Connection lost when my MacBook goes to sleep

Why do I lose my connection when my computer is idle for a matter of minutes? What can I do to alleviate this problem?

There are numerous notes on these Apple forums on this problem. I had the same problem with two different Linksys routers (using WEP encryption). I finally solved one problem with an older router by updating the router's firmware. Just solved the problem with my newer WRT54GL router by following these MacFixIt instructions:
Open System Preferences and select the "Network" pane
Select "AirPort" and click "Configure"
In the "By default, join:" pull-down menu, select "Preferred networks"
Delete the network(s) you regularly use from the list
Launch the "Keychain Access" application located in Applications/Utilties.
Click on the "Kind" filter at the top, and look for "AirPort network password" entries. Delete them.
Restart, or log out then back in.
Repeat steps 1-3, this time re-adding your regularly used AirPort networks to the list using the "+" button.
Restart or log out then back in
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB RAM
MacBook Mac OS X (10.4.8) 2GB RAM

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I don't think the post can be edited after 10 or 15 minutes, what madking can do is ask host to remove it from this forum.
In addition to my own post, here are the correct link.
try to reset PRAM and SMC to refresh your macbook hardware behaviour:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=2238\
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I don't think the post can be edited after 10 or 15 minutes, what madking can do is ask host to remove it from this forum.
In addition to my own post, here are the correct link.
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Good Luck

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Connection lost when my MacBook goes to sleep

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