Internet drops after sleep

Question

I have a Dimension 9100. Frequently, after the machine has been in sleep mode, it cannot connect to the internet (or, presumably, to the rest of my small network). I believe that it is a problem with this machine, as everything works fine when I reboot. I also think it is a hardware issue, but i am about to see if the same behavior occurs when i am running Linux as running XP.

I thought i might try the XP equivalent of winipcfg (to see if i can get a new IP from my router), but it looks like i need to hunt around for that, and in any case would be a stopgap.

Is this common behavior? Any suggestions?

-matt

volcano11 · Answer

Try opening Device Manager, clicking on the + sign next to Network adaper, right clicking your network adapter and choosing Properties.  Click on the Power Management tab and uncheck the box, Steve

volcano11 · Answer

What is common behavior for desktop computers is problems with standby (and hibernate). As has been discussed thousands of times on these forums, standby and hibernate were originally designed for laptops, has been poorly implemented on desktops where saving battery life is not a concern. Yes, these modes do sometimes work on desktops, but more often than not they fail. You can spend hours of your time trying to figuer out which hardware/device driver/software is causing the problem, or you can use the power savings options to turn off your monitior and hard drive after a specified period of time instead of using standby (or hibernate). One thing you can check, if this option is not desirable, is to check the properties of your network adapter and make sure it is not set to turn off to save power.

As for a winipcfg utility for Windows XP, you can download that at http://www.devhood.com/tools/tool_details.aspx?tool_id=535

Alternatively you can open a command prompt and use the ipconfig /release /renew command.

Steve

solstice123 · Answer

sorry--I should have been more clear. It is not standby or hibernate that I meant by sleep. In fact, all that is happening is that the monitor and disks are set to power down.

solstice123 · Answer

Thanks, steve. I'll try that. -matt

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