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Old 02-06-2008, 06:50 AM
Gazza
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Re: Vista sleep and Default Gateway issue - KB933872

On 6 Feb, 14:37, Gazza <gary_wind...********.com> wrote:[color=blue]
> On 6 Feb, 02:03, "Donald Robb" <donmanr...********.com> wrote:
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> > I had a chance to test this out and it seems to work just fine.[/color]
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> > Cheers,
> > Donald Robb[/color]
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> > "Donald Robb" <donmanr...********.com> wrote in message[/color]
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> >news:u1KPNd4ZIHA.5088@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...[/color]
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> > > Hello,[/color][/color]
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> > > I have a possible solution but I won't be able to test it out until later
> > > on tonight.[/color][/color]
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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.[/color][/color]
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> > > For the script you can use something like this and save it as a .vbs file[/color][/color]
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> > > Set objShell = Wscript.CreateObject("Wscript.Shell")
> > > objShell.run("%comspec% /k ipconfig /release")
> > > objShell.run("%comspec% /k ipconfig /renew")[/color][/color]
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> > > Cheers,
> > > Donald Robb
> > > CCIE R&S Written, CCIP, CCDP, CCNP, JNCIS-M, JNCIS-ER, ENA, MCSE 2003,
> > > Security+, Network+, A+[/color][/color]
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> > > "Gazza" <gary_wind...********.com> wrote in message
> > >news:2ffa6e79-ee57-497a-b1b9-1599b8628a4d@f10g2000hsf.googlegroups.com...
> > >> Hello I have had this issue for some time and still cannot get a
> > >> resolution that works to my satisfaction.[/color][/color]
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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.[/color][/color]
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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.....[/color][/color]
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> > >> Are there any other answers and resolutions to this issue or do I just
> > >> have to leave the thing running?[/color][/color]
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> > >> Many thanks and hopes in advance[/color][/color]
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> > >> Gary[/color][/color]
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> 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[/color]

oops, in my hast I just realised that I referred to you as Rob. Sorry
Donald.

Gary
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