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Old 02-06-2008   #5 (permalink)
Gazza


 
 

Re: Vista sleep and Default Gateway issue - KB933872

On 6 Feb, 02:03, "Donald Robb" <donmanr...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> I had a chance to test this out and it seems to work just fine.
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> Cheers,
> Donald Robb
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> "Donald Robb" <donmanr...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> news:u1KPNd4ZIHA.5088@xxxxxx
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> > Hello,
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> > I have a possible solution but I won't be able to test it out until later
> > on tonight.
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> > Set the script to run when the computer resumes from sleep. The easiest
> > way to do this is: a: Open the Windows Event Viewer application. b: Find a
> > 'Power-Troubleshooter' event with ID 1 ('The system has resumed from
> > sleep') c: Right-click on the event and choose 'Add task to this event'
> > and follow the prompts to create the task. d: Change the task properties
> > (you may need to do this through Scheduled Tasks) - the script needs to
> > run with highest privileges and even when user is not logged on.
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> > For the script you can use something like this and save it as a .vbs file
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> > Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
> > objShell.run("%comspec% /k ipconfig /release")
> > objShell.run("%comspec% /k ipconfig /renew")
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> > Cheers,
> > Donald Robb
> > CCIE R&S Written, CCIP, CCDP, CCNP, JNCIS-M, JNCIS-ER, ENA, MCSE 2003,
> > Security+, Network+, A+
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> > "Gazza" <gary_wind...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> >news:2ffa6e79-ee57-497a-b1b9-1599b8628a4d@xxxxxx
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> >> Hello I have had this issue for some time and still cannot get a
> >> resolution that works to my satisfaction.
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> >> I have Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit. After the system has gone to
> >> sleep and I have restarted it the Default gateway information is lost
> >> and I cannot connect to the internet. I have tried hotfix KB933872 and
> >> KB928233 and neither resolve the issue. It appears to be random as
> >> sometimes the Default Gateway information is there and all is fine and
> >> another time it is missing and the internet will not work.
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> >> I can keep sleeping and waking until it works or do a restart and all
> >> will be fine. I also read from another person that is suffering from
> >> the same problem that typing ipconfig /renew from a command prompt
> >> will get things up and running again. This is true but none of these
> >> options are ideal especially for my wife and son who want it to just
> >> work - which I agree.....
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> >> Are there any other answers and resolutions to this issue or do I just
> >> have to leave the thing running?
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> >> Many thanks and hopes in advance
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> >> Gary
Hi Rob,

are the instructions exactly as you describe above? This is an area
that I am not at all familiar with. Do I just use notepad to create
the script and where do I save it etc...

Thanks again.

Gary
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