Ping "awakens" network browsing

I have a home network consisting of a desktop and a laptop. I have FIOS
internet, the desktop connects via Cat5 and the laptop is wireless with WPA2
encryption.

The problem I am having is the 2 computers will lose their connection to
each other from time to time, for example trying to access a shared drive on
the desktop from the laptop gives you an access denied type of error. If I
ping the desktop the connections "wake up" and I can then browse to the
shared drive or to shared folders. What do you think the problem is and why
does it work after a ping?

I ran "browstat status" and it says browsing is active on the domain and the
laptop is the master browser, any help is appreciated. Thanks

V
Fri May 16 19:20:40 PDT 2008

Has it always been this way, or did it just start?

If it's always been so, turn off the power saving
options for the wired/wireless NIC's and let us know
what happens.

"Nih" <Nih@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D4A36C16-5E25-4D1B-9B0E-350155AC2DC7@microsoft.com...
> I have a home network consisting of a desktop and a laptop. I have FIOS
> internet, the desktop connects via Cat5 and the laptop is wireless with WPA2
> encryption.
>
> The problem I am having is the 2 computers will lose their connection to
> each other from time to time, for example trying to access a shared drive on
> the desktop from the laptop gives you an access denied type of error. If I
> ping the desktop the connections "wake up" and I can then browse to the
> shared drive or to shared folders. What do you think the problem is and why
> does it work after a ping?
>
> I ran "browstat status" and it says browsing is active on the domain and the
> laptop is the master browser, any help is appreciated. Thanks

Jack
Sat May 17 09:18:25 PDT 2008

Hi
When the wireless goes to sleep the connection is severed.
Try to uncheck the Power Saving of the Wireless Card.
http://www.ezlan.net/example/powersave.jpg
Jack (MVP-Networking).

"Nih" <Nih@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D4A36C16-5E25-4D1B-9B0E-350155AC2DC7@microsoft.com...
>I have a home network consisting of a desktop and a laptop. I have FIOS
> internet, the desktop connects via Cat5 and the laptop is wireless with
> WPA2
> encryption.
>
> The problem I am having is the 2 computers will lose their connection to
> each other from time to time, for example trying to access a shared drive
> on
> the desktop from the laptop gives you an access denied type of error. If
> I
> ping the desktop the connections "wake up" and I can then browse to the
> shared drive or to shared folders. What do you think the problem is and
> why
> does it work after a ping?
>
> I ran "browstat status" and it says browsing is active on the domain and
> the
> laptop is the master browser, any help is appreciated. Thanks