ASDL/Cable Modem Disconnects

ASDL/Cable Modem Disconnects




With some ADSL/Cable modems (especially USB) you may have a problem with getting disconnected after a few hours, here are two ways to fix that. Disable Hibernation and Disable Windows Messenger.



DSL Cable Modems Disconnects



Right click My Computer Icon/Properties/Hardware/Device Manager. Expand USB Controllers/Double Click USB Root Hub. Select Power Management and uncheck, Allow the computer to turn off the device to save power.



Tip: Stop connection from timing out on Web Pages. Sometimes when trying to connect to a Web site, that connection

attempt "times-out" due to the slowness of response, and you get a "Could not connect to ... ". Start/Run/Regedit

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Class\Net.



In the left pane, locate the 0000 Key (or 0001, 0002, or 0003) that represents your modem or NIC. Under that

Key, locate the Value name called "SLOWNET" (right pane). Double click on SLOWNET, and change "Value

data = 01" (zero & 1), to "00" (2 zero's). Close RegEdit, and reboot.