Whenever my IBM Thinkpad goes into power sleep mode, and I sign back in, I
seem to loose my wireless connection.
To get it back I have to do the following:

Right click on the wireless icon in the system tray
View available wireless connections and choose my connection
Click on the Advanced button and check the box "use Windows to configure my
wireless connection settings"

after this the I get the connection back, the check mark in the box seems to
disappear after the laptop goes into power saver sleep mode

any suggestions on how to avoid having to do this every time?
thanks

mimmo wrote:

> Whenever my IBM Thinkpad goes into power sleep mode, and I sign back
> in, I seem to loose my wireless connection.
> To get it back I have to do the following:
>
> Right click on the wireless icon in the system tray
> View available wireless connections and choose my connection
> Click on the Advanced button and check the box "use Windows to
> configure my wireless connection settings"
>
> after this the I get the connection back, the check mark in the box
> seems to disappear after the laptop goes into power saver sleep mode
>
> any suggestions on how to avoid having to do this every time?
> thanks

Unfortunately, this is sometimes a known issue with sleep mode and
wireless. You can check on IBM's (OK, Lenovo) site for your specific
Thinkpad model to see if there are updated drivers/software for your
wireless and also for the power management. IBM has a neat new updating
program that helps with upgrades, too.

Malke
--
MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic"

mimmo wrote:
> Whenever my IBM Thinkpad goes into power sleep mode, and I sign back in, I
> seem to loose my wireless connection.
> To get it back I have to do the following:
>
> Right click on the wireless icon in the system tray
> View available wireless connections and choose my connection
> Click on the Advanced button and check the box "use Windows to configure my
> wireless connection settings"
>
> after this the I get the connection back, the check mark in the box seems to
> disappear after the laptop goes into power saver sleep mode
>
> any suggestions on how to avoid having to do this every time?
> thanks
>

Cannot jump back quickly to the previous wireless situation
but far fewer steps by logging off and then logging back on.
This re-starts the wireless connection as a clean operation.