[SEL] O.T. Computer Question

[Ron Frost, Kersey, PA]

Nope, everything is set to never shut down.
Ron

Clint D <driggars at earthlink.net> wrote:
That is what it sounds like to me also, the power down scheme? 

Clint




> Check in device manager, modem properties and make sure that it's not set to
> allow the OS to power the modem down to save energy. 
> Some dummy at Microsoft decided it was ok to power down modems and network
> cards after a period to save power - yeah, right - how much power can a
> modem or network card take.
> 
> Bill 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Robert L.
> Holtzer
> Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 12:15 PM
> To: The SEL email discussion list
> Subject: Re: [SEL] O.T. Computer Question
> 
> Might be worth querying your modem via Control Panel diagnostics. It should
> tell you whether or not your modem is OK.
> 
> Bob Holtzer
> 
> At 10:26 AM 2/20/2005 -0600, you wrote:
> >Hi Folks,
> >
> >Sorry about the O.T. question but I don't know how to proceed on this one. 
> >We just got a new computer and are running XP. After start up, 
> >everything runs fine but after a while, if you are not using the 
> >internet, you can't get on the net until you restart the computer. It 
> >is like something is timing out. I have compared settings to the old 
> >computer but must be missing something.
> >Any ideas would be appreciated.
> >
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