Please help...Internet shuts off while not using computer

polarissuckspolarissucks
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in Genius Bar edited January 2014
my iMac will always shut off the internet when i am not sitting at the computer. i am blessed with only haveing 56k in my area so i must sometimes download things overnight, but the computer will turn off the internet even if its not asleep. also i will be using the internet and a stupid do you want to stay connected box will come up, can i fix it so that my internet wont shut off?? please help. thanks

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    sunilramansunilraman Posts: 8,133member
    Are you using Apple USB Modem or built-in modem? go to System Prefences > Network. Under there try and check the settings for Modem... I think hat is happening is that there is an "idle timeout" - that means that somehow there is a time limit where it will then shut off. Check somewhere in the modem settings under System Prefences > Network.
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    - ?(r)?z -- ?(r)?z - Posts: 127member
    I don't have an answer to your question, but try what sunilraman suggested.



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