"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> second step is to go into device manager and uncheck the box to let
> the computer turn off the adapter to save power. right click the
> adapter in device manager, then properties.

I checked this setting again and found that it was ticked again. I rebooted
when the connection dropped again and tried to check that the setting had
saved and found that the Power Management tab has disappeared from the
properties dialog.

look at the USB ports in device manager. power management tab. don't
let the computer turn off power there.

On Sat, 1 Mar 2008 16:56:21 -0000, "Waldy" <someone@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>
>"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:bsfis3590q2t8r8greg314l400nuovqci8@4ax.com.. .

>> second step is to go into device manager and uncheck the box to let
>> the computer turn off the adapter to save power. right click the
>> adapter in device manager, then properties.

>
>I checked this setting again and found that it was ticked again. I rebooted
>when the connection dropped again and tried to check that the setting had
>saved and found that the Power Management tab has disappeared from the
>properties dialog.

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> look at the USB ports in device manager. power management tab. don't
> let the computer turn off power there.

That's done.

What did the ipconfig /all output tell you?

What is the Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface shown in the output? The only
difference in the output between the network in a good state and a bad state
is that this adapter is shown as Media Disconected in the good state.

I assume that you are running Vista and are networking OK. Are you running
SP1?

the ipconfig told me that you didn't follow my suggestion about
disabling IPv6. Many routers just can't handle this as they were
manufactured before IPv6 was implemented, and some, while they have
firmware supposedly to fix this, still choke when it is enabled.
Teredo is part of the IPv6 piece.

On Mon, 3 Mar 2008 10:28:50 -0000, "Waldy" <someone@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>
>"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:d56ls3d3pthf0lt77tf3njt2jmuherfmva@4ax.com.. .

>> look at the USB ports in device manager. power management tab. don't
>> let the computer turn off power there.

>
>That's done.
>
>What did the ipconfig /all output tell you?
>
>What is the Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface shown in the output? The only
>difference in the output between the network in a good state and a bad state
>is that this adapter is shown as Media Disconected in the good state.
>
>I assume that you are running Vista and are networking OK. Are you running
>SP1?
>

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
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http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> the ipconfig told me that you didn't follow my suggestion about
> disabling IPv6. Many routers just can't handle this as they were
> manufactured before IPv6 was implemented, and some, while they have
> firmware supposedly to fix this, still choke when it is enabled.
> Teredo is part of the IPv6 piece.

Hi Barb,
you asked for the output before the suggestion.

If my problem was being caused by the router, wouldn't I need to reboot it
in order to reconnect? I only have to reboot the PC to be able to connect
again, which surely has to be a problem at the PC end. I'm much more
inclined to think that it is a problem with the adapter driver.

According to Netgear, my router is compatible with Vista, although on the
Microsoft HCL there is only one Netgear router listed, and it's not my one.

What do I need to disable to take the new Vista features out of the
equation? I have unbound IPV6 from the connection. Is that enough?

with a computer WIRED to the router, try the test listed on
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134

On Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:19:45 -0000, "Waldy" <someone@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>If my problem was being caused by the router, wouldn't I need to reboot it
>in order to reconnect? I only have to reboot the PC to be able to connect
>again, which surely has to be a problem at the PC end. I'm much more
>inclined to think that it is a problem with the adapter driver.
>
>According to Netgear, my router is compatible with Vista, although on the
>Microsoft HCL there is only one Netgear router listed, and it's not my one.
>
>What do I need to disable to take the new Vista features out of the
>equation? I have unbound IPV6 from the connection. Is that enough?
>

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> with a computer WIRED to the router, try the test listed on
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134

Hi Barb,
the test said that it's fully supported. That was through the
wireless connection. I'll have to borrow a cable from work to test it
wired.

I would expect it to pass with a wired as well. There isn't much
more trouble shooting left to do on this one. You've turned off all
power management, unbound IPv6 and you've confirmed the latest
driver for the wireless and router.

However..

It would be good to know if you have the same connectivity issues
when you leave the computer wired to the router.

On Fri, 7 Mar 2008 21:27:56 -0000, "Waldy" <someone@microsoft.com>
wrote:

>"Barb Bowman" <barb@nospam.com> wrote in message
>news:c2k0t3d6qg8vj0rt29ig5fsqi92l684dfb@4ax.com.. .

>> with a computer WIRED to the router, try the test listed on
>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/932134

>
>Hi Barb,
> the test said that it's fully supported. That was through the
>wireless connection. I'll have to borrow a cable from work to test it
>wired.

--

Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

I eventually ditched the Netgear adapter and bought a D-Link one which now
works flawlessly. It took me a while to setup though until I found another
post from you about the DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag. It would not connect
using WPA until I set that registry entry to 0.