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FP98: No Server on Port 80 After Laptop Computer Has Been Idle

Article ID: 193958

Article Last Modified on 10/3/2001


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This article was previously published under Q193958

For a Microsoft FrontPage 97 and earlier version of this article, see
151349.

SYMPTOMS

When you use FrontPage on certain types of computers, you may receive the following error message:
There is no server on Port 80 at '<Server Name>'

CAUSE

This problem typically occurs with laptop computers, because the Windows 95 power conservation option is enabled. Once the Power Manager is activated, it sends a "shut down" signal to all hardware devices. When the Network Device Interface Specification (NDIS) device receives the signal, it "shuts down" the network card, essentially indicating that the card has been removed. TCP/IP is notified, and the TCP/IP stack is removed. Once the power conservation mode is done, the Personal Web Server, which was running normally, generates a bind to port error message.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use any of the following method when you use FrontPage on a laptop computer:

Additional query words: portable docking undocked

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