Repair Local Area Connection

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At various times I lose my connection to my ISP, so I have to reset my
cable modem and/or phone adapter.

If my PC is on while doing this, I'll try the 'repair local area
connection' option but it does not work, saying 'Windows could not
finish repairing the problem...' Restarting the PC, without doing
anything to the modem or adapter, works (at least until the next ISP
problem).

Any ideas why the repair doesn't work and what to do so that it will?

Thanks for any info.
 
I have noticed the same thing and concluded that the repair function is not
designed to repair a loss of connectivity between the modem and the PC. For
me, sometimes a simple power off/on on the modem works and other times,
resetting the modem and router and a system reboot is required. I have seen
no rhyme nor reason for this--me thinks perhaps another Windows mystery <G>.
 
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At various times I lose my connection to my ISP, so I have to reset my
cable modem and/or phone adapter.

If my PC is on while doing this, I'll try the 'repair local area
connection' option but it does not work, saying 'Windows could not
finish repairing the problem...' Restarting the PC, without doing
anything to the modem or adapter, works (at least until the next ISP
problem).

Any ideas why the repair doesn't work and what to do so that it will?
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The repair function resets some values in the registry. It is not to
reestablish a connection. Run the following from a DOS shell:

ipconfig /release *
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /renew

If that does not work, power down the computer(s), the router, and the
cable modem. Then power them up (and wait until they are ready) in the
reverse order. That way the upstream DHCP server (at the ISP or router)
is ready when the next downstream device wants to get an IP address.
 
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