re: If your Internet Connections drops every few minutes Monday, October 2, 2006 at 9:31 am Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by JTor (3 messages posted) So far I have read about wireless problems. I have a home made PC running xp pro sp1 no wireless nothing, i use a cable modem and still I get drpopped.... On Thursday, June 22, 2006 at 12:35 pm, david wrote: > >for anyone running windows XP with zone alarm pro who's internet connection dies >after being idle for a while, try this: > >for an immediate reconnection to internet, ping either the ip address of your router, >or the internet name of a known website (for example ping www.google.com) >then restart your internet explorer or whatever internet programme you use. > >for a long term workaround, go into zone alarm and enter an ip range in the trusted >zone corresponding to the ip address of your router. for example if the ip address >of your router is 192.168.1.2 then add the range 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.255 to >the trusted zone. another example, if your router's ip address is x.x.x.5 the add >the range x.x.x.1 - x.x.x.255 to the trusted zone. > >thiis works for me. my SSID is hidden and i'm using WPA encryption and users can >only log onto my router using the encryption code so i reckon i'm safe allowing such >a big ip range to the trusted zone. > >good luck. 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