Win 7 LAN time out?

ISKOTB · Post by **ISKOTB** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:33 pm

If I leave my laptop for like 15 or 20 min I come back and my LAN is estabilishing a connection I go under the LAN connection I see IPV4 not connected IPV6 not connected “its normal” I click on the details tab I see the IP and all there then few seconds later my outlook is connected to exchange….etc all good

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 3:33 pm

Laptop...so power management. Go into properties of your adapter(s)...are you allowing Windows to turn it off to safe power?

ISKOTB · Post by **ISKOTB** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:05 pm

nope real odd while I'm working nothing is this related to when my display turn of I have it on 5min

Post by **YeOldeStonecat** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 1:16 pm

Is this a factory built laptop, or did you install Windows 7 yourself?

Your description of the "symptoms" up above perfectly describes typical power management on a laptop..when it's going into a power down mode, it will turn off un-necessary hardware such as wireless, bluetooth, NICs, display, etc. Unless you tell it not to.

If you do have your NIC properties set to not let Windows power down the device...perhaps you need to update the NIC drivers, and then install your laptops system enhancement rivers and power management drivers.

Sava700 · Post by **Sava700** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 11:15 am

try a different cable..I've seen some not fit in laptop NIC ports very snug and when loose a little they tend to do that.