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Does anyone have any idea why my Intel Wireless adaptor turns itself off sometimes? Im using the ThinkVantage Access thingy supplied with my X60s. It should be the newest version. I have not allowed the powermanagement to turn it off or anything.

/PalleRaa

i had an issue like that with my t43, and the only way i fixed it was reformating and reinstalling :/

i didnt really delve into the issue that much, and after i reinstalled xp it worked right off the bat. i wish i would have invesigated the issue a little more so i could tell you more

I have now tried it on the original XP install, on a Vista (never got wireless to work on vista) and now on this XP student edition... Same problem...

Anyway, as soon as vista is out i should be able to get my hands on a copy so it might work there... BTW, can i run a 64bit Vista on my Centrino Duo processer?

/PalleRaa

I don't know if this will work, but go into Device Manager and open up the Properties for your wireless adapter. Click on the Advanced tab and look for an entry that says Power Save Mode. See if you can turn that mode off.

PalleRaa wrote:BTW, can i run a 64bit Vista on my Centrino Duo processer?

No. Core Duo is 32-bit.

Core 2 Duo: yes. However, I think the current chipset isn't perfectly designed for 64-bit; you won't get all the advantages of a 64-bit processor...apparently, the Santa Rosa chipset will make better use of the 64-bit processor.

Palleraa,

this effect appears when Access Connections (AC) and Windows are trying to manage the connection at the same time. AC opens and establishes a connection, Windows closes it shortly after because the OS has another connection in mind as default...

When you run AC on your machine, the "View available networks" window of the Operation system should be empty and a text in there states that another program is configuring wireless connections. If in fact you see connections and can configure them, then the interface between Windows and AC is not working as I asume.

Two ways to resolve the issue:
- in System services, you can turn off the Wireless Zero Configuration Service - set to manually start (so it does not restart with next computer start) and then stop the service. Now AC will manage and nothing will close a wireless connection.
- uninstall, reboot machine and reinstall AC.


so long,

gerdh wrote: this effect appears when Access Connections (AC) and Windows are trying to manage the connection at the same time. AC opens and establishes a connection, Windows closes it shortly after because the OS has another connection in mind as default...

This could be a possible culprit, but there may be something else happening. I have virtually all of XP's non-essential services eliminated and XP doesn't control wireless, but every so often wireless will shut off (for no reason) and won't come back without a restart...this can even happen with radio/power management off in AC.

I'd be curious if anyone knows the cause of this condition. I'm thinking it's either AC or the driver. Does anyone running without AC experience the Intel WiFi shutoff in such a way that restart is the only way to bring it back?

I had the exact same problem. It started when I finally activated the Bluetooth feature.

Read this thread http://forum.thinkpads.com/viewtopic.ph ... highlight=

It explains how to get it to work again. Mine was working but I decided to upgrade my Intel wireless card to the Atheros version for $50 because of the improved signal reception. Never had a problem since.

See http://support.intel.com/support/wirele ... 006205.htm

It's an Intel design issue with Power Save Polling.

Nice...

I cant find the Network Control Panel Applet (NCPA) anywhere and i dont got the intel software. I tried to turn the power to max using the device manager... Hope that will help

/PalleRaa

Intel deep sleep state introduced with new chipset. You have to disable the "deep sleep state". I had problems on a T60 with both wireless and wired Ethernet. If the machine went to sleep it couldn't power back on. Check the drivers that you have an udpate as necessary and see the post above for further information.

I have same issue with Atheros chip based 11a/b/g/n wireless card. It stops functioning from time to time. Sometimes it helps to suspend computer in order to get the card back up, sometimes only reboot helps.
I've played around a bit with the card driver properties (power save mode -> on -> of - maximum but with no luck.
The thing I've noticed is that it happens as soon as computér enters screensaver mode so it must have something todo with power saving