internet disconnects

[tracers]

whenever restarting windows when the system has been
idle, i have no internet and have to reboot in order to
connect
anyone have a fix?

 

[Chuck]

whenever restarting windows when the system has been
idle, i have no internet and have to reboot in order to
connect
anyone have a fix?

Check out Power Management options for the network adapter (Local Area
Connection Properties - Configure - Power Management tab) and make sure that you
haven't enabled "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power".

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[tracers]

unchecked the box, will wait to see if it works after
awhile. Thanx !!!

 

[Jeff]

I have a similar problem -- when the system has been idle
for some time, I lose connection to the internet. To
restore the connection, I have to disable the LAN
connection (in Network Connections), and the re-enable
it. That solution works everytime, but I would prefer not
having the disconnection in the first place. I disabled
Power Management, but the problem persists.

I attempted the solution suggested below, but there is no
Power Management tab that I can find for the Netgear
FA311.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me.

 

[Chuck]

I have a similar problem -- when the system has been idle
for some time, I lose connection to the internet. To
restore the connection, I have to disable the LAN
connection (in Network Connections), and the re-enable
it. That solution works everytime, but I would prefer not
having the disconnection in the first place. I disabled
Power Management, but the problem persists.

I attempted the solution suggested below, but there is no
Power Management tab that I can find for the Netgear
FA311.

Jeff,

Does the sequence "ipconfig /release" then "ipconfig /renew" have any effect? I
made a batch file with that sequence, triggered by a shortcut.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

[Guest]

Chuck,

I tried that a while ago as a preventive measure -- but that did not work. I
think what you are getting at is using that sequence instead of
disabling/enabling from Network Connections. I'll give that a try and let you
know. If that works, perhaps it will give us a better idea of what is causing
the problem.

Thanks.

 

[Chuck]

Chuck,

I tried that a while ago as a preventive measure -- but that did not work. I
think what you are getting at is using that sequence instead of
disabling/enabling from Network Connections. I'll give that a try and let you
know. If that works, perhaps it will give us a better idea of what is causing
the problem.

OK, Jeff, give it a shot. And let's look for the cause of the problem when we
know more.

Cheers,
Chuck
Paranoia comes from experience - and is not necessarily a bad thing.