Windows XP closes nework connections as soon as the network becomes
unavailable. This is somewhat annoying for regular ethernet (you
unplug the cable and everything breaks) but it is very annoying with
wireless since it is not uncommon for the wireless link to momentarily
disappear because I moved the computer or something. Typically the
network comes back within a few seconds so it is really dumb to close
all the network connections.

My question is this: How do I stop XP from doing this?
The correct answer should be simple and easy for me (change some
registry setting or something). "Not possible" is not a correct
answer.

Thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by pwizard-ga on 10 Nov 2002 05:03 PST

Greetings beavis,

You can try disabling the Media Sense feature of TCP/IP which tells
Windows when the network card has been disconnected or not. This is a
registry setting that needs to be edited. It's for Windows 2000, but
I've read on several sites that it works for Windows XP as well. If
you'd like, please try it and let me know if it works for you. I'm not
sure of any other way to do what you're wanting to do with the
exception of using some third-party software application that can bind
to the connection and fool Windows into thinking the connection is
still alive when it's been disconnected.

Here's the article:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q239924

I'll wait to hear back before proceeding. Thanks!

-PWizard

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Clarification of Question by beavis-ga on 11 Nov 2002 00:19 PST

I added this key and rebooted but it does not seem to do anything. My
connections still disappear when the signal gets too weak.