my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in the mean
time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically again when the
connection drops,

Phil

Go to Start > Settings > Network Connections
and right-click on your connection icon, then
select "Repair".

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows XP - Shell/User
Microsoft Newsgroups

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"Phil" wrote:

| my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
| informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in the mean
| time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically again when the
| connection drops,
|
| Phil

phil wrote:

> my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
> informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in
> the mean time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically
> again when the connection drops,
>
> Phil

Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager (System
applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management tab, uncheck
the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device when not in
use".

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

thanks, i have done that.
will see how i get on.

Phil
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
news:%238MYb21yFHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> phil wrote:
>
>> my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
>> informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in
>> the mean time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically
>> again when the connection drops,
>>
>> Phil
>
> Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager (System
> applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management tab, uncheck
> the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device when not in
> use".
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

What type of boardband do you have? If you have DSL service, make sure that
every standard phone/fax/modem that is connected to the same phone line is
using a DSL filter unit.


"phil" <philbradley0007@"cheese"tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message
news:%23smjMG2yFHA.3860@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> thanks, i have done that.
> will see how i get on.
>
> Phil
> "Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote in message
> news:%238MYb21yFHA.552@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> phil wrote:
>>
>>> my broadband connection keeps dropping for no apparent reason. i have
>>> informed my isp (tiscali) and they 'say' they will look into it. in
>>> the mean time , is there a way of making my pc reconnect automatically
>>> again when the connection drops,
>>>
>>> Phil
>>
>> Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager (System
>> applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management tab, uncheck
>> the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device when not in
>> use".
>>
>> Malke
>> --
>> Elephant Boy Computers
>> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> "Don't Panic!"
>> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
>
>

"Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote

> If you have DSL service, make sure that every standard
> phone/fax/modem that is connected to the same phone line
> is using a DSL filter unit.

OK I'll be the one to ask: What's a "DSL filter unit"?

--
Bob

Kanyak's Doghouse
http://www.kanyak.com

"Malke" <notreally@invalid.com> wrote

> Go to the network adapter's Properties from Device Manager
> (System
> applet in Control Panel). If there is a power management
> tab, uncheck
> the box that says, "allow Windows to turn off this device
> when not in
> use".

THANK YOU. I think you've solved a problem that's been
perplexing me since installing my new ADSL modem.

BTW: It's "Allow the computer to turn off" etc. ;-)

--
Bob

Kanyak's Doghouse
http://www.kanyak.com

It's a Band Pass filter, on traditional equipment (Phones..)
Your voice call and data are sharing the same pair of
copper wires. A DSL Filter keeps all the Data/Digital
signals from causing interference with the voice channel
of the line.
||--------Spectrum-----------|| --> to Telco
^Voice^ ^Data^
|| ^Voice^_______________|| --> to Phones, Fax, Modem


"Opinicus" <gezgin@spamcop.net> wrote in message
news:11kdhcvjg9e3e45@news.supernews.com...
> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote
>
>> If you have DSL service, make sure that every standard phone/fax/modem
>> that is connected to the same phone line is using a DSL filter unit.
>
> OK I'll be the one to ask: What's a "DSL filter unit"?
>
> --
> Bob
>
> Kanyak's Doghouse
> http://www.kanyak.com
>

"Opinicus" wrote:
> "Yves Leclerc" <yleclercNOSPAM@sympatico.ca> wrote
>
>> If you have DSL service, make sure that every standard
>> phone/fax/modem that is connected to the same phone line
>> is using a DSL filter unit.
>
> OK I'll be the one to ask: What's a "DSL filter unit"?


It's sometimes called a "microfilter". It's put on the lines
going to the analog telephones and fax machines to keep
possible stray high frequency noise from the DSL modem
from getting into those analog devices. (The DSL modem
has an internal filter that protects it from possible low
frequency noise that may get to it from the analog devices.)
Microfilters can be put on every line coming from a wall
outlet to an analog device, or one filter can be put at the terminal
box where the phone cable may be split between a dedicated
DSL line and the rest of the phone system.

*TimDaniels*