Re: [OT]Belkin 54g WAP

[Tony Butler <lists@xxxxxxx>]

Dunno, will check tonight.
I presume I need....netstumbler?

cheers,

T.
Quoting yahoogroups@xxxxxxx:

> oops.. sorry.. just read the title again..
>
> you have belkin.. i have linksys..
>
> both got the same problem though... interesting.. any idea what chip
yours
> uses?
>
> mine identifies itself as "3Com" using MacStumbler :-)
>
> p.
>
> Quoting Tony Butler <lists@xxxxxxx>:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I know a few people out there have these access points, so you
might be
> able
> > to
> > help.
> > Bought one a while back (after PH raving about it - or was he
just raving?
> > :D)
> > and finally got around to setting it up....
> >
> > Problem is the connection keeps on dying - if I do a lot (eg
downloading
> > files)
> > then it will crap out quickly.  If I do a little, it may take a
while...
> >
> > The test machine is a win2k lappy and I am have tried both a
belkin 54g
> card
> >
> > and an onrinocco silver 802.11b card & get the same result.
> > There are no other wifi networks around, though I do have two
DECT base
> > stations - one with subscribed handsets, the other just being
used as a
> > charger, but still operational as such.
> > Signalwise, it seems to jump from 5.5 to 11 to 38 and back again
in fairly
>
> > quick succession, even when the lappy isn't moving and is about
15' from
> the
> >
> > WAP (through 2 brick wall).
> >
> > In every case, resetting the WAP will do the trick.  Most of the
time, I
> can
> >
> > still access the WAP's internal web pages and do it that way,
though some
> > times
> > I have to physically go and sort it out.
> > I had heard there can be problems with XP and wifi, even if the
XP
> machinea
> > re
> > not on the wireless bit of the network so I turned off all my XP
machines
> and
> > I
> > still get the problem.
> > I have also tried a number of the WAP channels and it makes no
difference
> > either....
> >
> > any thoughts peeps?  This is driving me nuts :(
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > Tony
> >
> >
> >
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