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July 6th, 2004 14:00
after few days not using Internet I lose connection
Hi,
This has happened to me before already couple of time. When I do not use Internet for couple of days I lose my connection. Last time I believe I regained the connection after running Network Setup Wizard. This time it would not work. When I have the router, modem connected via wireless only the wizard would tell that not all necessary components are connected. However when I add fixed cable from the router to the PC the message would disappear.
I am using Inspiron 8600; TrueMobile 2300; Motorola cable modem.
When using wireless internet connection – the wireless icon says Excellent Connection.
When using fixed cable connection the – the connection icon says 100 mbps.
Checked Device Manager – did not find any yellow / red warning marks.
Tested Broadcom Advanced Control Suite (Broadcom 440 x 10/100 Integrated Controller) – On Chip CPU – failed the test – unsupported test for BCM 440 X.
Network Test – can not retrieve link status.
Any help will be appreciated,
Thanks,
John
anthony26
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July 7th, 2004 17:00
What kind of internet connection do you have. It sounds like you have a PPPOE connection via DSL. If that's the case I would check the router settings to make sure that it keeps the connection alive. I believe you can also modify this setting in minutes, I have my modem set to 0 so it keeps the connection alive continously.
kekss
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July 8th, 2004 13:00
I am using cable.
I do not even get Internet when directly connected to the modem. The icon shows the connection. When doing ipconfig, the gateway shows up blank. I do not know the gateway number to fill in, so the static ip, gateway does not work either. How do I find out the gateway #? Could I use a different computer? Any other ways? When I get the Internet working with the static setting, how do I configure it to work with Obtain automatically settings?
Thanks, John
anthony26
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July 8th, 2004 19:00
You may want to contact your Cable company, may be a problem with the cable modem. That's where I would start.