Can't use web server because network is down

1AVCenter Help

Microsoft Windows has a feature called 'Media Sense' that turns off networking when the PC network cable is disconnected or not connected to any other computer.

When this happens 1AVCenter will give you the message that the network is down and that networking features are disabled. Of course, if your network is not properly configured you may get this error too because 1AVCenter can't find an IP address.

1AVCenter will automatically disable 'Media Sense' on Windows versions equal or higher then NT, such as 2000, XP, Media-Center, 2003, and Vista-32.

Windows 98 does not have the 'Media Sense' feature. Windows Me does.

For Windows Me there is a simple solution to disable the 'Media Sense' feature.

To disable 'Media Sense' on Windows Me:

1.	Click Start, point to Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click Network.
2.	Click the copy of TCP/IP that is bound to the network adapter you want to configure.
3.	Click the IP Address tab, click to clear the Detect connection to network media check box, and then click OK.
4.	Click OK, and then restart your computer.

NOTE: Media Sense provides the ability to connect to networks with different Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) options in one Windows session without the need to release and renew the IP configuration by using Winipcfg.exe. If you disable Media Sense, no new IP configuration information is obtained when you connect to a new network unless you restart the computer, or you release and renew the IP configuration by using Winipcfg.exe.