T60: wireless LAN device turns off by itself

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bluespottedpaw · #1 Post by **bluespottedpaw** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 6:59 pm

The WiFi device on my T60 turns off by itself periodically, for no apparent reason. Here's what happens: I'm browsing the web, and all of a sudden the left-most LED indicator light on the display turns off (i.e. the WiFi thing that looks like a carrot with quotes around it). My software still says I'm connected, but I'm not when this light turns off. I then reboot to get it to turn back on. Why does it turn off by itself, for no apparent reason? How can I fix this problem, so that WiFi stays on all the time? Thanks!

David

SHoTTa35 · #2 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:03 pm

try disabling the power management of the device. Go to the Device Manager and then go down to Networking then right click the device - go to properties - then Power management. uncheck the boxes there and click ok.

bluespottedpaw · #3 Post by **bluespottedpaw** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:09 pm

Hi. Sorry, forgot to mention that I already unchecked those poewr management boxes in the device manager. It's still happening to me. Any other ideas? Thanks!

David

SHoTTa35 · #4 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:13 pm

you using active connection or just using normal Windows to connect? If the light (tower) is going out then the driver is turning it off though.

Here's a test, do you have bluetooth built into your system? Turn it ON and just leave it running and see if BT and WIFI goes out at the sametime.

Also, when the tower goes blank go to the network thing and disable the LAN and enable it again and see if the tower comes back.

(i guess just to say, did you upgrade the latest drivers from Intel or Lenovo? I'm using the latest Intel ones and i think they work great!)

bluespottedpaw · #5 Post by **bluespottedpaw** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:36 pm

I got the current drivers for my device from IBM, but when I extract the zip files, it looks like there's an x32 version and a x64 version. I have a T60 running Windows XP Professional. Which version do I install? Thanks!

David

bluespottedpaw · #6 Post by **bluespottedpaw** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 7:38 pm

Sorry, I meant the drivers from Intel, not IBM.

SHoTTa35 · #7 Post by **SHoTTa35** » Fri Jun 13, 2008 8:19 pm

well x32 is that you should have. if you had 64bit you would know

bluespottedpaw · #8 Post by **bluespottedpaw** » Sat Jun 14, 2008 2:26 am

Thanks so much for the help Shotta!

T60: wireless LAN device turns off by itself

T60: wireless LAN device turns off by itself

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