Florian Hector wrote:

> not sure if I understand your problem...
>
> There is a feature in XP called Media Sense. What it does is it disables the
> TCP stack if there is no network cable attached. You can switch it off by
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters
> New entry in this folder
> -Name: DisableDHCPMediaSense
> -Typ: REG_DWORD -Boolean
> -Value: 0, 1 (False, True) Default: 0 (False), hence 1 to switch off
> MediaSense for TCP/IP.

THAT was the one I was trying to remember - thanks

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