Re: Laptop loses internet connection when in standby

On 13 Aug 2006 20:39:28 -0700, coryswinter@gmail.com wrote:

>I have a brand new Toshiba laptop running Win XP professional.
>
>I use wireless network to access the internet.
>
>When the computer goes into standby (or just the monitor turning off
>after 30 minutes) I will lose my connection to the internet; this
>causes programs like AIM to stop functioning even though I want them to
>remain operational.
>
>I've tried looking for options in XP's control panel as well as
>Toshiba's own power software.
>
>Any suggestions as to how I can fix this problem?
>
>Thanks.

had the same problem on my dell d810, cory. my dell has the intel
2200BG mini-card. there were no power options in either the XP or
intel controller to keep the the radio on and connected when the LT
was in standby or when the lid was closed. but...version 10 of
intel's PRO/Wireless DOES have an option to keep the wi-fi card on all
the time. i downloaded from intel, installed it and now the
connection stays alive during standby.

intel v10 user's manual here:
<http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/pro2200bg/sb/cs-008179.htm>

73,
rich, n9dko

Thanks everyone for your responses.

I went into my device manager and took a look at some of the power
settings for my Intel wireless card. I found an option which was
checked that allowed the OS to turn off the wireless card to save
power. I've unchecked that option and hope that this edit will correct
the problem I was having.

Thanks again!

Rich wrote:
> On 13 Aug 2006 20:39:28 -0700, coryswinter@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >I have a brand new Toshiba laptop running Win XP professional.
> >
> >I use wireless network to access the internet.
> >
> >When the computer goes into standby (or just the monitor turning off
> >after 30 minutes) I will lose my connection to the internet; this
> >causes programs like AIM to stop functioning even though I want them to
> >remain operational.
> >
> >I've tried looking for options in XP's control panel as well as
> >Toshiba's own power software.
> >
> >Any suggestions as to how I can fix this problem?
> >
> >Thanks.
>
> had the same problem on my dell d810, cory. my dell has the intel
> 2200BG mini-card. there were no power options in either the XP or
> intel controller to keep the the radio on and connected when the LT
> was in standby or when the lid was closed. but...version 10 of
> intel's PRO/Wireless DOES have an option to keep the wi-fi card on all
> the time. i downloaded from intel, installed it and now the
> connection stays alive during standby.
>
> intel v10 user's manual here:
> <http://support.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/pro2200bg/sb/cs-008179.htm>
>
> 73,
> rich, n9dko