e-mac broadband hang up

McFinn · McFinn #1 (**permalink**)

07-11-2004, 12:32 PM

Hiya
This is my first posting so here goes
I have an e-mac and it has now been hooked up to broadband, everytime I send it to sleep the broadband is disconnected once I wake it up again I hve to reconnect again don't know what is happening, not really much of a problem just really annoying!!

cheers for any help

trpnmonkey41 · trpnmonkey41 #2 (**permalink**)

07-11-2004, 01:02 PM

When you put a computer to sleep it disables all external connections (printers, scanners, and broadband) nothing you can do to stop it

witeshark · witeshark #3 (**permalink**)

07-11-2004, 01:19 PM

Yup, and you really wouldn't want to cause the port scanners are still out there, not that anything could access your Mac, but still better to be disconnected

HopperJonusFang · HopperJonusFang #4 (**permalink**)

07-11-2004, 05:49 PM

In my opinion this is a very small problem. Can PC's even go to sleep so quickly? The answer is no. You cant just select Sleep from the menu on a PC, and its harder to wake it up. PC's also keep a lot of things running when they are asleep.

NB: When I say PC I mean a typical Windows machine.

Matt · Matt #5 (**permalink**)

07-12-2004, 07:03 AM

Is sleep Stand by or Hibernation in the "Mac language"?

Graeme43 · Graeme43 #6 (**permalink**)

07-12-2004, 09:56 AM

its like hibernation but you don't need to boot it up from sleep, i just press a key and its awake in a second

it also is silent (on mine anyway) when sleeping and theres a little glowing light

D3v1L80Y · D3v1L80Y #7 (**permalink**)

07-12-2004, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McFinn

Hiya
This is my first posting so here goes
I have an e-mac and it has now been hooked up to broadband, everytime I send it to sleep the broadband is disconnected once I wake it up again I hve to reconnect again don't know what is happening, not really much of a problem just really annoying!!

cheers for any help

I am going to assume that you have DSL and are using PPPoE settings for it because this problem should not be happening if you are using DCHP (cable). I know because I put my eMac to sleep all the time and never have a problem and have to "reconnect" my cable connection after sleep.

So assuming you are using PPPoE, you may want to give the solution this article poses a try.

Hope that helps.

technologist · technologist #8 (**permalink**)

07-12-2004, 09:19 PM

A broadband router ($50) would also solve this. It's a roundabout way to do it, and it costs money, but it'll maintain your connection without the computer, and will share a connection with other computers should you have (or get) another.

trpnmonkey41 #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 22, 2003 Location: Hamilton College Posts: 7,003 Mac Specs: 20" iMac C2D 2.16ghz, 13" MacBook 2.0ghz, 60gb iPod vid, 1gb nano	07-11-2004, 01:02 PM When you put a computer to sleep it disables all external connections (printers, scanners, and broadband) nothing you can do to stop it Don't forget to use the new User Reputation System
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Graeme43 #6 (permalink)
Member Since: Dec 15, 2003 Location: Scotland Posts: 428 Mac Specs: I love student discount (sig)	07-12-2004, 09:56 AM its like hibernation but you don't need to boot it up from sleep, i just press a key and its awake in a second it also is silent (on mine anyway) when sleeping and theres a little glowing light iBook G3 (2001) 500MHz 384 RAM 9.2.2 / 10.2.8 Titanium PowerBook G4 (2001) 500MHz 768 RAM 9.2.2/10.2.8 Mac Pro (2007) 4x2.66GHz, 6GB RAM, 10.6.7 iPad 3G + iPhone 4
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McFinn #1 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-11-2004, 12:32 PM Hiya This is my first posting so here goes I have an e-mac and it has now been hooked up to broadband, everytime I send it to sleep the broadband is disconnected once I wake it up again I hve to reconnect again don't know what is happening, not really much of a problem just really annoying!! cheers for any help
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HopperJonusFang #4 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-11-2004, 05:49 PM In my opinion this is a very small problem. Can PC's even go to sleep so quickly? The answer is no. You cant just select Sleep from the menu on a PC, and its harder to wake it up. PC's also keep a lot of things running when they are asleep. NB: When I say PC I mean a typical Windows machine.
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Matt #5 (permalink)
Guest Posts: n/a	07-12-2004, 07:03 AM Is sleep Stand by or Hibernation in the "Mac language"?
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technologist #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Mar 30, 2004 Location: USA Posts: 4,744 Mac Specs: 12" Apple PowerBook G4 (1.5GHz)	07-12-2004, 09:19 PM A broadband router ($50) would also solve this. It's a roundabout way to do it, and it costs money, but it'll maintain your connection without the computer, and will share a connection with other computers should you have (or get) another.
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