[pchelpers] Re: lost internet signal

Hi Ellen,

Sunday, January 29, 2006, 8:54:10 PM, you wrote:

EM> I have an Acer Aspire 3000 running WinXP. When I am in standby for
EM> a while, or hibernate over several days, I lose my internet
EM> signal. My connection is WiFi. The systray icon will say I have an
EM> excellent signal & am connected to my wireless network. But the
EM> reality is I can't get on unless I reboot. Is there a fix for
EM> this? Is my machine somehow connected, but unaware of it?

In addition to what John says, note that you can't keep a connection
while hibernating; your computer is off while in hibernation mode.

Go to Network Connections (in Control Panel), right-click on the icon
for your network connection, select Properties, and put a checkmark
in the box for "show icon in notification area when connected".

Then, when you return from hibernation or standby, you can right-click
on the icon in the lower-right corner of the screen and select
"Repair", which *should* fix the connection, if John's suggestion
doesn't help.

-- 
Scott.




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