hi, i have a problem with my broadband connection. im using a sagem 800pe dsl modem @512Kbs bandwidth. the problem i'm having is that it keeps disconnecting, although the icon on my toolbar says its still connected. i usually find this problem occurs when i leave my computer for an hour or so. when i'm working on it, i don't have the problem. it's really annoying as i leave my computer on virtually all day to download movies, but when i get home, i notice that it has been disconnected for most of the time. any ideas on this???? 'if it aint broke, buy a new one anyway'

i had a customer with a similar problem. it didnt seem to be renewing the IP address when it was changing every few hours. all i did was hit start, run and typed ipconfig /release (enter) ipconfig /renew (enter) and this seemed to fix the problem permanently. you could also try rebooting your modem. Simon

I had a customer with the same problem - I did (among many other things) what Simon suggested, but to no avail. The tech support people are idiots and were of no help. The problem is currently unresolved.

A vague flicker of rememberence....... There may be an option that auto disconnects if no key press within "?" mins. Within properties of the modem? nf7-s v2.0 1gb pc3200 jou jye 550w psu xp2500-m @ 200x11 Thermalright SP 97 fx5600@360&600 WDCaviar 60gb Seagate Barracuda 80gb Thermaltake Lanfire ;~}

But this is DSL, not DialUp... Plus, for my problem at least, it was happening while he played "Scrabble" on Yahoo.