Lose Ability To Access Web Pages After Sleep Mode

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lkrause

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Hi,
I purchased a HP DV4 laptop over the weekend. It has a wierd problem regarding my wireless connection. If I need to leave the computer for a time and close the lid, the laptop obviously goes into sleep mode. When returning to use the internet again and I unlock the laptop, it says that I am connected to my Netgear connection but I am unable to display any web pages unless I restart the laptop. I have tried HP tech support and they tell me that there is a problem with Vista and the sleep function and that there is no fix as yet. They told me to just disable the sleep function. Can anybody give me any ideas as to how I could fix this. I have a Broadcom wireless card. The drivers are up-to-date. The BIOS is also.
 

My Computer

System One

i can think of two options that should work. the first is to change your power management settings. in particular, the one that controls what closing the lid does.
the other option is to disable power management for your network card in device manager.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Aleinware Area-51
    CPU
    core 2 extreme x9000 2.8 Ghz
    Memory
    4 Gig
    Graphics card(s)
    (2) Nvidia 8800m GTX in Sli
    Sound Card
    Onboard RealTek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    42" JVC LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080p 32 bit
    Hard Drives
    (2) seagate 7200rpm in RAID 0 (1) maxtor external 1 terabyte firewire
    Case
    laptop
    Mouse
    logitech Anywhere Mouse and built-in touchpad
    Keyboard
    a really spiffy backlit one that i can change color ;>)
    Internet Speed
    Cable
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