Strange Laptop Behavior with Networking / Battery

[Guest WhitePhoenix]

This may not be related to Linux, but since it only started happening after switching from Windows 7 to Linux I decided to post in these forums. Since the same problem happens with two (that I know of) different parts, I decided to make just one post in this chamber.

 

It doesn�t make sense, but it does happen. At work I have no Internet connection that I have access to. Sometimes I will have only a short time to use it, so I won�t plug it in. I have the original backup battery pack that came with the laptop. The laptop is a Toshiba Satellite L655d-S5151 (Intel dual processor, 64bit, 4G RAM).

 

At work the laptop works just fine, even when not plugged in. No problems at all.

 

At home is a different story. There is no problem when I have my wireless DSL modem turned on and the laptop plugged in. At home, I usually leave the laptop plugged in. Sometimes I don�t need to be on the Internet and especially if I�m only going to be on for a short time, I leave the modem off.

 

Since switching to Linux, if the modem is off at home, I keep getting a prompt every ten minutes or so to connect. This doesn�t happen at work where my modem is miles away.

 

Just last Tuesday night (Wednesday morning) at work unplugged and it was fine. I tried to turn it on unplugged just a few minutes ago, and it wouldn�t come on.

 

It�s as if the laptop is able to detect when it�s home and expects a network connection and to be plugged in. How is it possible?

 

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