Hello,
Problem: Sometimes I manage to get a wireless signal and connection, most of the times I can’t.
My wife and I are sharing our neighbor’s wireless network (Our neighbor lets us “piggy back” on her wireless signal.). My wife uses a Centrino laptop, Win XP Pro. She does not have to do any settings and as soon as she turns on the laptop, she gets a good wirelss connection and is able to surf. I have P4 Win XP Pro SP1 (dont want sp2!) with D-Link Air DWL650 wireless card that I use to get connected. But, not all the time can I connect.
Facts:
1. Sometimes when I turn my laptop on, I can connect no problem, withgood signal. Most times, when I turn it on, it doesn’t connect even though it sees wireless signal.
2. When it doesn’t connect (when I turn on), I try disabling/enabling wireless connection: sometimes it connects fine to a good signal, most times it does not connect at all.
3. When I uninstall/install/update driver for my Wireless NW card (d-link), sometimes it connects to a good signal, but most times it doesn’t connect at all.
If I can’t connect in a short time, after some time all of a sudden I get a good signal (after an hour.. or two… or three!), and I can surf until I turn off my laptop. Now that I mention it, I do have a feeling my laptop might be cycling through something that takes longer or shorter each time (But I have no idea what!).
Resolutions I’ve tried: I have compared my NW and wireless settings with my wife’s laptop and made them exactly the same, but no luck. I’ve even checked neighbor’s settings and they’re also the same. The wireless NW is “linksys”. My laptop SEES it, but most times no connection. I’ve tried with wife’s laptop at same location where my laptop is, and it’s fine, so don’t think location is a factor.
I would like to be able to have a signal connection every time I turn on my laptop. Thanks in advance.
John.
