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scansinboy · 12-25-2004, 09:39 PM

They are all USB connected. I have two ports in the front and two in the back. The

At totally random times, the cable modem will lose its connection. I can tell this when all of a sudden I get a "AIM service can't be reached" message.
In the past, it I got an Unplug hardware alert sometimes up to a dozen a night, but I attribute that to problems with the cable service rather than the computer.

Once I see that the cable connection has gone out, I test the printer, which is then seen as being offline. Then the scanner, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. And the little LED that tells me the card reader is connected is off as well.

OK here's something new, The Cable modem has both the USB and Ethernet? cable plugged in. When I disconnected the USB cable I got the same AIM servince message, and it wouldn't come back, even after plugging in the USB cable.

I guess my question is this: Is there a USB controling program than I can rerun to get the connection going again, or do I just have to reboot every time this happens? BTW, the computer is about 5 years old and it's almost always on.

12-25-2004, 09:39 PM	#3 (permalink)
scansinboy Insane Location: Milwaukee	They are all USB connected. I have two ports in the front and two in the back. The At totally random times, the cable modem will lose its connection. I can tell this when all of a sudden I get a "AIM service can't be reached" message. In the past, it I got an Unplug hardware alert sometimes up to a dozen a night, but I attribute that to problems with the cable service rather than the computer. Once I see that the cable connection has gone out, I test the printer, which is then seen as being offline. Then the scanner, which sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. And the little LED that tells me the card reader is connected is off as well. OK here's something new, The Cable modem has both the USB and Ethernet? cable plugged in. When I disconnected the USB cable I got the same AIM servince message, and it wouldn't come back, even after plugging in the USB cable. I guess my question is this: Is there a USB controling program than I can rerun to get the connection going again, or do I just have to reboot every time this happens? BTW, the computer is about 5 years old and it's almost always on. __________________ Don't blame me... I voted for Kodos!