Shutdown problem only when Cable modem connected.

John "O" 22 years ago

I have a Webster 4000 cable modem connected to my NIC card (Netgear FA411) and am using WinME, my problem is when I try to shutdown my PC, all the windows close as normal but hangs at the last sec with a blank screen. However if my Cable modem is disconnected from the NIC then it shuts down perfectly....any ideas ??

PS: I remember having this problem some time ago when using another pc (using WinME) with a Motorola surfboard SB4100 modem and remember tinkering around with the network settings & it shut down perfectly but not sure exactly which adjustments I made as its some time ago.

Can anyone advise ??

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Quaoar 22 years ago

Device Manager, select the NIC properties, there is a setting to allow the system to shut down the NIC to save power - power save mode - smart power management, etc. This *might* be the setting, although most seem to shut down just fine with this disabled.

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