He's not saying the connection restarts. He's saying the entire computer is restarting. The computer reboots. ---Troth At 9/22/2003 04:07 PM, KC wrote: >If you uncheck the box that says to "disconnect after sending and receiving" >you wont get disconnected when you check your email. It is under >tool...option....connections tab.....and it should be the second box from >the top >----- Original Message ----- >From: "faythe&al" <rem41mag@xxxxxxxxxx> >To: "PCtecktalk" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 2:11 PM >Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Modem > > > Under Tools> general> there is a box to put in how many minutes you would >like to check for new mail, I have mine set on 14 minutes , so I don't get >disconnected so often from my ISP. I wonder if that option with cable would >start up your computer if it was idle & off ? > > just a thought , I have had so many weird things happen with mine, so I >question a lot :) > > Faythe > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: cris > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:42 PM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Modem > > > > > > I'm on a cable - regular computer - I've never had it restart my computer! >the cable may go off a second here and there, but how could it restart a >computer? > > CrisS > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: HandsomeBlck@xxxxxxx > > To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 1:40 PM > > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Laptop Modem > > > > In a message dated 9/22/2003 10:38:29 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > > writes: > > May I ask if you are on a dial up or cable service? I have heard that >cable > > service sometimes restarts your computer if left on. > > Faythe > > Faythe, > > I'm on dial up. > > HB > > > > To unsub or change your email settings: > > //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > > > > To access our Archives: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ > > //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > > > > For more info: > > //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk > > > > > > > >To unsub or change your email settings: >//www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk > >To access our Archives: >http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ >//www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ > >For more info: >//www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk