Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-09-2008, 11:17 AM

husky86

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I'm presently experiencing a situation in which my Internet connection (cable
Internet) will suddenly and inexplicably come to a complete halt. This has
absolutely nothing to do with my actual cable Internet connection; everything
with the cable modem is functioning perfectly.

Instead, just about every 24 hours I will reach a point in which my desktop
system (Windows Vista Ultimate) will simply shut itself off from the Internet.

I have absolutely no idea what is causing this.

In the past, I have been able to go to the Network control panel and simply
perform a repair of my Internet connection. This no longer works.

However, restarting the system works 100% of the time.

So basically I'm left with a system that functions for approximately 24
hours, then it must be restarted in order for me to continue using the
Internet. Then of course the cycle repeats itself.

I'm not using any third party firewall software by the way, only Vista's
firewall.

I'm really getting tired of this!

Any ideas...?

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Hans-Georg Michna

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Re: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-10-2008, 05:03 PM

On Sun, 9 Mar 2008 03:17:01 -0700, husky86 wrote:

>I'm presently experiencing a situation in which my Internet connection (cable
>Internet) will suddenly and inexplicably come to a complete halt. This has
>absolutely nothing to do with my actual cable Internet connection; everything
>with the cable modem is functioning perfectly.
>
>Instead, just about every 24 hours I will reach a point in which my desktop
>system (Windows Vista Ultimate) will simply shut itself off from the Internet.
>
>I have absolutely no idea what is causing this.
>
>In the past, I have been able to go to the Network control panel and simply
>perform a repair of my Internet connection. This no longer works.
>
>However, restarting the system works 100% of the time.
>
>So basically I'm left with a system that functions for approximately 24
>hours, then it must be restarted in order for me to continue using the
>Internet. Then of course the cycle repeats itself.

Some Internet connections shut down every 24 hours. My DSL
connection does this. I don't know about the cable companies.
Are you supposed to have a fixed IP address? If your IP address
changes, then this may be the cause.

If so, all you have to do is set the connection for auto-redial
on demand. The computer isn't actually dialing, but certain
Internet connections still work that way.

I may be totally wrong. It may be something different. Just
thought I should mention this.

Hans-Georg
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husky86

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Re: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-11-2008, 12:10 AM

According to the ISP representative with whom I just spoke, there is no
automatic shutdown of the Internet connection every 24 hours. There is no
automatic or regular shutdown at all, he said.

He said the only thing he knows of in association with Windows Vista is an
issue that is sometimes referred to as "time to live." He said to do some
research on this because it sometimes governs the amount of time Vista allows
for your Internet connection to be live; after that point it shuts down and
you have to restart.

He really didn't know much more about it than this.

If anyone has any ideas on this, please let me know. Of course I'm going to
be doing research in the meantime...

Bob F.

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Re: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-11-2008, 12:27 AM

"husky86" <husky86@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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D5C6F34-B495-4252-81E9-074A2603FB87@microsoft.com...

> According to the ISP representative with whom I just spoke, there is no
> automatic shutdown of the Internet connection every 24 hours. There is no
> automatic or regular shutdown at all, he said.
>
> He said the only thing he knows of in association with Windows Vista is an
> issue that is sometimes referred to as "time to live." He said to do some
> research on this because it sometimes governs the amount of time Vista
> allows
> for your Internet connection to be live; after that point it shuts down
> and
> you have to restart.
>
> He really didn't know much more about it than this.
>
> If anyone has any ideas on this, please let me know. Of course I'm going
> to
> be doing research in the meantime...

I think he's talking about DHCP IP Lease time. On my system it is set for
48 hours, for the Comcast Internet access address and for 24 hours on my LAN
router. (two sets of DHCP addresses). Most times the address doesn't
change but it could. There could also be a blip in network access. Take a
look at your router. If its a Linksys and it's set to "0" that means 24
hours. Others may be similar.

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husky86

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Re: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-11-2008, 06:06 AM

Hi Bob,

This is the router that I'm using; it's the one we've been using here in our
home office for the past three or four years.

http://support.dlink.com/products/vi...ctid=DI%2D704P

I'm assuming that there is the possibility that this router will have
problems with Windows Vista...?

I noticed on this support page that the Vista operating system is not
necessarily supported. Additionally, I cannot upgrade the firmware; no
firmware updates for Vista are available.

Maybe this is the underlying problem...?

I'm going to try to play around with some of the settings noted on one of
the associated tech pages; maybe this will prove useful.

Thanks!

husky86

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Re: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 03-11-2008, 06:23 AM

UPDATE TO LAST POST:

I just discovered on D-Link's support website that our particular router
(DI-704P) is indeed compatible with Windows Vista.

We are not running the firmware software, as it is not required for this
router, by the way. So I'm unable to check on any of those settings that you
noted, Bob.

The one thing that was recommended on one of D-Link's support pages for this
router was to make sure that UPnP (Network Discovery) was disabled. This is
one step that I have taken -- it has now been turned off under the Networking
control panel.

If anyone has any additional ideas, please pass them along.

Thanks!

RozotAmerica

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RE: Internet connection suddenly halts every 24 hours

Posted: 06-11-2008, 08:08 AM

A workaround that might work for you, and faster than rebooting your machine
is ipconfig. In your Start menu, in the Accessories folder, right click on
Command Prompt and select 'Run as Administrator' if this option is available,
otherwise just run Command Prompt as usual. Type ' ipconfig /release <enter>
' and then ' ipconfig /renew <enter> '. This should refresh all Dhcp leases
and my fix your problem temporarily until you can find the real source of the
problem. Or you can try enabling the network activity animation in your task
tray, then simply right click on it to disable then re-enable this
connection. You can also try disabling/re-enabling your network adapter in
Device Manager. Any errors reported in the Event Log that are network
related in any way? Anything but rebooting... that is such a pain in the
neck.

"husky86" wrote:

> I'm presently experiencing a situation in which my Internet connection (cable
> Internet) will suddenly and inexplicably come to a complete halt. This has
> absolutely nothing to do with my actual cable Internet connection; everything
> with the cable modem is functioning perfectly.
>
> Instead, just about every 24 hours I will reach a point in which my desktop
> system (Windows Vista Ultimate) will simply shut itself off from the Internet.
>
> I have absolutely no idea what is causing this.
>
> In the past, I have been able to go to the Network control panel and simply
> perform a repair of my Internet connection. This no longer works.
>
> However, restarting the system works 100% of the time.
>
> So basically I'm left with a system that functions for approximately 24
> hours, then it must be restarted in order for me to continue using the
> Internet. Then of course the cycle repeats itself.
>
> I'm not using any third party firewall software by the way, only Vista's
> firewall.
>
> I'm really getting tired of this!
>
> Any ideas...?

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