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Force disable of power management on network card?

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Gregg Hill

Flightless Bird
Hello!

I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning off
the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.

I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn off
this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the login
script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from going to
sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to sleep, but
something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or upon reboot.

Power schemes are all set to Always On.

Any ideas?

Thank you!

Gregg

--
Gregg's pet peeves:

First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one as
a pet?

Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
more often than not.

Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!


Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
"Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
"You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
me for this peeve!
 
A

Anteaus

Flightless Bird
If its helping, the registry key controlling this appears to be:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\000n

(Where n determines the device ordinal, you need to find the right one)

The difference between powersave on and off seems to be that the
PnPCapabilities value is increased by 0x8 (30>38 hex) when powersave is
deactivated.

There is also a 'PhyPowerdown' value but Im foxed as to its purpose.

The problem with LAN-card powersave rearing its ugly head is a common one.
Powersave can give rise to a number of LAN problems too, if its' ON then I
suspect you may get issues like drive-mappings mysteriously disappearing, etc.

Best I can do, hope its of help.

"Gregg Hill" wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
> trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning off
> the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>
> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn off
> this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the login
> script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from going to
> sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to sleep, but
> something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or upon reboot.
>
> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Gregg
>
> --
> Gregg's pet peeves:
>
> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one as
> a pet?
>
> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
> more often than not.
>
> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>
>
> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
> me for this peeve!
>
> .
>
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
Re: Force disable of power management on network card? (OT response)

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in
message news:umWbt79nKHA.3948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hello!
>
> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
> trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning off
> the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>
> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn
> off this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the login
> script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from going to
> sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to sleep, but
> something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or upon reboot.
>
> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thank you!
>
> Gregg
>
> --
> Gregg's pet peeves:
>
> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
> as a pet?
>
> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
> more often than not.
>
> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>
>
> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
> me for this peeve!


Add this to your pet peeves (or I should add it to mine):

The use of "alot" for "a lot", as in "There is a lot of good info here."
Not to be confused with "allot", as in "I need to allot a lot of money for
the new mortgage."
--
SC Tom
 
G

Gregg Hill

Flightless Bird
Thank you. I'll look into that information.

Gregg Hill



--
Gregg's pet peeves:

First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one as
a pet?

Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
more often than not.

Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!


Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
"Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
"You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
me for this peeve!

"Anteaus" <Anteaus@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:CB86EB44-E546-41BF-BA11-36F41D52F059@microsoft.com...
> If its helping, the registry key controlling this appears to be:
>
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Class\{4D36E972-E325-11CE-BFC1-08002BE10318}\000n
>
> (Where n determines the device ordinal, you need to find the right one)
>
> The difference between powersave on and off seems to be that the
> PnPCapabilities value is increased by 0x8 (30>38 hex) when powersave is
> deactivated.
>
> There is also a 'PhyPowerdown' value but Im foxed as to its purpose.
>
> The problem with LAN-card powersave rearing its ugly head is a common one.
> Powersave can give rise to a number of LAN problems too, if its' ON then I
> suspect you may get issues like drive-mappings mysteriously disappearing,
> etc.
>
> Best I can do, hope its of help.
>
> "Gregg Hill" wrote:
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
>> trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning
>> off
>> the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>>
>> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn
>> off
>> this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the login
>> script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from going to
>> sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to sleep, but
>> something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or upon reboot.
>>
>> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Gregg
>>
>> --
>> Gregg's pet peeves:
>>
>> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
>> as
>> a pet?
>>
>> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
>> more often than not.
>>
>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>
>>
>> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
>> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
>> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to
>> throttle
>> me for this peeve!
>>
>> .
>>
 
G

Gregg Hill

Flightless Bird
Re: Force disable of power management on network card? (OT response)

Oh, yes, that is one of my favorites. I ask people, Would you say "adog" or
"acat"? Another one is "prolly" instead of probably...I actually had that
one spoken to me, not just seeing is as a bastardized shortening.

Gregg



--
Gregg's pet peeves:

First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one as
a pet?

Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
more often than not.

Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!


Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
"Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
"You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
me for this peeve!

"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
news:-O7HOIkBoKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>
> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
> in message news:umWbt79nKHA.3948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> Hello!
>>
>> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
>> trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning
>> off the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>>
>> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn
>> off this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the
>> login script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from
>> going to sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to
>> sleep, but something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or upon
>> reboot.
>>
>> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> Gregg
>>
>> --
>> Gregg's pet peeves:
>>
>> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
>> as a pet?
>>
>> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
>> more often than not.
>>
>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>
>>
>> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
>> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
>> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to
>> throttle me for this peeve!

>
> Add this to your pet peeves (or I should add it to mine):
>
> The use of "alot" for "a lot", as in "There is a lot of good info here."
> Not to be confused with "allot", as in "I need to allot a lot of money for
> the new mortgage."
> --
> SC Tom
>
 
S

SC Tom

Flightless Bird
Re: Force disable of power management on network card? (OT response)

And I'm certainly glad we had a chance to conversate LOL!!
--
SC Tom

"Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote in
message news:-O1FbBXYoKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Oh, yes, that is one of my favorites. I ask people, Would you say "adog"
> or "acat"? Another one is "prolly" instead of probably...I actually had
> that one spoken to me, not just seeing is as a bastardized shortening.
>
> Gregg
>
>
>
> --
> Gregg's pet peeves:
>
> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
> as a pet?
>
> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
> more often than not.
>
> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>
>
> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
> me for this peeve!
>
> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
> news:-O7HOIkBoKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>
>> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
>> in message news:umWbt79nKHA.3948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> Hello!
>>>
>>> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I am
>>> trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or turning
>>> off the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>>>
>>> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn
>>> off this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the
>>> login script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from
>>> going to sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to
>>> sleep, but something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or
>>> upon reboot.
>>>
>>> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thank you!
>>>
>>> Gregg
>>>
>>> --
>>> Gregg's pet peeves:
>>>
>>> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
>>> as a pet?
>>>
>>> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be
>>> correct more often than not.
>>>
>>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is
>>> blue."
>>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>>
>>>
>>> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
>>> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
>>> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to
>>> throttle me for this peeve!

>>
>> Add this to your pet peeves (or I should add it to mine):
>>
>> The use of "alot" for "a lot", as in "There is a lot of good info here."
>> Not to be confused with "allot", as in "I need to allot a lot of money
>> for the new mortgage."
>> --
>> SC Tom
>>
 
G

Gregg Hill

Flightless Bird
Re: Force disable of power management on network card? (OT response)

Of course, my lack of typing ability took over when I attempted to type
"...not just seeing it as a..." in my last reply.

Gregg

--
Gregg's pet peeves:

First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one as
a pet?

Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
more often than not.

Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!


Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
"Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
"You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to throttle
me for this peeve!

"SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
news:#2u72xaoKHA.4436@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> And I'm certainly glad we had a chance to conversate LOL!!
> --
> SC Tom
>
> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com> wrote
> in message news:-O1FbBXYoKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Oh, yes, that is one of my favorites. I ask people, Would you say "adog"
>> or "acat"? Another one is "prolly" instead of probably...I actually had
>> that one spoken to me, not just seeing is as a bastardized shortening.
>>
>> Gregg
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Gregg's pet peeves:
>>
>> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want one
>> as a pet?
>>
>> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be correct
>> more often than not.
>>
>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is blue."
>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>
>>
>> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
>> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
>> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to
>> throttle me for this peeve!
>>
>> "SC Tom" <sc@tom.net> wrote in message
>> news:-O7HOIkBoKHA.1548@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>> "Gregg Hill" <greggmhill at please do not spam me at yahoo dot com>
>>> wrote in message news:umWbt79nKHA.3948@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Hello!
>>>>
>>>> I have a few XP Pro SP3 computers on an ancient SBS 2000 domain and I
>>>> am trying to prevent the workstations from EVER going to sleep or
>>>> turning off the NIC so that they can be accessed remotely at any time.
>>>>
>>>> I cannot find a group policy to disable the "Allow the computer to turn
>>>> off this device..." setting. I have "powercfg /hibernate off" in the
>>>> login script to prevent hibernation. I also need to stop all NICs from
>>>> going to sleep. I can uncheck the boxes to not allow them to be put to
>>>> sleep, but something re-enables that feature within a few minutes or
>>>> upon reboot.
>>>>
>>>> Power schemes are all set to Always On.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thank you!
>>>>
>>>> Gregg
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Gregg's pet peeves:
>>>>
>>>> First of all, what does a peeve look like, and why would anyone want
>>>> one as a pet?
>>>>
>>>> Peeve #1: Apostrophes: when in doubt, leave them out! You will be
>>>> correct more often than not.
>>>>
>>>> Its = Belonging to it. For example, "Look at the sky. Its color is
>>>> blue."
>>>> It's = It is. For example, "It's hot today."
>>>> It's = It has. For example, "It's been nice talking to you."
>>>> Its' = completely incorrect usage. Stop it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Peeve #2: Your vs. You're
>>>> "Your" means belonging to you, as in, "It's your truck."
>>>> "You're" means "You are." Example, you're probably about ready to
>>>> throttle me for this peeve!
>>>
>>> Add this to your pet peeves (or I should add it to mine):
>>>
>>> The use of "alot" for "a lot", as in "There is a lot of good info here."
>>> Not to be confused with "allot", as in "I need to allot a lot of money
>>> for the new mortgage."
>>> --
>>> SC Tom
>>>

>
 
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