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    Wireless connection drops...

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by MaynardW, Feb 8, 2008.

  1. MaynardW

    MaynardW Newbie

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    Hello :)

    I have a bit of a problem after being connected to the internet. I'll be checking email or surfing etc. and my connection drops mysteriously. I have a good to strong signal from where I'm at, which is the library at the college I attend. I have an Hp Pavilion dv2550se with built in wireless, and when it mysteriously disconnects, the LED light is orange which indicates the adapter if off, where when it is on, the light is blue. I've tried turning the wireless switch on(enabled) to off(disabled) back to on(enabled), and nothing happens; the light is still orange. I can't find any help in Microsoft Help, naturally, and the wireless assistant doesn't assist very well either.

    The only short-term solution I've found was just to restart the laptop, where when I log in, the light is blue.

    Any thoughts and/or fixes?

    Thanks :)
     
    MaynardW, Feb 8, 2008
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  2. kuncheesh

    kuncheesh Notebook Evangelist

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    i think there is some feature called auto disconnect in vista ........ there may be a similar stuff in hp wireless assistant too.......u must have accidentally turned these on........will try googling..........cheers
     
    kuncheesh, Feb 8, 2008
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  3. MaynardW

    MaynardW Newbie

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    Thanks, I'll try googling that as well :D
     
    MaynardW, Feb 8, 2008
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    Sorry for double posting, but I think I might've solved the problem. I googled the phrase 'auto-disconnect in vista' and clicked on the first search result. I went to Network and Sharing Center in the control panel, then to Manage Network Connections, clicked on wireless adapter, clicked configure, clicked Power Management, then unchecked the box that said "Allow this computer to turn of this device to save power" or something like that.

    Thanks for the help, kuncheesh :)
     
    MaynardW, Feb 8, 2008
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