I'll give it a go - neither option was ticked for allowing to put into sleep
or wake etc.
Would have thought they'd have the driver setup already to work in line with
hibernation
S
MCSE/MCP
"Michael Walraven" wrote:
Quote:
> A thing to check.
> Under status for your wireless network adapter
> Properties
> Configure
> Power Management Tab
>
> check the status of 'Allow the computer to turn off this device to save
> power'
> I think that it should be checked, that lets the computer turn it off when
> going to sleep, knowing that it was turned off the system then turns it back
> on and restarts it when it wakes up. That is my theory anyway. At least try
> changing it from whatever it currently is set to.
>
> Michael
>
> "Stuscotland" <Stuscotland@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:575ECBA6-CC5A-4E5C-B448-41F9D324255D@xxxxxx Quote:
> >
> > Dell XPS M1330 Core2Duo 2GB RAM laptop
> >
> > Vista Home Premium
> >
> > Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
> >
> > Driver version 12.0.0.82
> >
> > Driver date 08/07/2008
> > --------------------------------
> >
> > I have a big problem with my WiFi adaptor when resuming from Sleep. In all
> > other circumstances it works perfect. Upgrading the driver version and my
> > router firmware has not helped. Basically, when I resume from sleep, the
> > WiFi indicator still shows connected in system tray. Clearly though, it
> > is
> > not as I have no internet access or IP address.
> >
> > When I click on the icon in the system tray, I should get the Network and
> > Sharing Centre but nothing appears. If I try to open the Network
> > Connections
> > panel through Control Panel or elsewhere, it hangs that MMC. Currently
> > the
> > only way to get wireless back online is to reboot after which all is well
> > again.
> >
> > Interestingly, browsing to the adaptor properties shows the option to
> > Enable…but nothing happens when you try this. Disabling via DeviceManager
> > and re-enabling hangs the console. I’ve tried everything else I can think
> > of. The Intel wireless tools run their tests and show the driver loaded
> > and
> > hardware enabled, but sits for a long time on the Radio Test with no
> > result.
> > Explorer.exe will stop working if I run these tests, upon resuming the
> > desktop shows the red cross against the adaptor (and even my battery as
> > being
> > flat.)
> >
> > The event logs are pretty useless; the resume from sleep time shows no
> > related errors for networking.
> >
> > This is an example of a pooooor OS, reliability is not a strong point.
> > Does
> > anyone have suggestions on how to resolve this issue, suggestions
> > welcomed?
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > Logs in order oldest to newest from event viewer: (see last event in
> > particular).
> >
> > Log Name: System
> > Source: BROWSER
> > Date: 06/09/2008 22:31:01
> > Event ID: 8033
> > Task Category: None
> > Level: Information
> > Keywords: Classic
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: Stu-XPS
> > Description:
> > The browser has forced an election on network
> > \Device\NetBT_Tcpip_{2369E8EC-7E09-4E02-88D8-1AE4691B0849} because a
> > master
> > browser was stopped.
> >
> > -----------------------
> >
> > Log Name: System
> > Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power
> > Date: 06/09/2008 22:31:01
> > Event ID: 42
> > Task Category: None
> > Level: Information
> > Keywords: (4)
> > User: SYSTEM
> > Computer: Stu-XPS
> > Description:
> > The system is entering sleep.
> > ------------------------
> >
> > Log Name: System
> > Source: Tcpip
> > Date: 06/09/2008 22:31:01
> > Event ID: 4202
> > Task Category: None
> > Level: Information
> > Keywords: Classic
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: Stu-XPS
> > Description:
> > The system detected that network adapter Wireless Network Connection was
> > disconnected from the network and its network configuration has been
> > released. If the network adapter was not disconnected, this may indicate
> > that
> > it has malfunctioned. Try updating the driver for the network adapter.
> >
> > -------------------------
> >
> > Log Name: System
> > Source: NETw5v32
> > Date: 07/09/2008 10:23:11
> > Event ID: 7036
> > Task Category: None
> > Level: Information
> > Keywords: Classic
> > User: N/A
> > Computer: Stu-XPS
> > Description:
> > The \Device\NDMP13 service entered the Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
> > state.
> > -------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Log Name: System
> > Source: Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM
> > Date: 07/09/2008 11:27:14
> > Event ID: 10016
> > Task Category: None
> > Level: Error
> > Keywords: Classic
> > User: NETWORK SERVICE
> > Computer: Stu-XPS
> > Description:
> > The machine-default permission settings do not grant Local Activation
> > permission for the COM Server application with CLSID
> > {A4199E55-EBB9-49E5-AF1A-7A5408B2E206}
> > to the user NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE SID (S-1-5-20) from address
> > LocalHost (Using LRPC). This security permission can be modified using the
> > Component Services administrative tool.
> > Event Xml:
> > <Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
> > <System>
> > <Provider Name="Microsoft-Windows-DistributedCOM"
> > Guid="{1B562E86-B7AA-4131-BADC-B6F3A001407E}" EventSourceName="DCOM" />
> > <EventID Qualifiers="49152">10016</EventID>
> > <Version>0</Version>
> > <Level>2</Level>
> > <Task>0</Task>
> > <Opcode>0</Opcode>
> > <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
> > <TimeCreated SystemTime="2008-09-07T10:27:14.000Z" />
> > <EventRecordID>79631</EventRecordID>
> > <Correlation />
> > <Execution ProcessID="0" ThreadID="0" />
> > <Channel>System</Channel>
> > <Computer>Stu-XPS</Computer>
> > <Security UserID="S-1-5-20" />
> > </System>
> > <EventData>
> > <Data Name="param1">machine-default</Data>
> > <Data Name="param2">Local</Data>
> > <Data Name="param3">Activation</Data>
> > <Data Name="param4">{A4199E55-EBB9-49E5-AF1A-7A5408B2E206}</Data>
> > <Data Name="param5">NT AUTHORITY</Data>
> > <Data Name="param6">NETWORK SERVICE</Data>
> > <Data Name="param7">S-1-5-20</Data>
> > <Data Name="param8">LocalHost (Using LRPC)</Data>
> > </EventData>
> > </Event>
> >
> >