How to keep the internet connection alive?

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How to keep the internet connection alive?

Hi, I am a new Macbook user and everytime my computer goes to screen saver or sleep mode it keeps losing the internet connection. Is this normal? Is anyway to keep the internet alive even is the computer goes to "sleep mode"?
I mean, it is quite a pain to keep signing in at messenger everytime I wake up my computer or come back from screen saver
Thank you

iMac 13", Mac OS X (10.5.1), New user of Macbook

Posted on Dec 1, 2007 6:17 PM

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Answer 1

TomTown

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Dec 1, 2007 8:47 PM in response to kk74974

I do not know of a way. When your computer goes into sleep mode, it basically shuts itself down and stores everything in memory. Nothing is moving or working because the whole point of sleep mode is to conserve the battery. If it is really bothering you, go into System Preferences and change the amount of time it takes for the computer to go to sleep.

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Answer 2

Dec 3, 2007 6:06 PM in response to kk74974

I am running Tiger 10.4.11 and have the same problem with a Linksys wireless router. It also started about 2 weeks ago, and I am trying to remember what updates might have been downloaded. Once the laptop goes to sleep, it assigns itself an internal IP address instead of getting it from the wireless router... been trying to find the answer too!

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