I have a Netgear wireless router which works fine until i switch laptop off or hibernate etc...when i come back to the laptop its disconnected and shows no available network. As soon as i reboot the router everythings fine again but surely the router should be permanently online, when i set it up my laptop connected everytime for at least a couple of weeks and i never touch the settings. Small but annoying problem - help

 

go into the router settings and enable automatic dhcp, sounds like your router is running static i.p.



or follow this website to setup as static i.p

http://www.homenethelp.com/web/howto...ip-address.asp



easier to do the first way.

 

Been in settings mate and everything looked as it should Thanks.

 

So, when you power off your laptop and switch it back on it loses the connection ? Same as when you simply ask your laptop to do a restart ???

Don't use hibernation, not worth it, if you plan on having an hour break just shut it down, or close the lid and leave it running, I set my laptop monitor to switch off every 2 mins when I plan to be away from it for a while.

 

No Dan - if i log off now and nip too town for 30minutes when i get back i cant connect again until i reboot my router - thats the issue, surely the router should stay permanently connected Like i said before it worked brilliant for about 2weeks, never touched router at all till this problem recently started.

 

ok this is just a shot int he dark but i had router trouble similar its not the router as such what security settings have you used as if you used a newer kind like wpa your laptop with not be completely compatible i recommend putting in you install disk go through every when it comes to security enable it but use wep 32 as this is much more compatible with laptops

 

It sounds more like the wireless network adapter in the laptop isn't disconnecting properly from the access point when it's put into hibernation - as far as the router's concerned, the device is still connected, and you can't connect to something if you're already connected to it.

Check for more recent network adapter drivers from the manufacturer's website and install them.

There may be an issue with the router/access point, so you could try upgrading the firmware on that if there is any more recent firmware available.

Check the settings for the network adapter in the advanced tab after you click configure, when you get properties on the network connection. Check there's nothing about 'power saving' enabled.

Wireless encryption is a pain in the doodah (especially if you don't use copy and paste ), but as long as you can use the same encryption and keys on both devices, you'll never have a problem. Encrypted wireless networks normally have a more reliable, if slightly slower, connection.

If you can, connect to the router with a cable, and have a look in the connected devices page (or whatever your router calls it). If your wireless device's MAC is still there, it's not disconnected properly, though this is normally countered, thanks to a timeout.

 

check for the updates as said, my netgear pissed me around big time until i downloaded the right software. (it doesn't install the latest revision on installation for some reason )