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Old 10-17-2006, 06:13 PM   #1
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Anyone shed some light on a connection problem?.When i start my PC everythings fine but if i leave the connection without activity for a while it drops dead.Until i re-start that is, when its all fine again for a limited time.Any help would be great thanx in advance.
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Old 10-17-2006, 06:25 PM   #2
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Check the power management settings on your network adapter in device manager.
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Old 10-17-2006, 06:25 PM   #3
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Need more info to give you any kind of intelligent answer... What kind of internet connection and how exactly are you connected up to your PC?
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Old 10-17-2006, 06:31 PM   #4
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No worries.The connection is a 2MB cable connection runnin through a Linksys wireless router and then straight into a network card?.Any better?.
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Old 10-19-2006, 03:58 PM   #5
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Had no luck but thanx for the help (not).Still i bypassed the router and my speed soon shot up so can you give any tips as to why a wireless router would il the connection
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Try updating the router's firmware and doing a hard reset - then reconfigure it.
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