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Raven · 12-12-2009, 08:15 PM

i had a cat-5 cable go bad somehow on living room PC
prolly bitten by the old Parrot long ago....

and with no other cable (long enough) around

i hooked up a net-gear wireless and presto

back online

but the problem is (not a real biggy) is that it
logs me out after 25 minutes or so....

so that i have to continually re-enter my User pswd again.

what's the Deal?
i'm clueless on this feature but shouldn't be.

Zeal · 12-13-2009, 04:59 PM

Wireless is goofy. If you manage to be able to get a hardwire again to the internet do it. It is the most reliable. As far as it logging you off, note anything that is going on around the house (i.e. is a cell phone nearby or someone using a microwave, etc.) because that can mess with the signal of the router. Also check the settings to see if for whatever reason it logs you out it can automatically just log you back in. If you still have an issue try updating the router and the net gear card as it could just be a bug/out of date. If you can find the network logs stating the reason why you dropped your connection then you could probably work on it yourself. Just some thoughts off the top of my head.

Raven · 12-13-2009, 05:44 PM

but i am logged out is all

and then i have to re type password
to use my user account again

Zeal · 12-13-2009, 07:16 PM

Hm, make sure you only have that one wireless client running. That typically causes it to make you log back in. You can also try and turn off all the "Turbo" functions in the router and client and see if that does the trick. The only other two options is to reinstall the netgear card using the netgear utility and check the security settings as it could be windows having a problem just re-authenticating you in the network causing you to just log back in.

Raven · 12-22-2009, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Zeal

Hm, make sure you only have that one wireless client running. That typically causes it to make you log back in. You can also try and turn off all the "Turbo" functions in the router and client and see if that does the trick. The only other two options is to reinstall the netgear card using the netgear utility and check the security settings as it could be windows having a problem just re-authenticating you in the network causing you to just log back in.

i think its going in and out of hibernation ZEAL
so i disabled hibernation
i hate it anyways

Zeal · 12-22-2009, 12:56 PM

disabling hibernation fixed it?

Raven · 12-22-2009, 04:19 PM

no....

Zeal · 12-22-2009, 08:11 PM

So you are just doing whatever it is on the PC and it just hibernates then randomly wakes up? Or do you have to actually press a button or restart the machine? This is not a laptop correct?

Raven · 12-23-2009, 11:07 AM

with wireless router making the connection to second wireless router
in other room

when ever the power saver feature makes the screen go dark
it flashes the desktop pic for a split second and returns me to user log in window

weird thing is
i have the power managed to never shut off and saved as such

Zeal · 12-23-2009, 12:25 PM

Hm, time for the wonderful world of "this sucks" computer stuff!

A file or something might just be corrupt, dumber than normal, etc. Luckily there is a scan you can do that supposedly fixes it if this is the case.

1. Boot up your PC and rapidly tap the F8 key until you see "Advanced Boot Options" menu come up. (If it doesn't, reboot and try again)

2. Using the up/down arrows highlight "Safe Mode with Networking" and press ENTER. (Safe Mode is your PC running on the minimum amount of tools and hardware) *You will then see a screen showing a whole bunch of files being loaded, this is normal, let it run as it will get you to your welcome screen. Log on and you will get to your start up screen*

3. When you get to your screen, click Start, then All Programs, then Accessories, and then RIGHT CLICK Command Prompt, then click Run as Administrator.

4. Click Continue, if it asks for your username/password put it in.

5. Now the command prompt window should be up. Type the following: "sfc / scannow" (without the quotations) then press ENTER.

The scan should then start, let it run. When it finishes, the window or another window will come up and say something to the extent of "found no integrity violations" "found corruption but repaired it" "found corruption but could not repair it".

Let me know what it says. If it says something got repaired, give the pc a go before responding and see if that did it. Otherwise holler back!

Raven · 12-23-2009, 03:36 PM

did the scannow switch in dos

but it didn't change anything

Raven · 12-25-2009, 09:30 AM

I was sitting here and it finally dawned on me
what the hell it was all this time....

SO, after racking my brain looking for a most sophisticated
and complex answer i over looked the obvious

on this machine it was the screen saver set to ten minutes

and since i don't use screen savers because they are always
running in the background.... it always reverted to the dark screen.

problem solved...
and once again ...i learned to look for a simple solution.

striperman36 · 12-25-2009, 10:49 AM

doohhhhhhhhh

Zeal · 12-25-2009, 02:35 PM

Haha, well usually it is something simple that will cause hell for us all. Ya know that actually came into my head for a split second and I ruled that out

Glad you got it fixed!

striperman36 · 12-25-2009, 02:37 PM

That parrot caused many problems

Raven · 12-26-2009, 08:37 AM

Zeal that's the little silent voice that it takes many years of telling yourself
to absolutely LISTEN too..... also known as intuition

ya Know Bill ....i carefully examined that friggan cat 5 cable which i was going to repair
....and could see nothing wrong with the individual wires

~ the Parrot is buried under the cherry tree after getting a real bad cold .....
and it killed him like a swine/bird flu.

for as the Boss informed me....and he's quite correct,
i over analyze everything.