Losing my LAN connection when computer goes to sleep


  1. jhumur
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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    Losing my LAN connection when computer goes to sleep


    On my laptop which uses wired LAN, I am finding that when it goes to sleep and then I wake it up, the network/internet connection is lost. This began a few days ago when decided to give Windows 8 Consumer Preview a try. I had other issues with Win 8, so I decided to revert back to Win 7, as it used to be, and did a clean install of Win 7 SP1 32-bit, updated all the drivers, installed all the essential windows update. In short, I have a pristine system, running Windows 7 32-bit. But, this LAN disconnect problem, which I only began to notice with the switch to Win 8, came back. The only way for me to get the LAN back is to reboot the laptop. I made sure that in the LAN Adapter setting I have the "Allow computer to turn off this device to save power" is unchecked. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!
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  3. 2xg
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    Win7 & Win8 64bit
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    Welcome to Seven Forums,

    Have you tried uninstalling the driver from Device Manager then install the latest driver?
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  4. jhumur
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    Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit
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    Solved


    I got the latest drivers from Realtek, installed them, and the problem was solved.
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  6. 2xg
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    Excellent news!

    Thanks for the update.
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