I have a board set up which is attached to an Microchip wifi module MRF24WGOMA. The project is for this to receive a signal.

On some networks, if it sits too long, the access point kicks it off the network and you have to cycle the power to get it to get back on the network.

I figured the easy answer would be to set up an hserout command and just spit something out to the network.

However, it appears that if I send it to a made up IP address or even a good one but with nothing to catch it. The network must be replying with an error that then locks up my program.

Any ideas on what I could hserout to the network just to keep the unit alive and online?