On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 22:33:13 +0000 (UTC), "bab"
<> wrote:
>
>"lugnut" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:16:29 +0000 (UTC), "bab"
>> <> wrote:
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>>>
>>>"lugnut" <> wrote in message
>>>news: ...
>>>> On Sun, 24 Oct 2004 11:46:58 +0000 (UTC), "bab"
>>>> <> wrote:
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>>>>>I've noticed that several people are having similar problems and wonder
>>>>>(apart from buying something else, as I just got mine), does anyone know
>>>>>a
>>>>>fix for this. When I leave the computer running unattended for a long
>>>>>period
>>>>>of time, it drops the internet connection.
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Access your router with your browser
>>>>
>>>> Look for "Idle Timeout" on the basic settings page.
>>>>
>>>> Set that value to "0" to keep it connected full time.
>>>>
>>>> 5 minutes is the default. If you want the router to
>>>> disconnect the machine from the net to protect it after long
>>>> periods of inactivity, you can increase this value to make
>>>> it wait longer before disconnecting.
>>>
>>>The idle timeout (in minutes) is default at 0.
>>>
>>
>>
>> You may need to go to the WAN Setup screen and check
>>
>> "Connect Automatically as Required"
>>
>> This should force the router to reconnect in the event
>> another device such as the modem is dropping the connection.
>> You may have a problem with other software or devices. If
>> your modem has a separate software interface, it may have a
>> setting that needs correcting. I had several problems as
>> long as I tried to use the Bellsouth software before I
>> uninstalled all of it and allowed Windows to handle the
>> connection from the PC.
>
>Okay, the "Connect Automatically as Required" is set on as default.
>
>I don't have other device connected to this or other s/w.
>
Sorry. Hate to say it but, I am out of answers. I have
experienced this problem from time to time with my Netgear
and those are the two things I used to fix the Netgear
router. There may be a setting inside Windows that is the
problem but, I just haven't crossed it yet. I am not an IT
by trade although I do maintain a few machines. I am not
all that experiencd with the roeuter since mine have pretty
much worked as they should. You may want to post the
question in one of the networking groups. Don't forget, the
problem can by your ISP as I had with Bellsouth a few months
back.
Good luck
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