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dotHack · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 15

I don't know if it is actually a "problem" (like driver problem or something) or just a config. thing I can't find, but when I'm on wlan and I stop using the machine for a few minutes, when I come back the connection has been lost and I have to do all the connection setup again. Is there a way to keep the machine "always" connected? no matter if i'm not using it? since it requires many steps to regain connection (right clic, setup wlan, clic on icon that brings down then up the wlan card, searches for wlan available, when it finds you clic connect, then after some seconds it asks for firewall and theeen you are online..)

Also someone has reported this problem on another forum but it seems to be driver-related so I'm just going to comment on this. With my broadcom wireless card I can't connect to WPE protected wlan (i could do it on other linux distros though and also on windows), I had to deactivate WPE on my router (change to WPA) to be able to use Puppy on wlan. No complains at all, but is a small issue for people who can't set up their security policy (school/airports etc).

rcrsn51 · Posted: Tue 14 Dec 2010, 18:48 Post subject:

shinobar · Joined: 28 May 2009 Posts: 2255 Location: Japan

dotHack · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 15

Thanks rcrsn51!! I already installed your pet and will confirm whether it worked or not, thanks a lot for taking the time to make it =)

And shinobar... I don't see an "autoconect" option anywhere. I might just be missing it but since I don't turn off this laptop and it never leaves my bedroom, if rcrsn51's pet works then it'll be awesome to me =)

Thank you guys for your quick answers =)

dotHack · Joined: 07 Dec 2010 Posts: 15

I just wanted to report that so far your pet seems to have solved the issue =) thanks a lot!!

yorkiesnorkie · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 505 Location: George's Island

I'd like to report that the pet containing this script works perfectly with our Lupu installation. Our wireless connection kept dropping all the time. I installed the script and it stayed connected! Thank you rcrsn51!

Yorkie
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Shep · Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 840 Location: GIRT-BY-SEA

So can we conclude that there is a setting somewhere to drop the connection after x minutes of no traffic? Is that setting on the modem/router, or does it lie out of reach at the provider's end?

yorkiesnorkie · Joined: 04 Jun 2007 Posts: 505 Location: George's Island

All I can tell you is my wife or I were using Facebook and would get up to make tea or something and by the time we got back the connection had dropped. We ran the wireless wizard from the tray, and were able to see the SSID, type in the key, and then we were re-connected. This might happen several times though the course of a day, and even when we were using Firefox or something. The next day around the PC would boot up fine and connect, but then the connection dropped. My wife has been using the script since I installed it without complaint about dropping the network.

Y.