i have 2 pc's running off my router and the main pc keeps dropping its connection now an again (every few hours)
is there any way of resolving this please
windows xp pro
router: sagem (sky broadband)
danielgeri 0 Newbie Poster
dickersonka 104 Veteran Poster
assuming this is a wireless connection it drops?
possible try updating the driver, and make sure nothing is taking over cpu and network usage at those times
danielgeri 0 Newbie Poster
no it is not wireless and it not trying 2 update ?
Stylish 1 Junior Poster
Does it drop connection while being actively used? Or does it lose connection when going into idle (power saving optoins?)
Does it require a restart afterwards? I have a pc which can be overloaded with network activity and effectively disable the onboard NIC (awesome...). The only solution I have found is a reboot (seems related to high incoming UDP traffic)
Does the main pc have a firewall? I have had a few firewall products enact flood protection and effectively block all traffic from the router.
The only other ideas I have are to try another network card (NIC) and see if the same problems occur.
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