shutting down pc

[arty]

I turn off the pc by going to start icon....shut down.
After the pc shuts down....afew minutes later it turns itself back on....?

[2k dummy]

Go into your network settings. Locate the properties for your ethernet (nic) card, and disable "wake on lan".

[arty]

When going into network connections I am not able to find disable lan wake up icon or area.

[2k dummy]

Since you didn't mention your OS, this is for W9x.

Right click network neighborhood, select properties
   or in control panael double click network icon
You should see a list with your nic listed. Click on it to highlight it. Select properties. Click the advanced tab.

[arty]

Sorry..am running xp pro.

[merlin_2]

control panel/system/advanced/settings >startup and recovery>/system failure/uncheck-automatically restart.

[Raptor]

You can also disable the LAN Wakeup call from the BIOS.