Coffee: Prevents pc fom sleeping while network is in use

Phil2008 · 7 Jun 2013 at 11:14

Ive just found this great bit of software, or I hope it is anyway, as Ive been searching for something like this for ages to stop pc from sleeping while streaming my media via Air video (apple) and now Serviio servers (bluray player)

You would have thought with them being media servers, they would automatically prevent the system from sleeping anyway, or windows would be intelligent enough not to sleep, but no.

http://sourceforge.net/projects/coffee-sc/

Antar Bolaeisk · 7 Jun 2013 at 12:28

Daft question but can't you do this through the power options? I suppose it only takes effect if using Windows software for the streaming.

Phil2008 · 7 Jun 2013 at 12:55

Antar Bolaeisk said:
Daft question but can't you do this through the power options? I suppose it only takes effect if using Windows software for the streaming.

Yeah, I have the win7 power options setup so when its sharing media it doesn't sleep, and that works if your accessing the files directly from the win7 network. But I have to go through alternative media software to be able to view my media on the ipad and bluray player, so windows doesn't think its sharing, so it sleeps.

SourChipmunk · 7 Jun 2013 at 14:35

I've been using this for ages. Necessary because policies on my work PC don't allow me to disable the sleep mode. Simple and very lightweight app.

Phil2008 · 7 Jun 2013 at 15:47

SourChipmunk said:
I've been using this for ages. Necessary because policies on my work PC don't allow me to disable the sleep mode. Simple and very lightweight app.

Its no good for me that app, if im in bed watching a film or in another room as I want pc to automatically sleep after Ive done watching stuff.