Turning off network power management with VBS/WSH

[b0redom]

Is this possible? I've just created an XP logon script which turns off 'drop to standby', adds a printer, and a few other bits and pieces, but I can't find a way of switching off Windows power management of network cards.

It's pretty frustrating, as I'm getting lots of users complaining that their PCs are dropping off the network occasionally....

[chadders]

Throwing a Googly on ".vbs disable power management" may be useful?

[b0redom]

Were you referring to any link in particular, or just throwing that out in general? Obviously I tried Google before posting, but if I've missed something......

[TiG]

Isn't power management something that you can simply control with a group policy

[chadders]

Jase's Place: VBS: NIC Show Icon/Power Mgt Script

Is a bit about group policy as mentioned.

You will have to reboot the system for the settings to take effect, or you could put it in a group policy to automatically run when a system performs a shutdown.

That's where I'd start, have you tried that?

I trust this is for unticking "Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power." in "Power Management" of the NIC property pages?

edit: Allow the computer to turn off this device... - Petri.co.il forums by Daniel Petri

[b0redom]

Ah spotted that, but didn't see the 'reboot' part. Looks like it works.

Thanks!

Tom

[chadders]

Cool, glad it worked out.

As for the "google", I was in the middle of reading the articles but the big cheese phoned.