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Intermittent Connectivity with Wireless

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by smicinski

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I have Window XP on my computer and had an older version of Linksys's WMP54G wireless adapter in my computer. Everything worked fine until I gave it to my kids and bought a newer WMP54G card and installed it. It seems to work fine and everything says it is working until I lose connectivity to my router. This happens at no particular interval but usually 5-60 mins after starting the computer. I lose my connection and then it re-establishes itself after a minute or so. I have been on Linksys site including chat but nothing seems to help. I have updated drivers and checked everything I know to do but still losing connection. Help please!

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by willcomp

A shot in the dark. Has your PC changed position or have you changed position relative to PC?

I have noticed that if anyone stands between my Linkys wireless USB adapter and receiver, signal is lost. Penetrates concrete block walls, but not the human body. Go figure.

Dalton

by smicinski

No, nothing has changed. I have also tried changing channels but that does not help. Strangely the older version of the card installed in my kids computer is farther away and more walls between them and it never goes link dead.

by bbaltas

Have you tried installing XP service pack 2. We had a similar problem with about 20 laptops, and this solved the problem.

Bill

by rrspeed

Since you have two g-class NICS...did you try switching them? See if one is better than the other... Also, how about moving the PCs closer to the wireless router. See if the same problems arise. Last thought...do you, per chance, have any 2.4 Ghz wireless phones? That will play tricks on your wireless connection in a heartbeat!

by rogerg

Hi, what your problem seems to be is the the zero wireless configuration utility in windows xp2. Disable it and then after reboot instal the utility that came with your net work card. This should stop the drop outs. Its a well known problem with xp hopefully to be rectified in the next service pack.

by rogerg

Also wireless networks work along the same wavelength as microwaves. The shorter the wavelength the greater the attenuation risk. The human body is about 90% water and will attenuate the signal much better than a brick wall (no water)

by lumpyhed

Have you made sure power saving on the device is disabled? if its pci then it should be in the nic configuration panel, if its usb then you might want to check the usb port in System and make sure it won't power down there.

by penguinvitamins2

I'm experiencing the same with an older C-Net 800 Gateway (802.11b/g), with the device only a few meters away (no blocking of any kind). This AP is in a office as part of a small pilot. My PC cards are Gigabyte & SMC .

The A/P is set up use 802.11b and g. What I think is that when a 802.11b device enters the range of the A/P it adjusts itself to the lower throughbut 802.11b frequency band. I've read somewhere that when one 802.11b is brought up where all other devices talks 802.11g, it degrades any 802.11g service to that of 802.11b. (unconfirmed)

Try setting your device to only 802.11g and if available set your PC card to maximum power output. Or if your older PC card is b, you probably have to lower your newer card to that.

Regards - Stefan

by servhi-tech

I was having a lot of trouble with a lot of workstation before SP2 with the wireless connection when using automatic windows configuration. At that time, I disable the windows automatic config and use the utility that was coming with the wireless card. But now with SP2, no problem anymore. But you have to setup manually the connection in your favorite AP under Control Panel -> Network Connection -> Right-click your wireless connection -> properies -> 2nd tab (Wireless Network) -> At the bottom click Add and setup your AP. To get maximum security, you should disable broadcasting the SSID on your router and use WPA 128bits encryption with a 10 HEX key with a SHARED System and not an OPEN system. If you setup the same exact thing in your Windows, it will connect and stay connected at all time. I have 27 wireless networks to administer.

Thank You

by servhi-tech

One thing...

If you are using a D-Link Wi-Fi card and your router is set not to broadcast SSID AND you have others broadcastings networks availaible that ARE SECURED, you won't be able to connect. To connect you will have to braodcast your SSID too. D-Link told me that it was a behavior of Windows XP but I DID proove that it was the D-Link card and not Windows. I have others computers that are able to connect to the same router even with the broadcast SSID disable and others networks availables..

by david_akali

I had a similar problem with my D-link card after I upgraded the firmware on the Wireless Router. I reinstalled the firmaware several times just as I had been advised by tech support but decided to fall back to the previous version after getting no result. Check and see if there is a firmware upgrade for your AP or Wireless Router.

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