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628054 2008-01-07 05:34:00 Hi Am running Vista Home premium and Firefox using a Broadband connection.If I am inactive for a few minutes the connection to Internet is dropped and I have to wait minutes for it to be reconnected. The connection is via Belkin ASDL Router. I have searched for timeouts in Router and Firefox and Windows but cant see where this can be addressed. Any ideas welcome. Ericee (10848)
628055 2008-01-07 05:37:00 Is the router set to be always connected, or connect when needed? I can't remember the exact name of the setting in the Belkins. It's in there somewhere.

Are you connecting to the Belkin using an Ethernet cable, or wireless? Is Vista set to go to sleep or anything like that?
wratterus (105)
628056 2008-01-07 05:53:00 yeah the router needs to be connected all time so it won't reconnect unless if you reset the modem. Is it connected all time? grahic (12930)
628057 2008-01-07 05:55:00 There is an idle timeout setting there somewhere, keep looking.
Possibly on the Internet WAN/Connection Type menu
Safari (3993)
628058 2008-01-07 05:59:00 yeah the router needs to be connected all time so it won't reconnect unless if you reset the modem. Is it connected all time?

Yes on all the time. have looked for timeout in WAN/Connection . Connect by wireless.
Ericee (10848)
628059 2008-01-07 07:22:00 I think someone here had the same prob with their modem.

It was connected with ethernet, but the fix I gave (which applied to USB modems), was to go into the network adapter entry in device manager.

And then go to the power management tab and disable / untick allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

I dont know where this is in Vista, I dont use it.
Speedy Gonzales (78)
628060 2008-01-07 11:39:00 t was connected with ethernet, but the fix I gave (which applied to USB modems), was to go into the network adapter entry in device manager.

And then go to the power management tab and disable / untick allow the computer to turn off this device to save power.

seen that one fix the problem plenty of times
drcspy (146)
628061 2008-01-07 20:36:00 Hi Thanks for that advice about Power management. Have set that to stop turning off to save power and will report on success or otherwise.Cheers Ericee Ericee (10848)
628062 2008-01-07 20:40:00 Yep that was me Speedy, unticked "allow computer to turn off this device" and have had NO more disconnects. jebby (4580)
628063 2008-01-07 21:13:00 Ah cool Jeb, thought it was someone in here. Speedy Gonzales (78)
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