OS 10.4 - Question about Sleep and internet connection

icyx · icyx #1 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 12:51 PM

When my computer goes into sleep, do I lose internet connection?

I think it has been doing so, because I been trying to access my desktop remotely and if I leave it idle too long before I connect, it shows as if it's offline.

How can I change the settings so it's still locked so I have to type password to login and it going to sleep without losing internet connection?

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #2 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 01:01 PM

When your computer goes to sleep it effectively shuts down. Your network connection will be dropped because power to the interface is dropped. I doubt you'll be able to change that, closest thing would be Wake On Lan probably.

icyx · icyx #3 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 01:10 PM

Do you think it will work, if i put "Sleep" on Never, and just lock it so user would have to input password to log on?

Dysfunction · Dysfunction #4 (**permalink**)

08-18-2008, 01:19 PM

that will work, it'll just be up 100% of the time.

Dysfunction #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,511 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	08-18-2008, 01:01 PM When your computer goes to sleep it effectively shuts down. Your network connection will be dropped because power to the interface is dropped. I doubt you'll be able to change that, closest thing would be Wake On Lan probably. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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Member Since: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,511 Mac Specs: 2008 and 2011 15" mbps, late 11 iMac, iPhone 4s, and too many ipods and other stuff	08-18-2008, 01:19 PM that will work, it'll just be up 100% of the time. mike This machine kills fascists Got # ? phear the command line!
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Member Since: Aug 03, 2007 Posts: 46	08-18-2008, 12:51 PM When my computer goes into sleep, do I lose internet connection? I think it has been doing so, because I been trying to access my desktop remotely and if I leave it idle too long before I connect, it shows as if it's offline. How can I change the settings so it's still locked so I have to type password to login and it going to sleep without losing internet connection?
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