Power Requirement for Wireless Networking

My wireless internet access does not work when I am running on battery power,
however, it does work when I'm using the power supply. I have a new Dell
Inspiron 6000 with XP and Centrino. Why is this? Is there something I can
adjust so that it will work under battery power? What's the point of having
a notebook computer if you have to use the power cord?

Chunkins wrote:
> My wireless internet access does not work when I am running on
> battery power, however, it does work when I'm using the power supply.
> I have a new Dell Inspiron 6000 with XP and Centrino. Why is this?
> Is there something I can adjust so that it will work under battery
> power? What's the point of having a notebook computer if you have to
> use the power cord?

Turn off power save mode in the wireless card properties.

Q

Thanks. I had to turn it up to high.

Now, how do I keep the screen from dimming when I unplug the power?

"Quaoar" wrote:

> Chunkins wrote:
> > My wireless internet access does not work when I am running on
> > battery power, however, it does work when I'm using the power supply.
> > I have a new Dell Inspiron 6000 with XP and Centrino. Why is this?
> > Is there something I can adjust so that it will work under battery
> > power? What's the point of having a notebook computer if you have to
> > use the power cord?
>
> Turn off power save mode in the wireless card properties.
>
> Q
>
>
>

On Sun, 9 Oct 2005 19:10:02 -0700, Chunkins wrote:

> Thanks. I had to turn it up to high.
>
> Now, how do I keep the screen from dimming when I unplug the power?
>
Look for your power settings and change the battery profile to not dim the
display.