Broadband kickstart

[dracan]

I'm using win2k. My computer is always left on, and sometimes when I get home from work, I can't connect to the internet, and I have to reboot to get it to work. Is there any reset command to get it working again without rebooting?

Cheers,
Dan.

 

[Jeffyboy]

Interesting. Do you have a router as well? Looks like your LAN is not waking up? Maybe there is a setting in BIOS to play with your power settings and LAN.

Jeff

 

[dracan]

Yep - it's a D-Link DSL-504. I can't remember whether I could ping it or not - I tried it ages ago. Next time it does it - I'll give it a go. Don't think it'll be a power setting option - it doesn't do it every day - I would say one out of three days.

Cheers,
Dan.

 

[dracan]

Tried this, and I can ping it. That would then lead me to blame the router - except if this was the case, why does a reboot fix it?

Anyway, I get my new rig tomorrow - so I'm hoping that this won't do the same!

 

[avey]

Maybe releasing your IP and renewing it might restart it. Sounds like your dsl connection may be timing out. On your reboot your obtaining a new address even if it gives you the same one. If that works make your self a batch file and put it on your desktop. Run it if your internet dosnt work.

ipconfig /release
ipconfig /renew

 

[dracan]

Don't I need to be using DHCP for this? Currently, if I type "ipconfig /release", I get:

"Windows 2000 IP Configuration

Error: No adapters bound to TCP/IP are enabled for DHCP"

I don't really want to change it to DHCP either. Any other ways of doing the same thing?