UPDATE - So after reinstalling McAfee and having no problem for the past few
days, the next time my computer came back from sleep after I posted the note
below, no internet - how ironic! However I noticed that Outlook downloaded
my new emails so there was a connection but I couldn't connect to any web
pages and Skype couldn't connect so I suspected it may be the firwall. I
disabled the McAfee firewell and voila, I could connect again. I then
re-enabled the firewall again and all was fine. So for some reason, every so
often McAfee firewall will block you when returning from sleep. At least
I've found a way to reconnect to the Internet without having to reboot the
computer all the time. As a side note, Windows never found a problem with
the network when I used the 'Diagnose and Repair' option, because there
wasn't a problem with the network, the problem was with the firewall.
So I called McAfee and they got me to do the following, I haven't yet tested
the changes long enough to know whether it will fix the problem but thought I
would post this info anyway. I'll make another post in a week to let
everyone know whether or not this worked.
Step 1: Click on windows start.
Step 2: Click on Run.
Step 3: Type %temp%.
Step 4: Click Ok.
Step 5: Delete all the files and folders. Please leave the files that
cannot be deleted; delete the rest.
Step 1: Click on windows start.
Step 2: Click on Run.
Step 3: Type prefetch.
Step 4: Click Ok.
Step 5: Delete all the files and folders.
Step 1: Open your Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on 'Tools' and select 'Internet Options'.
Step 3: Click on 'Delete cookies' and then click 'Ok'.
Step 4: Click on Delete Files.
Now click on "advanced" tab on the top and click "reset" on the bottom, this
will reset IE.
"Not Me" wrote:
> Make sure the NIC is set to NOT 'allow windows to turn off this device to
> save energy' or such.
>
> "Twinson" <> wrote in message
> news
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> > My machine never had this problem until around the time I installed SP1,
> > which I initially suspected was the problem. I also upgraded the firmware
> > on
> > my Linksys wireless G router, which could also have been the culprit. But
> > after reading many threads someone mentioned they had an issue with
> > McAfee,
> > which has caused other problems for me in the past. So I uninstalled
> > McAfee
> > and reinstalled it again and voila, the problem went away. There are
> > several
> > reasons that can cause you to loose connectivity after returning from
> > sleep
> > but I would definitely recommend if you're running McAfee to uninstall and
> > reinstall it again to ensure that this is not the cause of the problem.
> >
> > "Steve Rose" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I also have this problem and, like you, have a BT Home Hub.
> >>
> >> When I resume from sleep the network itself is fine (one PC connected
> >> wirelessly and one via Ethernet) but the internet has gone (along with
> >> the
> >> little globe symbol on the network activity icon).
> >>
> >> To fix it I right click on the activity icon and select "diagnose and
> >> repair" and select the reset network adapter option which has always
> >> worked.
> >> Each time I do it I send the info to Microsoft.
> >>
> >> It's a pain but it seems to work OK - wonder if it is a problem with the
> >> hub
> >> itself which an update to the firmware from BT might fix?
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >>
> >> "Steve" <.> wrote in message
> >> news:%...
> >> >I have this problem also.
> >> >
> >> > - BT Home hub linked via ethernet cable. I've turned sleep off for the
> >> > time being.
> >> >
> >> > "Squint0241" <> wrote in message
> >> > news
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> >> >> Whenever I come out of sleep-mode, I loose my Internet connection.
> >> >> Happens
> >> >> everytime? If I reboot, my connection is reestablished, that is until
> >> >> I
> >> >> use
> >> >> sleep mode again??? Anyone seen this or have a suggestion? Thanks...
> >> >
> >>
> >>