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dracan

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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.
 
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
 
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.
 
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!
 
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

 
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?
 
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