Broadband connection goes down w/ inactivity

[Nick5324]

If i don't use the internet for about 2 hours or more, the connection dies. According to windows the connection is fine, according to the LED's on the calbe modem and the router, it's fine, but it won't connect. I tried to disable the connection and enable it to see if it would start working, no go. If i restart the computer, works fine. This is true for wired and wireless connections. I can't figure what changes when i restart, any ideas?

 

[tami]

does your broadband company disable connectivity after idle activity? perhaps you can look into that.

 

[JackMDS]

In some combinations of specific Hardware and Windoes the Network Connection get lost when the computer goes into Power Saving Mode.

Otherwise, most Routers have a menu that defines Activity/Inactivity time span.

Find the entry in your Router and make sure that it set to keep the connection always alive.

:sun:

 

[shot]

Do cable modems have a web interface for settings like DSL modems do? If so that would be the olace to set "always keep alive". If not disregard this drivel.

 

[Hacp]

One suggestion is to have bittorrent running and keep seeding for people. Another is to have a P2P program running....... These are all suggestions that won't fix your problem, but will help you avoid them.

 

[TXJustin]

I assume you are getting an IP address from your router. Check the DHCP configuration lease time. If the lease is set really low, I've seen problems like you describe. I would also check for the latest firmware for your router -- my D-Link DI-524 had issues, though only on the wireless side.

I know you said cable modem, but since some people use the term generically, so --

If you are running DSL with a PPPoE connection, there are often settings in the router configuration to prevent you from being logged off.

 

[ssvegeta1010]

Originally posted by: Hacp
One suggestion is to have bittorrent running and keep seeding for people. Another is to have a P2P program running....... These are all suggestions that won't fix your problem, but will help you avoid them.

Along the same lines, you could start running a Distributed Computing client, such as Seventeen Or Bust, and have it set to submit results gradually, therefore keeping your internet active. SB should send a 'block' every 3 or 4 minutes on your systems.

 

[Nick5324]

Thanks for the suggestions guys, I'll update this afternoon.

 

[Nick5324]

Update: I checked the cable companies website, there is no disconnection for inactivity. I checked all the items in the menu for my router, found nothing. I can't access the menu for the cable modem itself, b/c i don't know the user name/password. I guess i'll have to call the cable company tomorrow. If anyone else has any ideas what could be causing this, please let me know. Thanks for the suggestions thus far.