Hi Mike, Thanks, I'll check those discussions out later and, like you, try turning off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference pane first.
In the meantime, I got the disconnect again and, this time, decided to try my network preferences ideas, ie: >> Secondly, to try to make the iMac "look-for" the internet connection again, >> you could try opening system preferences, going to the network preferences >> and >> selecting the Ethernet connection from the left-hand pane - I'm assuming you >> will have the default setting for "Configure Ipv4" of "Using DHCP" - if so, >> here are a couple of thing you could try: >> >> - Click on the "Advanced" button and in the Window that opens select the >> TCP/IP tab, then click the button which says "Renew DHCP Lease" >> >> - If that doesn't work you could try, under the "Configure Ipv4" drop-down >> list selecting "Off" and hitting the "Apply" then selecting "Using DHCP" >> again >> and again hitting "Apply" - this is the closest thing I can think of to my >> "solution" of basically switching the connection off and then on again. Only in my case, obviously, in the "Airport" pane rather than the "Ethernet" pane. I found that just hitting the "Renew DHCP Lease" didn't, in fact, obtain a DHCP lease - obviously there was still a connection problem. However, turning DHCP off and then on again (remembering to hit "Apply" after EACH step) DID solve the problem - so there you go. For me, it's still easier to turn Airport On/Off from the menu bar but, for your Ethernet connection, this method (assuming it works for you) should be easier than re-booting the computer and/or modem. Of course, if your other suggestions provide a permanent fix - you won't need this. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: n...@possumology.com on 6/4/10 6:13 PM, Mike Fuller at blis...@tpg.com.au wrote: > > There is an Apple Discussion about the topic I raised yesterday : Internet > connection lost after sleep - Ethernet (although it seems to affect wireless > connections also) > > Link is here: > http://discussions.info.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=2258749&start=45&tstart > =0 > > My iMac surprisingly didn't lose connection last night so I couldn't test your > recommendations Neil. But a couple of others that are mentioned in the Apple > discussion, and which worked for some, are: > > Turn off the Wake for network access in the Energy Saver preference > Delete these two pref files: > Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/preferences.plist > > Library/Preferences/SystemConfiguration/com.apple.airport.preferences.plist > > I've just done the energy saver one and I'll see how that goes before trying > anything else. > > Cheers > > Mike Fuller > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:wamug-unsubscr...@wamug.org.au>
