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Screen saver messes up a download over wireless adapter
I've got the Trendnet TEW-424UB wireless USB adapter that I installed
yesterday. I was downloading a large file today, and then the screen saver kicked in. Then I moved the mouse to get out of the screen saver, and I noticed that the progress indicator had stopped moving. So the screen saver must have affected the wireless adapter. I opened up another browser and it could connect to sites. But the download didn't proceed anymore and had to be cancelled. Anyone experienced anything like that? Would you think that is acceptable, or is this a cheap piece of junk? (It costs only $8 after the rebate.) Running Windows Vista SP1. |
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Screen saver messes up a download over wireless adapter
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I've got the Trendnet TEW-424UB wireless USB adapter that I installed yesterday. I was downloading a large file today, and then the screen saver kicked in. Then I moved the mouse to get out of the screen saver, and I noticed that the progress indicator had stopped moving. So the screen saver must have affected the wireless adapter. I opened up another browser and it could connect to sites. But the download didn't proceed anymore and had to be cancelled. Anyone experienced anything like that? Would you think that is acceptable, or is this a cheap piece of junk? (It costs only $8 after the rebate.) Running Windows Vista SP1. That's if you get the rebate. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16833156152 Note there are at least two different chips used in them. RTL8187B is one of them. You can see in the description here, the device is pretty intelligent. It even has small buffers, to hold packets until the host is ready to poll the USB port. http://www.realtek.com.tw/products/p...n=5&ProdID=143 I suppose it might depend, on what other state changes are triggered by your screen saver. For example, you probably wouldn't want the OS to turn off power to the adapter, to "save power". In this example, make sure the box is not ticked. This one is an example for WinXP. http://web.archive.org/web/200206132...ES/winxpu1.jpg I don't know where this one fits into Vista, but you may want to investigate this. http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/ima...-USB-Power.png In the few reviews I read on Newegg, I didn't see something matching your description. But there are several hundred of them to read, and maybe you'll find one that matches your symptoms. Paul |
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Screen saver messes up a download over wireless adapter
wrote in message ... I've got the Trendnet TEW-424UB wireless USB adapter that I installed yesterday. I was downloading a large file today, and then the screen saver kicked in. Then I moved the mouse to get out of the screen saver, and I noticed that the progress indicator had stopped moving. So the screen saver must have affected the wireless adapter. I opened up another browser and it could connect to sites. But the download didn't proceed anymore and had to be cancelled. Anyone experienced anything like that? Would you think that is acceptable, or is this a cheap piece of junk? (It costs only $8 after the rebate.) Running Windows Vista SP1. Does the power managment turn the USB adaptor off when the screen saver comes on? |
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Screen saver messes up a download over wireless adapter
kirjoitti
... I've got the Trendnet TEW-424UB wireless USB adapter that I installed yesterday. I was downloading a large file today, and then the screen saver kicked in. Then I moved the mouse to get out of the screen saver, and I noticed that the progress indicator had stopped moving. So the screen saver must have affected the wireless adapter. I opened up another browser and it could connect to sites. But the download didn't proceed anymore and had to be cancelled. Anyone experienced anything like that? Would you think that is acceptable, or is this a cheap piece of junk? (It costs only $8 after the rebate.) Running Windows Vista SP1. Check power management settings for BOTH your USB ports and the wireless adapter, device manager - USB - USB Hub (all of them) power management -tab -uncheck "Allow .. to save power) ........................ - Network adapters - ......................... ( start - run = devmgmt.msc ) -- Tumppi ================================= A lot learned from these newsgroups Helsinki, FINLAND (translations from/to FI not always accurate ================================= |
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