I have a desktop pc running XP hardwired to a FIOS router. The printer is connected to the desktop and set for sharing. The laptop is running Vista and accesses the wireless network and is able to use the printer as long as the desktop is on. The problem I'm having is that since I added printer sharing, the laptop will not sleep unless the desktop is is in sleep mode. If I restrict access to the desktop from the laptop, it sleeps fine but no access to the printer. So it seems that the network is somehow keeping the laptop awake. There have been a few instances when neither pc will enter sleep mode.
Both computers are using NIS 2011 and the firewall is set for protected trust level. Everything works fine except for sleep mode, especially on the laptop. Any help would be appreciated.
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Do you have WOL (wake on lan) active on your router or anywhere else? On the desktop, check your power options to see if the computer is allowed to turn off networking while sleeping.
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Where do I find wake on LAN on either of the pc's? I see no option for it in my router settings.
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blue68f100 Notebook Virtuoso
WOL is a BIOS setting. You also need a small program that sends the Wake command. If I recall it's done by MAC address of the computer. Do a search on Google for Wake on lan, or WOL. It's widely used for managing computers in businesses. This allows them to do software updates without going to each computer.
Sharing printer on network, computer won't sleep
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by kingbob, Mar 17, 2011.