i will turn the laptop off at the mains, but the router could be connected to Sky, i am unsure what to do, any ideas?
2007-10-24 02:13:39 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Turn it off, you will be fine and your router will probably work better next time you turn it on. I turned mine off for a fortnight whilst in hospital in August and mine works OK, and I plan to turn it off when I go in hospital again this coming Sunday. Apart from anything else you will be saving electricity and money in the long run, lol:-D
Edit
So who is the thumb down troll?
Forgot to mention I have Sky broadband too and their wireless routers always seem to work better after they have been turned off.
2007-10-24 02:23:31 · answer #1 · answered by dozyllama 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
there could be an IP conflict with the IP you used while on holiday, and the router DHCP server isn't smart enough to know that the IP/subnet you laptop may have is not acceptible so it doesn't tell the PC to renew and send out a new DHCP_req. Start by clicking "repair" in the network window. That flushes out the cache and clearing all known IPs from you PC and sends a fresh DHCP_req to the DHCP server (your router). That is assuming your router is set up to automatically assign IP addresses and you weren't just using static. Also, go into your wireless card properties and look for the Preferred Network list and clear that out, as windows is not smart enought to correllate ESSID with MAC. Do these and Scan for Available Networks, and then do a fresh reconnect.
2016-04-10 02:14:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No why would you do that? Your laptop should be turned off if your going to be gone for a while simply because a computer actually uses a decent amount of power, unless its in hibernate or sleep mode
The power consumption of a router is completely negligible, and there shouldnt be an issue with security if you have the router set up right. If someone wanted to get into your network they would have the entire time its been up... really not something you should have to worry about
2007-10-24 02:21:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 5⤋
Turn everthing off if you will be away for a while, you will save yourself some money & help the planet!
Have a good holiday...
2007-10-24 02:23:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
You need to turn thr router off.
2007-10-24 03:11:30 · answer #5 · answered by Susan B 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Turn everything off - you will not lose anything plus you will be saving a little electric.
2007-10-24 02:18:46 · answer #6 · answered by smgray99 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To the environment a favor and switch it off.
2007-10-24 04:06:00 · answer #7 · answered by Combiseries 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, if no one will be using it, you may as well turn it off too. Save some electricity.
2007-10-24 02:17:52 · answer #8 · answered by HERE WE GO BROWNIES, BEAT PIT!! 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes, i think u should off the router and unplug it from the wall to avoid from getting shock by thunder..for your safety also..
2007-10-24 02:21:47 · answer #9 · answered by hanz 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
YES just un-plug it from the wall
OR others will use your internet illegally and might cause harm to your home NETWORK
i dislike Hackers
2007-10-24 02:17:33 · answer #10 · answered by Changed4the Better :-i 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋