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<blockquote data-quote="CyberSimian" data-source="post: 1241192" data-attributes="member: 141969">When my HTPC powers-on, it is usually waking from hibernation.&nbsp; Can this switch between &quot;Home&quot; and &quot;Public&quot; occur in that situation?&nbsp; I recollect that when setting up the network, there is a Windows panel where the user chooses between &quot;Public&quot; and &quot;Home&quot;, so I would have expected that the setting would remain invariant, whether waking from hibernation or booting.I previously had two network adapters in the HTPC, but for one of them Windows always displayed &quot;Unknown network&quot; when hovering the mouse pointer over the network icon in the &quot;Task Bar&quot;.&nbsp; I did some re-arranging of connections and network definitions recently (I actually removed one network card, and later decided to re-install it), and then I could not get Windows to access the internet at all.&nbsp; So I disabled one of the network adapters, setup the network definition for the other, and then the internet became accessible again (possibly because I chose &quot;Home&quot; rather than &quot;Public&quot;).&nbsp; It is all very confusing, this network stuff. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused&nbsp; &nbsp; :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" />The ping problem with the WDTV Media Player and the Belkin Network USB Hub occurred when I had both network adapters enabled, whereas the ping problem that I had with the NAS earlier this week was with only one network adapter enabled.&nbsp; The next time that this happens, I must check to see if the internet is still accessible.&nbsp; If it is, it probably eliminates the problem that you described.This video says it all <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />:[MEDIA=youtube]oKI-tD0L18A[/MEDIA]-- from CyberSimian in the UK</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CyberSimian, post: 1241192, member: 141969"] When my HTPC powers-on, it is usually waking from hibernation. Can this switch between "Home" and "Public" occur in that situation? I recollect that when setting up the network, there is a Windows panel where the user chooses between "Public" and "Home", so I would have expected that the setting would remain invariant, whether waking from hibernation or booting. I previously had two network adapters in the HTPC, but for one of them Windows always displayed "Unknown network" when hovering the mouse pointer over the network icon in the "Task Bar". I did some re-arranging of connections and network definitions recently (I actually removed one network card, and later decided to re-install it), and then I could not get Windows to access the internet at all. So I disabled one of the network adapters, setup the network definition for the other, and then the internet became accessible again (possibly because I chose "Home" rather than "Public"). It is all very confusing, this network stuff. :confused: The ping problem with the WDTV Media Player and the Belkin Network USB Hub occurred when I had both network adapters enabled, whereas the ping problem that I had with the NAS earlier this week was with only one network adapter enabled. The next time that this happens, I must check to see if the internet is still accessible. If it is, it probably eliminates the problem that you described. This video says it all :D: [MEDIA=youtube]oKI-tD0L18A[/MEDIA] -- from CyberSimian in the UK [/QUOTE]

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