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Network goes down after a few hours

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by mark928s

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I have Windows XP Pro installed on a custom built computer and have been getting this problem for a couple days now. I leave the computer on all the time to access my online school, but recently the network connection just goes dead. I will come back to the computer after a couple hours of inactivity and no network connection. I can't see my router or other networked computers. No IP address or any network information is in the status section of my network controller. I have an MSI AMD Nvidia Nforce 4 motherboard with on board ethernet. Thank you in advance for any help.

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by hal 9000

Turn off Hibernation in the Power Options as what appears to be happening here is that when the computer resumes after a period of inactivity the Networking protocols are not being loaded up on the restart a fairly common AMD Windows problem so if you change the Power Settings to Always On that should cure your problem.

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by sgt_shultz

i agree is power saving but i think its power saving on the nic.
from Device Manager, you can get the Properties of the nic and turn off power saving 'feature'

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