DSL filter unit"?

 

[Opinicus]

Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager
(System
applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management
tab, uncheck
the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device
when not in
use".

THANK YOU. I think you've solved a problem that's been
perplexing me since installing my new ADSL modem.

BTW: It's "Allow the computer to turn off" etc. ;-)

 

[R. McCarty]

It's a Band Pass filter, on traditional equipment (Phones..)
Your voice call and data are sharing the same pair of
copper wires. A DSL Filter keeps all the Data/Digital
signals from causing interference with the voice channel
of the line.
||--------Spectrum-----------|| --> to Telco
^Voice^ ^Data^
|| ^Voice^_______________|| --> to Phones, Fax, Modem

 

[Timothy Daniels]

OK I'll be the one to ask: What's a "DSL filter unit"?

It's sometimes called a "microfilter". It's put on the lines
going to the analog telephones and fax machines to keep
possible stray high frequency noise from the DSL modem
from getting into those analog devices. (The DSL modem
has an internal filter that protects it from possible low
frequency noise that may get to it from the analog devices.)
Microfilters can be put on every line coming from a wall
outlet to an analog device, or one filter can be put at the terminal
box where the phone cable may be split between a dedicated
DSL line and the rest of the phone system.

*TimDaniels*