Guest the captain Posted September 11, 2007 Posted September 11, 2007 I am periodically losing my Internet connection on my primary computer. It is physically connected to the cable modem, as opposed to a wireless connection. About every 10 to 15 minutes, a message window will pop up at the bottom of my screen indicating that the "cable is not connected". I lose the connection for a second or two, and then it come back up. Since the problem started, I have replaced the network card, all the network cables and the cable modem. My cable provider has physically inspected the equipment and decided it must be a problem with my system/sofware. I am running Windows XP Media Center. I run antivirus and antispyware software religiously. Any suggestions as to what the problem might be?
Guest Bob I Posted September 12, 2007 Posted September 12, 2007 Re: Brief periodic loss of cable connection Check "Power Management" in Device Manager, of your network adapter Properties. UNcheck "Allow the computer to shut off this device........" the captain wrote: > I am periodically losing my Internet connection on my primary > computer. It is physically connected to the cable modem, as opposed > to a wireless connection. About every 10 to 15 minutes, a message > window will pop up at the bottom of my screen indicating that the > "cable is not connected". I lose the connection for a second or two, > and then it come back up. > > Since the problem started, I have replaced the network card, all the > network cables and the cable modem. My cable provider has physically > inspected the equipment and decided it must be a problem with my > system/sofware. > > I am running Windows XP Media Center. I run antivirus and antispyware > software religiously. Any suggestions as to what the problem might > be? >
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