My wireless connection is not connected when my computer resumes from sleep or hibernation.

When coming out of sleep or hibernation, your wireless network connection might not reconnect if the power options on your wireless adapter are set to a power-saving mode. To check or change your current power options, follow the steps below for your operating system:

Windows 7

1. Open Power Options by clicking the Start button , clicking Control Panel, clicking System and Security, and then clicking Power Options.

2. Next to your currently selected power plan, click Change plan settings, and then click Change advanced power settings.

3. Click to expand the Wireless Adapter Settings section, and then click to expand the Power Saving Mode section.

4. If the setting is currently anything other than "Maximum Performance," click it and then select Maximum Performance.

Note

You can also set the On battery setting to "Maximum Performance." For more information on power management, see the Power management feature page on the Microsoft website (Microsoft.com).

Windows Vista

1. Open Power Options by clicking the Start button ,
2. Next to your currently selected power plan, click Change plan settings, and then click Change advanced power settings.
3. 3. Click to expand the Wireless Adapter Settings section, and then click to expand the Power Saving Mode section.
4. 4. If the setting is currently anything other than "Maximum Performance," click it and then select Maximum Performance.
5. Note
6. You can also set the On battery setting to "Maximum Performance." For more information on power management, see What's new in managing power settings (windows.microsoft.com).

Windows XP

1. Click Start, click Control Panel, click Network and Internet Connections, and then click Network Connections.

2. Right-click the wireless network connection that has lost connectivity, and then click Properties.

3. On the General tab, click Configure.

4. Click the Advanced tab, click Power Save Mode. If the setting in the Value list is currently anything other than "Off," change it to Off.