TCP/IP Problem

[Chetsnuts]

Hi,

I have XP Pro installed.

Each time I leave my machine alone for a length of time, all of my TCP/IP
programs find that there is no Internet connection. I usually get a dialog
box asking if I want to stay offline or connect. But with some less advanced
applications, they simply try to connect indefinitely or they stop
responding and sometimes hang the system.

How can I stop this from happening?

Chet

[Steve Winograd]

In article >, "Chetsnuts"
> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I have XP Pro installed.
>
>Each time I leave my machine alone for a length of time, all of my TCP/IP
>programs find that there is no Internet connection. I usually get a dialog
>box asking if I want to stay offline or connect. But with some less advanced
>applications, they simply try to connect indefinitely or they stop
>responding and sometimes hang the system.
>
>How can I stop this from happening?
>
>Chet

Go to the network adapter's properties and see if there's a setting
that lets the system turn the adapter off to save power. If there is,
disable that setting.
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[Ceej]

"Steve Winograd" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, "Chetsnuts"
> > wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I have XP Pro installed.
> >
> >Each time I leave my machine alone for a length of time, all of my TCP/IP
> >programs find that there is no Internet connection. I usually get a
dialog
> >box asking if I want to stay offline or connect. But with some less
advanced
> >applications, they simply try to connect indefinitely or they stop
> >responding and sometimes hang the system.
> >
> >How can I stop this from happening?
> >
> >Chet
>
> Go to the network adapter's properties and see if there's a setting
> that lets the system turn the adapter off to save power. If there is,
> disable that setting.
> --
> Best Wishes,
> Steve Winograd, MS-MVP (Windows Networking)
>
> Microsoft Most Valuable Professional Program
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Thanks, Steve.
I, too, had that problem occasionally (though not as bad as the original
poster).
I followed your instructions and there is such an option on the Power
Management tab
-carl