Dear Greg
You are very kind. Thanks for taking the time to help me.
On the advanced tab for the wireless adapter there is indeed a "Power Save
Mode" and it currently is set to "CAM" The other options to select from for
the Power save mode are: "Fast_PSP" and "Max_PSP" . Not sure which to
choose. (see below under BUT).
Interesting, on this screen there are also options to set
1. Network type - (set to infrastructure, which I hope means access point or
router)
2. Network address whcih I notice is blank!! ("Not present" selected).
Should that be so?
The other settings are of course Channel (1) and SSID (which is not the
default one).
BUT, looking at the other tabs there is a tab called "Power management" and
it gives the option to "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
power" and it was selected! Sp I unselected it. That may well be it.
One more question if I may. On the TCP/IP "alternate configuration tab", I
entered the data as you suggested, including the DNS. It however also asked
for WINS which I left blank. Where do I get the numbers for WINS?
Ipconfig /all shows me that:
for Windows IP configuration:
- Primary DNS suffix is empty
- Node type is unknown
- IP routing Enabled is set to No
- WINS proxy enabled is set to No
for the wireless adapter
- DHCP is enabled
no mention of WINS
Are these correct?
Thanks.
Greg Lindsay [MSFT] wrote:
> I just thought of another option that might help you.
>
> Check the detailed properties of your wireless adapter by using the
> configure button. On the advanced tab, there should be a list of
> properties, one of which is power save mode. Disable this and it may
> prevent your network card from losing the IP address. Hibernation
> sometimes shuts down the power to network cards, and when that
> happens they often don't maintain a dynamic IP address.
>
>
> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
> confers no rights.
> "Greg Lindsay [MSFT]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi Jeff,
>>
>> Switch your laptop back to "obtain an IP address" and check the
>> status of your IP address by typing ipconfig at a command prompt. To see
>> more details, type ipconfig /all.
>>
>> Now allow the laptop to hibernate and demonstrate the problem. Check the
>> IP address again using ipconfig. If you lost the IP
>> address during hibernation, it will be 0.0.0.0. You can prevent
>> this by using the "alternate configuration" tab. Enter the static
>> IP address and DNS settings you used before in the alternate
>> configuration tab. When the computer loses it's dynamic address
>> (the one it obtains automatically), it will fail-over to this
>> alternate address. You should still be able to access hotel access
>> points, because it won't use the alternate configuration unless it
>> can't find one automatically. I hope this helps!
>>
>> --
>> Greg Lindsay [MSFT]
>> (E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> Disclaimer: This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and
>> confers no rights.
>> "Frankster" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed) ...
>>> All your assumptions are right. You need to fix whatever problem
>>> you have with obtaining a dynamic address at home.
>>>
>>> -Frank
>>>
>>> "Jeff" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> In my Windows XP, WPA-PSK protected home wireless LAN (via router >
>>>> cable LAN) one laptop was having problems regaining internet access
>>>> after hibernating. I solved the problem by switching it's wireless
>>>> TCP/IP setting from
>>>> "Obtain an IP address automatically"
>>>> to
>>>> "Use the following IP address"
>>>> and
>>>> "Use the following DNS server address"
>>>>
>>>> Question:
>>>> While the internet connection is now working fine, I suspect the
>>>> laptop will not see hotel access points? If so, is there a way to
>>>> have both setups simultaneously on this laptop? I mean have the
>>>> laptop "Obtain IP address automatically" and if unable to "find
>>>> any network"? Thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
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