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    Wifi won't connect after sleep...

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by amodar, Dec 12, 2010.

  1. amodar

    amodar Notebook Geek

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    So after putting my laptop to sleep, my wifi refuses to reconnect after coming out of sleep mode. The little blue circle will spin for a second and then I get that orange star thing. So after each sleep, I manually have to click the wifi box, select my router, and reconnect. It's happened for as long as I can remember (with the standard DW1520 card and the Intel 6200 card I currently have in) and I don't know why it does this. I've already unchecked all the power management settings and updated to the latest drivers, but it still happens. Anyone have any ideas?
     
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  2. Scottyballs

    Scottyballs Notebook Consultant

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    mine dose this from time to time too.. would like to get some info on this aswell.. really anoying.. few times Ive had to reboot to get it to come back. Mine is only a week old.. Did it when before and after driver updates
     
    Scottyballs, Dec 12, 2010
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    try looking for a setting in the drivers options (wifi driver), for power savings. I had a similar problem, in which case all i had to do was toggle an option for "never disable device" if low battery and/or sleep...
     
    jrowinski, Dec 12, 2010
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    Vidaluko Notebook Evangelist

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    I have the same issue with my Dell Inspiron, so it should be the drivers or something like that, since my m11x is fine
     
    Vidaluko, Dec 13, 2010
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  5. amodar

    amodar Notebook Geek

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    As I stated previously, I've already unchecked the "allow the computer to turn this device off to save power" option. I also have the latest drivers. It's not that big of a deal, but it is an annoying issue.
     
    amodar, Dec 13, 2010
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    GNandGS Notebook Deity

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    I see this also... system sees the AP I always use but doesnt auto connect fast enough. If I leave it be or am not around it will connect on its own. Never timed it... if waiting I do it manually.
     
    GNandGS, Dec 13, 2010
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