keep T-60 running with lid closed?

[thinktank]

I just figured out how to turn off the screen with the computer still running (Fn + F3 and then "X turn off screen"). That somewhat helps.

But sometimes I wish I could just close the laptop for a few minutes without it going into suspense mode, cutting me off the VPN connection, off the network and so forth.

Is there a way to set it so that it only goes into suspense mode after, say, 15 minutes.

Or is is there a short cut to supress the suspense mode before closing the lid?

[marlinspike]

Right click the desktop, select properties, go to the screen saver tab, click power, select the advanced tab. You'll see a drop down menu that says "when I close the lid of this portable computer:" select "do nothing" from the drop down. That way the computer will stay on when you close it (screen shuts off because there is a switch to know when it's closed) and it won't automatically go into standby/hibernate until your power properties are selected to do so.

[christopher_wolf]

In addition to what Marlinspike said, and only if you wanted it to go into suspend after a set period of time, you could set the the lid event to "Do nothing" and then set a suspend-for-idle-duration timer (3 idle minutes, 5 idle minutes, 15 idle minutes, etc) if you want a "timed" effect.

[thinktank]

Thank you, thank, thank you. As always: fast and perfect answers!