Strange problem staying online

Hello,

I have a home network setup and working very well except for one computer.

Current I have 4 computers on a network. Here's the setup.

DSL modem to a Linksys router/wireless access point.

2 desktops wired to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running win2000.
2 laptops wireless to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running win98se.

Both laptops work fine.

My desktop running win2000 works fine.

My desktop running xp pro runs ok.

Here's the weird thing. Everytime I run Outlook Express, it comes up and
says I'm offline and do I want to try again. Everytime I try again, bam, it
works.

About 25% of the time when I'm surfing, a web page won't load and I have to
hit reload or refresh and then, bam, it works.

It's almost like I have to wake up my network card or something before it
starts working and then it works fine for awhile and then it shuts off, then
I have to wake it up again. It's a Dell so the network is on the
motherboard. Or may it be a linksys issue ? But the other 3 computers work
fine.

Is there anyway to test my network card ?

Any help would be great.

Thanks.

Go to Device Manager/(your network card )/Properties/Power Management and
uncheck the box for "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
power".... should fix it.

Guy

John Smith wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I have a home network setup and working very well except for one
> computer.
>
> Current I have 4 computers on a network. Here's the setup.
>
> DSL modem to a Linksys router/wireless access point.
>
> 2 desktops wired to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running
> win2000. 2 laptops wireless to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1
> running win98se.
>
> Both laptops work fine.
>
> My desktop running win2000 works fine.
>
> My desktop running xp pro runs ok.
>
> Here's the weird thing. Everytime I run Outlook Express, it comes up
> and says I'm offline and do I want to try again. Everytime I try
> again, bam, it works.
>
> About 25% of the time when I'm surfing, a web page won't load and I
> have to hit reload or refresh and then, bam, it works.
>
> It's almost like I have to wake up my network card or something
> before it starts working and then it works fine for awhile and then
> it shuts off, then I have to wake it up again. It's a Dell so the
> network is on the motherboard. Or may it be a linksys issue ? But
> the other 3 computers work fine.
>
> Is there anyway to test my network card ?
>
> Any help would be great.
>
> Thanks.

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 12:58:28 GMT, "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Current I have 4 computers on a network. Here's the setup.
>
>DSL modem to a Linksys router/wireless access point.
>
>2 desktops wired to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running win2000.
>2 laptops wireless to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running win98se.

>My desktop running xp pro runs ok.
>
>Here's the weird thing. Everytime I run Outlook Express, it comes up and
>says I'm offline and do I want to try again. Everytime I try again, bam, it
>works.

>It's almost like I have to wake up my network card or something before it
>starts working and then it works fine for awhile and then it shuts off, then
>I have to wake it up again. It's a Dell so the network is on the
>motherboard. Or may it be a linksys issue ? But the other 3 computers work
>fine.

1) Pull down the files menu, and check if work offline is ticked; if
it is, then untick it.

2) Do you have a (telephone) modem in the machine showing the problem?

From Internet Explorer, goto Tools menu -> Internet Options ->
Connections Tab, and check if there is a Dial up or VPN connection
listed.
If there is, then check "Never dial a connection".

3) make sure that you have the latest drivers for your network card.

4) From Device Manager, Open the properties window for the network
card, and, on the power management tab, make sure that "Allow the
computer to turn off this device to save power" is unchecked"

Derek
--
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little button push away from nuclear devastation, doesn't it?"
- Gary Cooper

Ok. Did that...we'll see if it works....thanks for the help.



"Bigguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:10n4b.1067$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Go to Device Manager/(your network card )/Properties/Power Management and
> uncheck the box for "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
> power".... should fix it.
>
> Guy
>
> John Smith wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > I have a home network setup and working very well except for one
> > computer.
> >
> > Current I have 4 computers on a network. Here's the setup.
> >
> > DSL modem to a Linksys router/wireless access point.
> >
> > 2 desktops wired to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1 running
> > win2000. 2 laptops wireless to the router, 1 running win xp pro, 1
> > running win98se.
> >
> > Both laptops work fine.
> >
> > My desktop running win2000 works fine.
> >
> > My desktop running xp pro runs ok.
> >
> > Here's the weird thing. Everytime I run Outlook Express, it comes up
> > and says I'm offline and do I want to try again. Everytime I try
> > again, bam, it works.
> >
> > About 25% of the time when I'm surfing, a web page won't load and I
> > have to hit reload or refresh and then, bam, it works.
> >
> > It's almost like I have to wake up my network card or something
> > before it starts working and then it works fine for awhile and then
> > it shuts off, then I have to wake it up again. It's a Dell so the
> > network is on the motherboard. Or may it be a linksys issue ? But
> > the other 3 computers work fine.
> >
> > Is there anyway to test my network card ?
> >
> > Any help would be great.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>

Well, I am still having this problem.

Could it be that there is some conflict with the linksys router ?

My laptop doesn't have this problem, just this computer.....

"John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Well, I am still having this problem.
>
> Could it be that there is some conflict with the linksys router ?
>
> My laptop doesn't have this problem, just this computer.....
>

Sometimes when I open up a dos window and run ipconfig I get NOTHING. Other
times when I run it, I get the standard list of ip, subs, gateways, etc.

is there a setting somewhere the might be releasing my ip back to the
router ?

On Sun, 31 Aug 2003 23:06:39 GMT, "John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>"John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news:5av4b.12488$(E-Mail Removed) hlink.net...
>> Well, I am still having this problem.
>>
>> Could it be that there is some conflict with the linksys router ?
>>
>> My laptop doesn't have this problem, just this computer.....
>>
>
>Sometimes when I open up a dos window and run ipconfig I get NOTHING. Other
>times when I run it, I get the standard list of ip, subs, gateways, etc.
>
> is there a setting somewhere the might be releasing my ip back to the
>router ?

Well, given your other post, it doesn't appear that that's the problem
- even if the lease is being released, you should still get a "full"
list of parameters, just with the IP address being set to 0.0.0.0 .

One thing that's worked for others in this situation is to set the
network card to half duplex.

BTW what's the computer + nic?


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