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April 19th, 2004, 09:34 PM
#1
Loss of internet connection after idle time
Have a problem with my AMD XP 1700+ machine running win 98SE. Seems if it sits idle for any length of time and you try to get an internet connection - it will not connect. You are forced to reboot to get the connection to come active again. I am on a cable modem - always on. Not sure if this is a setting that needs adjusting or what.
Any help would be appreciated.
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April 19th, 2004, 11:50 PM
#2
Registered User
Have you checked this system for spyware using spybot?
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April 20th, 2004, 12:41 PM
#3
Thanks for the reply.
No I have not - wasn't sure which program to use. I will search for spybot and give it a try.
Thanks
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April 21st, 2004, 06:02 AM
#4
Driver Terrier
this thread will guide you it also has links to the download pages.
Never, ever approach a computer saying or even thinking "I will just do this quickly."
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April 21st, 2004, 11:52 AM
#5
I don't remember off hand, but does Win98 allow for power management on the NIC itself?
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April 26th, 2004, 02:36 PM
#6
Registered User
Good point, Phaeton.
Also, I wonder if your ISP might be cutting idle connections after awhile? Small ISPs have tended to do this to increase bandwidth. AOL used to do that years ago; I think Juno still does, to name a couple.
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May 4th, 2004, 11:19 AM
#7
recently I installed win98 on few >2Ghz PCs and come to conclusion that this OS is not fully compatible with new hardware, seems there will be no way to enjoy rocket like speed of old winXX on P4 > processors..
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May 4th, 2004, 09:39 PM
#8
Registered User
Yep, for better or worse, XP plus is here to stay.
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