Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic Intermittent connection problem Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from [m]thoughtpolice42[/m] at 9:08 am on Jan. 11, 2009[quote]Hi guys for some reason whenever I turn my laptop off and back on, or sometimes when i put it to sleep, when it comes back up it can't connect to the internet. it sees the wireless network but can't connect to the internet unless i go downstairs and power cycle the modem/router I can't even access the router control panel when i'm connected to the network without internet, which seems odd would hard coding my IP address help solve this at all, or is there another fix? thanks[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post thoughtpolice42 Posted at 9:08 am on Jan. 11, 2009 Hi guys for some reason whenever I turn my laptop off and back on, or sometimes when i put it to sleep, when it comes back up it can't connect to the internet. it sees the wireless network but can't connect to the internet unless i go downstairs and power cycle the modem/router I can't even access the router control panel when i'm connected to the network without internet, which seems odd would hard coding my IP address help solve this at all, or is there another fix? thanks

Replies Neodymie Posted at 12:47 am on Jan. 30, 2009 Quote: from GEEraffBby at 9:12 am on Jan. 11, 2009 It's never happened to me. Mybe that's why I have a MacBook This is fail on so many levels... Anyway, yeah. Try setting a static ip address for your computer. It sounds like the routers not giving out addresses like it should. Does this happen with any other computers? GEEraffBby Posted at 9:12 am on Jan. 11, 2009 It's never happened to me. Mybe that's why I have a MacBook All 2 previous replies displayed.