If disconnecting and reconnecting the cable works then maybe using device
manager to disable and enable the connection may also work. I don't think
the problem is the cable itself.

"Dave T." wrote in message
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Curious wrote:
Did you check if your BIOS had the same option since the Windows option
you are using is not working.
I am surprised that windows even with a restart does not work. How about
run/cmd/ ipconfig/ / renew?

"Dave T." wrote in message
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Daniel Norman wrote:
Go to control panel, system and maintenence, system - click on device
manager. Go to Network adapters and right click on the adapter that
you
use to connect to router. Click properties and go to the power
mangement tab. CLear the box that says allow device to wake the
computer.

Hope this helps.


Daniel, this did help, and I thank you. But unfortunately it led to
another problem. When the computer goes to sleep the Ethernet connection
is broken, but when it wakes up it fails to re-establish that
connection. Is there a setting to cause the network adapter to establish
a new connection? A hot restart won't do it, only a cold boot.

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Dave T.


You can't imagine the extra work I had when I was a god. - Hirohito,
Emporer of Japan



Yeah, I think it may be coming down now to the cable. I have put this
thing to sleep several times and it re-established the connection on its
own a couple of times. This last time it failed to connect and I unplugged
the Ethernet cable and plugged it back in and it immediately connected. I
need to come up with another cable and see if that clears it up.

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Dave T.


You can't imagine the extra work I had when I was a god. - Hirohito,
Emporer of Japan