XP Pro losing connection to router

  • Thread starter Thread starter JRS
  • Start date Start date
J

JRS

every so often, maybe every other day, my XP desktop loses its connection to
the router. All other machines on the network are fine whether wired or
wireless and a reboot fixes it. The desktop uses a fixed IP address. Any
suggestion I might try to fix it?

TIA

Jon
 
JRS said:
every so often, maybe every other day, my XP desktop loses its connection to
the router. All other machines on the network are fine whether wired or
wireless and a reboot fixes it. The desktop uses a fixed IP address. Any
suggestion I might try to fix it?
Click to expand...

Start by disabling power management on the network adapter (NIC).
Control Panel>System>Hardware>Device Manager. Expand the Network
Adapters category and find your NIC. Double-click it to get its
Properties. Click on the Power Management tab and uncheck "Allow Windows
to turn off this device when not in use".

See if that helps.


Malke
 
Back
Top