<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><DIV><FONT class="Apple-style-span" color="#000000">I'm not sure if you are using a wireless connection when you experience this, but I have had similar problems with my connection and my iBook. I have found it easiest to turn off the Airport card, then run and turn the card on via Network diagnostics. I've often thought that there must be a better way but, for now, it works.</FONT></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>It may be worth trying Network Diagnostics even if you aren't using a wireless connection.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Good luck,</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Samantha</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Hi,</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">My isp sometimes drops the ball and goes off-line.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">I'll have cable tv, but no cable modem connection to the net.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">The standard way to restore connectivity is to power off the computer, then</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">power off the router, then power off the cable modem.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Then power them on in reverse order, i.e. first the cable modem, etc.</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><BR></DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">Assuming I don't power off the computer in a situation like this, is there a</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">way to get my connectivity back using either the command line or some gui</DIV><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; ">utility?</DIV> <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><DIV style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BODY></HTML>