M
Marts
A while ago I posted a note asking for advice on one of our PCs disconnecting
the ADSL modem when it was starting up. Unfortunately no-one was able to help me
track down the problem. Now I've discovered another problem.
If the PC is sitting there idle, say, with an email client open and Firefox
sitting there, if, after an hour or so (the time period is indeterminate) if you
go to say click on a link, then the modem is disconnected.
The last time that this occured, a few minutes ago, we'd been out. We got home
and the wife went to check her webmail. As she clicked on it she got the
"website not found" message. I then checked the modem. Sure enough it was
disconnected and trying to re-establish the connection.
In past discussions it was centred on the computer booting up and what processes
could be interupting the modem's connection to the ISP. Now, we can discount
this.
As far as the PC config goes, it has static IP addresses enabled. No DHCP.
Windows XP Pro SP2. I have 3 other PCs on the network and all of them are
configured identically, and also running XP SP2.
I do not have any power saver modes active, so hard disks, monitors, etc. do not
go into hibernation or standby modes.
The PCs all connect into the network via the ADSL modem's 4 port switch.
This problem is really frustrating me as I cannot pick out any discrepancies
between it and the other computers on the network.
So, any help WILL be appreciated.
Thanks
the ADSL modem when it was starting up. Unfortunately no-one was able to help me
track down the problem. Now I've discovered another problem.
If the PC is sitting there idle, say, with an email client open and Firefox
sitting there, if, after an hour or so (the time period is indeterminate) if you
go to say click on a link, then the modem is disconnected.
The last time that this occured, a few minutes ago, we'd been out. We got home
and the wife went to check her webmail. As she clicked on it she got the
"website not found" message. I then checked the modem. Sure enough it was
disconnected and trying to re-establish the connection.
In past discussions it was centred on the computer booting up and what processes
could be interupting the modem's connection to the ISP. Now, we can discount
this.
As far as the PC config goes, it has static IP addresses enabled. No DHCP.
Windows XP Pro SP2. I have 3 other PCs on the network and all of them are
configured identically, and also running XP SP2.
I do not have any power saver modes active, so hard disks, monitors, etc. do not
go into hibernation or standby modes.
The PCs all connect into the network via the ADSL modem's 4 port switch.
This problem is really frustrating me as I cannot pick out any discrepancies
between it and the other computers on the network.
So, any help WILL be appreciated.
Thanks