iMac - What happens to the internet connection when I go to standby?

kjartan · kjartan #1 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 03:51 PM

When I turn on standbymode, the internet stops.. its eird, because it means that i cant go from limewire and transmission... have to sit there all time and keep the mac awake.
Its possible to tell the mac, not to go standby, but then it uses heaps of power and thats expensive!

thx in advance

BIG D 04 · BIG D 04 #2 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 03:57 PM

Well surely this only happens if your using a USB Modem or similar, if you have a standalone router or Modem the Internet can still run whether or not the Computer goes into Standby.

I however don't know how you can keep your net running, I also didn't know you could run LimeWire when the Computer was on Standby? :s

sursuciofla · sursuciofla #3 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 04:26 PM

Well bud, you are between a rock and a hard place. You are going to have to sacrifice the Torrents or the Juice. I did a screen capture...go to system prefs and into energy saver and change the settings around as to suit you.

RiDE · RiDE #4 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 04:49 PM

I thought the downloads continued even while the iMac sleeps....

I'm fairly positive I have began downloading a torrent, went the bed (iMac went to sleep), woke up the morning, and the Torrent is completed.

djlee12 · djlee12 #5 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 05:17 PM

No downloads don't continue when your mac is sleeping.

NanoBite · NanoBite #6 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjartan

When I turn on standbymode, the internet stops.. its eird, because it means that i cant go from limewire and transmission... have to sit there all time and keep the mac awake.
Its possible to tell the mac, not to go standby, but then it uses heaps of power and thats expensive!

thx in advance

Do you have dial-up, 'cos that will cut right off when your mac goes into stand-by...

Liam · Liam #7 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 06:55 PM

If I want to download something overnight I change the option to sleep the imac to 'never', change the screensaver time to '5 minutes' and put the display to sleep after '6 minutes' and it works fine.

PowerBookG4 · PowerBookG4 #8 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 06:57 PM

i have had my quad running 100% of the time since i got it, the mac that takes the most power, and honestly, my power bill did not go up.

RiDE · RiDE #9 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by djlee12

No downloads don't continue when your mac is sleeping.

Sorry to be naive, but...
Does downloading keep the iMac "awake"?

NanoBite · NanoBite #10 (**permalink**)

10-17-2006, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RIDE

Sorry to be naive, but...
Does downloading keep the iMac "awake"?

The screensaver kicking in won't interfere with any download and the display can have a snooze too, but it's the sleep configuration that's important. It needs to be set to 'Never' otherwise the download will stop when the mac goes to sleep.

I just re-hashed what Liam said in his earlier post ^^^

BIG D 04 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 16, 2006 Location: Birmingham (S), UK Posts: 665 Mac Specs: 20" iMac Intel Core Duo 2 (Standard)	10-17-2006, 03:57 PM Well surely this only happens if your using a USB Modem or similar, if you have a standalone router or Modem the Internet can still run whether or not the Computer goes into Standby. I however don't know how you can keep your net running, I also didn't know you could run LimeWire when the Computer was on Standby? :s Damien Healy iMac 20" OSX 10.4.9 Tiger \| thebigman87.com \|
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djlee12 #5 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 18, 2004 Posts: 542	10-17-2006, 05:17 PM No downloads don't continue when your mac is sleeping. DJ Lee Watts Up Productions www.wattsupproductions.com
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PowerBookG4 #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 08, 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 6,190 Mac Specs: Mac Pro 8x3.0ghz 12gb ram 8800GT , MBP 2.16 2GB Ram 17 inch.	10-17-2006, 06:57 PM i have had my quad running 100% of the time since i got it, the mac that takes the most power, and honestly, my power bill did not go up. My Website Blog I love my hosting company! I was on the M-F honor roll for Febuary:2006
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kjartan #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	10-17-2006, 03:51 PM When I turn on standbymode, the internet stops.. its eird, because it means that i cant go from limewire and transmission... have to sit there all time and keep the mac awake. Its possible to tell the mac, not to go standby, but then it uses heaps of power and thats expensive! thx in advance
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RiDE #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 13, 2006 Location: Deep in the heart of Texas! Posts: 3,556 Mac Specs: Mac's	10-17-2006, 04:49 PM I thought the downloads continued even while the iMac sleeps.... I'm fairly positive I have began downloading a torrent, went the bed (iMac went to sleep), woke up the morning, and the Torrent is completed.
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Liam #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Aug 15, 2006 Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Posts: 483	10-17-2006, 06:55 PM If I want to download something overnight I change the option to sleep the imac to 'never', change the screensaver time to '5 minutes' and put the display to sleep after '6 minutes' and it works fine.
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