Wireless help, please!

[andysdad]

Just got a new router; every time I open my laptop from Standby the wifi loses Internet (but not local) connection.

If I go into Networks and disconnect then reconnect, the Internet reconnects.

Reloaded settings, key etc. Using Windoze Vista Home Premium.

Anyone got advice, please?

Thanks,

A

 

[scud]

IIRC it's a Vista problem.....

any chance of upgrading to 7?

 

[wessie]

Disable any dial-up services you might have installed on the machine.

 

[hops]

simple

buy a mac

 

[centaur]

IIRC it's a Vista problem.....

any chance of upgrading to 7?

Also happens on my HP notebook which uses W7. It appears to be a power saving issue. Google offers some workarounds, the simplest of which is to disable the wireless adapter and then re-enable in the device manager.

 

[Black Rooster]

are you using the lastest driver and have you selected use this wifi setting

 

[andysdad]

Still happening

Any ideas please?

And no "buy a Mac" comments thank you!


A

 

[redcastle]

short workaround is to go into the power settings and configure it to switch off the monitor off after a given time but disable standby and hibernation. Not perfect I know and if it was me I would leave all settings on "never" when plugged in

and as for the fatuous mac comment go and read this

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=518958

 

[aspiring]

had the same problem,thought the router was knackered so bought a new one.still had same problem so googled it and came up with the power saving problem,went through the process stated above and its kind of fixed it but occasionally i lose internet still so i have a LAN cable in connected to my router and i just connect the laptop to that and go make a coffee,when i get back i unplug the LAN cable and its all sorted.beyond that i have no idea whats up with it.im using vista too.

 

[andysdad]

Still need help

REDCASTLE - thanks for the tip but it's a laptop and the battery has just died too. Really need a proper fix.

LOVED the Mac link = they think they are SOOOO perfect!


Aspiring - too far from the router to plug in. Thanks for posting though.


Any more ideas out there?

A

 

[JoeC]

I have a similar issue and am with Sky broadband. Never used to happen but started doing this about a month ago.
I can connect to another local wireless connection (they have not protected their net!!) and it does not happen or does not appear to happen.
Just living with it at present.