Success at last with one minor problem.

I have finally set up my home network. I have sucessfully connected my new
desktop computer, my laptop computer, and my old desktop computer. I can
access the internet on all three computers. I have file sharing and I can
print from all three computers off the same printer. I am having one minor
annoying problem. My network seems to shutdown after a short period of time
and I have to reboot the computers to make it work properly again. I can
access the internet on all three computers but I can't use file sharing. I am
still very unsure about network maintenance and I am afraid to make too many
setting adjustments for fear that I might mess up the works. I am learning as
much about networks as I currently have time for. In the meantime, does this
sound like a familar problem that I might be able to rectify without much
difficulty? Any help is appreciated. The reply I got to my first request
helped a lot as did reading the other posts. Thank you.
--
Jack learning something new everyday.

Check that any 'power options' that you have set on PCs etc do not turn off
HDDs or NICs.

Are you using a Cable Modem + Switch or a Router / Modem Como...whatever it
is check that there are any timeouts set on this or these items.



"Jack" wrote:

> I have finally set up my home network. I have sucessfully connected my new
> desktop computer, my laptop computer, and my old desktop computer. I can
> access the internet on all three computers. I have file sharing and I can
> print from all three computers off the same printer. I am having one minor
> annoying problem. My network seems to shutdown after a short period of time
> and I have to reboot the computers to make it work properly again. I can
> access the internet on all three computers but I can't use file sharing. I am
> still very unsure about network maintenance and I am afraid to make too many
> setting adjustments for fear that I might mess up the works. I am learning as
> much about networks as I currently have time for. In the meantime, does this
> sound like a familar problem that I might be able to rectify without much
> difficulty? Any help is appreciated. The reply I got to my first request
> helped a lot as did reading the other posts. Thank you.
> --
> Jack learning something new everyday.