Can I keep my internet connection alive with my laptop closed?
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go to your 'POWER OPTIONS' in CONTROL PANEL.\n\ngo to the 'ADVANCED' tab.\n\nunder 'POWER BUTTONS'  select 'DO NOTHING' in the 'WHEN I CLOSE THE LID OF MY PORTABLE COMPUTER' drop down menu.
632751
Just unplug your lan cable.
694850
disconect the ethernet cable.\n\n:>peace
646365
You need an adapter and a wireless contection in order to access the internet. With an adapter your computer will automatically scan for an open connection it can connect to. There are many open networks. Often these open networks don't realize that those with laptops are connecting to and using their routers internet connection. They will often be puzzled to see "Intusion attempt blocked" on their firewall report and will often think somebody tried accessing their coomputer when in fact it is usually a neighbor with a laptop who has gotten out of range of their own connection and the laptop automatically found the next closest and best signal connection. There is nothing illegal about this. \n\nThey can choose to "secure" their network connection with at least WEP or better yet WPA encryption keys. But more often than not, they hook up their routers and forget about setting security. As long as they have a software firewall they will not have to worry about anyone actually accessing their computers. Without a firewall and a wireless connection their computers are wide open to a real attack or even an accidental intrusion by a passing laptop.\n\nOnce you put in your adapter you can scan for an open connection just about anywhere. People do this all the time. On your "connections tab" you will see several network connections. Some will have a lock beside it, those are unavailable fro laptops. Those without a lock icon are "Open" connections which laptops can connect to. \n\nNow, it is not actually legal to go around scanning for open networks but it is not exactly illegal either. Most do not purposely attempt to use anothers internet connection, but do occasionally get access and do not even know they have done so.\n\nIf you are aware of a method of prepaying for a network connection to the internet, I highly suggest you use it. Otherwise you will need to hook up a wireless router to your Modem and encrypt your connection. This is not that difficult, you just need to purchase the hardware. \n\nThere are two differant types of adapters, USB and PC cards. Cards are usually used in notebooks. I use a card in my desktop as well. I like it much better, sliding it in till it clicks in place just seems much stronger than an external USB connection which could easily become disloged. \n\nWell, good luck in finding what you need for a connection on your laptop. Much luck always.
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Check the prefferencees, I seen on it somewhere that it acimatly shuts off when files are done downloading, also if you have a screen saver then it prob. diables your internet when it goes into sceen save mode. So don't let the internet connection be killed whenever it goes into screen saver mode.\n\nif none works run some anti-virese checks
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best idea is to have the modem disconnected until the laptop is on the windows screen, since on a laptop the power saving is active all the time, and this can cause a problem with a device being detected. \nu can turn this off via the device manager.
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or if youre not going to leave the house with it you could use a wireless router and get a internet router card for your laptop, but in most cases wireless interent would be the easiest and you will never have to worry about not being online, unless you hit a spot where that particular company doesnt have service. so it all depends on where and when youre going to be using it...
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Look in your laptops power saving program (exapmle dell-quickset). It is usally a setting that disables the wireless/NIC to conserve power. Good Luck.
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As far as I know, we will get a reset if we have been 'idle' (no activity) for a specified time. Try checking Keep Alive setting on your client. If it's disable then enable it (just use the default value). It's strange however, you're downloading, that means there is activity. Either your internet connection gets cut off or the server is powered off?
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not really. hence the shared part. You can however kill thier connection all together. :)
506188
I don't know of any way to block the firewall. You might be able to go to a local coffee shop, library, hotel, book store, or any other place and get wireless access for your laptop.
53391
A General rule of thumb is that if you have no good reason to leave your computer on don't.  You will lessen the chances of your computer being influtrated if it is not on 24/7.  However, you can leave it on if you wish but ensure that you have taken the proper precautions:\n1) Have an anti-virus program  (i suggest PC-Cillin by trend micro)\n\n2) Have a good Firewall program\n\n3) Have good proactive spyware program (i suggest Spy Sweeper by web root)
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try to decrease the security settings of your internet connection like activating internet connection
635544
disconnect the teachers computer from the ehtrenet calw when not lookin
862653
It could be a 'wake on lan' event.  Depending on your computer, OS, and network adapter, search for that to find out how to switch it off.
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Plug all your computer equipment into a surge protective power bar...although very rare...it is known to happen\n\nBut to keep your system running should the power go out...install a generator to your power fuse panel.
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I recommend leaving it on, provided--\n- If you are connected to the internet full time, you  have good up-to-date security software (firewall (software and on router), anitvirus, and spyware.  As added security, when not running scheduled updates over internet, many modems have an off switch; turn it off when not actively using the internet.\n- If you have an UPS.  While lightening over lines connected to the computer can destroy parts of it, a good surge protector works wonders--most of the time.  The UPS also answers the problem of low voltage spikes.  When the voltage drops and comes back up, without a UPS, your computer starts to turn off.  When the voltage kicks back in, the drive restarts after slowing which is hard on the drive.