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Hi,

Whenever I wake up from either Stand-by or Hibernation, and go to Outlook Express, I always get an error message saying that I'm not connected to the internet. The same happens when I click on my browser (Firefox). I get a balloon on the Connection Status icon , that to restart the connection I have to use the Repair feature. I am plugged into power when this happens. It doesn't occur when I first boot up in the morning from Shut-down.

Is something wrong somewhere to cause this to need to be repaired so often? By Repair, I think it said they were changing my IP address.

Thanks for any help,
sand

People could probably give you more specific advice if you posted your ThinkPad's hardware and software configurations.

Okay.

I have Windows XP Pro. I'm not sure what you mean by hardware configurations. It's 2379DXU 15" T42.
60 GB
512MB
1.7GHz

Do you need more than that?

thanks,
sand

Sand wrote:Do you need more than that?

the more important is what type of connection do you use - wireless, wired, GSM ?

Do you use DHCP or fixed IP ? etc. etc.

I'm sorry to send all this long list of specifications, but I'm not sure what it is you need. It should be on here. I do have wireless, but I don't understand what the other things are that you mentioned.
Thank you. Sand

2379-DXU
From ThinkWiki
Table of contents [showhide]
1 IBM ThinkPad T42 2379-DXU Specifications

1.1 CPU and Memory
1.2 Storage
1.3 Display and Graphics
1.4 Battery
1.5 Communications and Networking
1.6 Software
1.7 Connectors
1.8 General Product Info
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IBM ThinkPad T42 2379-DXU Specifications
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CPU and Memory
Processor Manufacturer Intel
Processor Class (Pentium M Dothan)
Processor Name Intel Pentium M 735
Processor Speed 1.7 GHz
Installed Memory 512 MB
Maximum Memory 2 GB
Memory Technology DDR SDRAM
Cache Size 2 MB
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Storage
Hard Drive Model
Hard Drive Capacity 60 GB
Included Drives CD-RW / DVD Combo Drive
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Display and Graphics
Display Size 15.0 in
Display Type SXGA+
Graphics Processor ATI Radeon MOBILITY 9600
Graphics Memory 64 MB
Included Video Card Graphics card - AGP 4x
Resolution 1400 x 1050 pixels
Max. External Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels
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Battery
Battery Model 6 cell
Battery Life 3.0 hour(s)
Battery Type Lithium ion
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Communications and Networking
Bluetooth Yes
Modem Speed 56 Kbps
Network LAN Intel PRO/1000 MT
Network WLAN Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG MiniPCI card
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Software
Shipped Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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Connectors
Interface Provided Parallel Port, S-Video, VGA, Phone line, Headphone, Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T
Connectors 2 x Hi-Speed USB - 4 pin USB Type A, 1 x parallel - IEEE 1284 (EPP/ECP) - 25 pin D-Sub (DB-25), 1 x display / video - VGA - 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15), 1 x infrared - IrDA, 1 x modem - phone line - RJ-11, 1 x network - Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-T - RJ-45, 1 x display / video - S-video output - 4 pin mini-DIN, 1 x docking / port replicator, 1 x microphone - input - mini-phone mono 3.5 mm , 1 x audio - line-out/headphones - mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm
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General Product Info
Input Devices Keyboard, Touchpad, TrackPoint
Included Sound Card Intel 82801DB (ICH4) rev.1
Weight 5.4 lbs
Also known as ...
Manufacturer Part No. 2379DXU
Dimension 13.0 in x 10.6 in x 1.2 in(WxDxH)
Retrieved from "http://thinkwiki.org/wiki/2379-DXU"

Categories: T42

Sand wrote:Is something wrong somewhere to cause this to need to be repaired so often? By Repair, I think it said they were changing my IP address.

I don't know if something needs to be repaired or not.

I have a similar experience with my T23. However, I only have this problem when I change location like from home to work. Each time, it doesn't seem to be able to get an IP address automatically and I have to do a repair connection. If I am at home, then waking from stand-by and hibernation is not a problem. I am using Windows Zero Configuration for setting up wireless on this laptop.

With my T43 (IBM a/b/g II wifi) and using Access Connection, there is no problem whatsoever. It connects with whichever network that it is setup to find.

Which router do you have for your wireless? Are you changing locations when this happens to you? Are you using IBM's Access Connection software or Windows Zero Configuration?

yes, which router do you use ? I have sometimes the similar problem with ASUS, it is not able to notice I had been off for a longer time, so it does not recover my IP.

i have the same problem coming out of standby or hibernate. the connection seems to still be up, but i can't get to any websites. a real pain in the [censored]. this occurs whether i'm on wireless or wired.

i feel like it didn't always do this, but i can't pinpoint what would've changed things.