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Internet connection problems when coming out of sleep mode (Windows Vista).
When my Windows Vista PC comes out of sleep mode, I sometimes but not always have problems connecting to the Internet. This means I have to restart my PC in order to continue working.
The somewhat strange thing is that my network activity monitor shows that I'm connected to my wireless LAN with Local and Internet access, and I do actually have access to a limited number of things. For instance, I have access to GMail, and not just the offline version. I can receive and send emails with GMail, and I can use some other Google services from my browser, but I'm unable to browse to any other sites - I just get an eternal "loading" icon. I can also use Google Talk and I believe Windows Live Chat to chat when this happens.
I can successfully ping various domains (not just google), but I can't get them to load up in any of my browsers.
I've tried repairing my LAN connection and also disconnecting and reconnecting from the network, but these don't do the trick. I've also tried ipconfig renew all, but that doesn't help, either. The only thing that seems to help is a full system reboot, which sort of defeats the purpose of sleep mode.
The problem doesn't seem to be browser-specific, as neither Chrome, FireFox nor Internet Explorer will load up any web pages in this state.
When my Windows Vista PC comes out of sleep mode, I sometimes but not always have problems connecting to the Internet. This means I have to restart my PC in order to continue working.
The somewhat strange thing is that my network activity monitor shows that I'm connected to my wireless LAN with Local and Internet access, and I do actually have access to a limited number of things. For instance, I have access to GMail, and not just the offline version. I can receive and send emails with GMail, and I can use some other Google services from my browser, but I'm unable to browse to any other sites - I just get an eternal "loading" icon. I can also use Google Talk and I believe Windows Live Chat to chat when this happens.
I can successfully ping various domains (not just google), but I can't get them to load up in any of my browsers.
I've tried repairing my LAN connection and also disconnecting and reconnecting from the network, but these don't do the trick. I've also tried ipconfig renew all, but that doesn't help, either. The only thing that seems to help is a full system reboot, which sort of defeats the purpose of sleep mode.
The problem doesn't seem to be browser-specific, as neither Chrome, FireFox nor Internet Explorer will load up any web pages in this state.
Best answer: Vista sleep mode is horrible. Just horrible. I've had this same issue as well as others (no sound, never waking up, no mouse, etc) to the point that I wont let my laptop hibernate or sleep. The only way to ensure full functionality is to hard shutdown, or change the power settings to only turn off the screen and never use sleep.
posted by T.D. Strange at 7:06 AM on November 22, 2010
posted by T.D. Strange at 7:06 AM on November 22, 2010
Response by poster: Maybe I should just upgrade to Windows 7.
I'll give the Power Management tip a shot, in the meantime. Thanks for the suggestions.
posted by syzygy at 3:22 AM on November 23, 2010
I'll give the Power Management tip a shot, in the meantime. Thanks for the suggestions.
posted by syzygy at 3:22 AM on November 23, 2010
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posted by eunoia at 4:36 AM on November 22, 2010