XP Pro losing connection to router

[JRS]

every so often, maybe every other day, my XP desktop loses its connection to
the router. All other machines on the network are fine whether wired or
wireless and a reboot fixes it. The desktop uses a fixed IP address. Any
suggestion I might try to fix it?

TIA

Jon

 

[Malke]

every so often, maybe every other day, my XP desktop loses its connection to
the router. All other machines on the network are fine whether wired or
wireless and a reboot fixes it. The desktop uses a fixed IP address. Any
suggestion I might try to fix it?

Start by disabling power management on the network adapter (NIC).
Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager. Expand the Network
Adapters category and find your NIC. Double-click it to get its
Properties. Click on the Power Management tab and uncheck "Allow Windows
to turn off this device when not in use".

See if that helps.


Malke