RE: Re: WiFi Woes :(

["P Murgatroyd" <yahoogroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you tried the latest (Cisco branded) firmware?

I've been a few of the same problems recently with my WAP54G, first fix was
to change the channel it used (was on 12 I think, moved it to 3) and that
seemed to work for a week or two... then it went again...

Just as I was thinking about ditching it and going to 3Com or some other
make (not belkin!) I happened to quickly check the firmware revision and
noticed there was a significant update, so I whacked it on and everything
seems good at the minute.. time will tell I guess... but its looking good
so
far.

To get the latest update, you need to go to LinkSys Europe
(http://www.linksys.com/international/product.asp?coid=6&ipid=212)
for the
firmware, but you will need to upgrade to 1.09.1 first (you can get that
from the US site) - if you don't, Linksys say you may break the WAP.

Good luck!

p.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ho Yin Ng [mailto:yahoogroups@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 26 April 2004 17:28
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: WiFi Woes :(

Humm ..

I have a Wifi router (Buffalo) been using it close to about 4 years.

Sits next to my DECT phone, and mobile phone and bluetooth devices. I have
never had a single problem.

Perhaps this could be due to the makes you have been using? Or perhaps it
builds up some sort of resistance within the system due to the
interference?

Gezzzzz .. I am not much help am I?

Ho Yin

At 08:45 26/04/2004, you wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I don't think this problem is limited to WiFi equipment.  I have had
>3 - yes THREE Linksys and Belkin routers in my setup.  All had the
>same problem and required power cycling to get the running again.
>The only thing I found was that it was next to the powersuplly for an
>old Lexmark printer that I had running.  Solution?  Move the printer
>and the problem doesn't happen AS OFTEN.  PCWorld were baffled when I
>returned 2 out of the 3 routers as faulty.  As for power cycling I
>just have to live with it.  I found that if I connected an X10
>appliance module and scheduled it to power cycle at 12pm or
>thereabouts once or twice a week the problem stopped - wierd I know
>but hey, it works for me!
>
>HTH,
>
>Matt
>
>--- In ukha_d@xxxxxxx, lists@a... wrote:
> > Hi Kids,
> >
> > What is it with me and WiFi kit?  It seems to work fine for a few
> > days/weeks/months even, then it goes on the blink.
> > Had it with my linksys WAP11, a belkin 54G, and now a linksys
WAP54G
> >
> > I set them up on the bench and they run fine for a few days, then
I
>move
> > them to node 0.5 (maybe this is the problem) where they sit on
top
>of a
> > couple of little parasound zamps.  Have 3 fans in there so
nothing
>gets
> > too hot, and all is sweet....but after a while it goes titsup.com
> >
> > The WAP11 lasted a few months, the belkin a few weeks, and this
>latest
> > WAP54 a couple of months again.
> > With both the WAP11 and WAP54, the connection just craps out
after
>a while
> > and is resolved by power cycling the thing.
> > With the belikin, it just crapped out completely.
> >
> > The WAP54 only started happening recently and I did a bit of
> > experimentation - when the wap was in node0.5, the lappy lost
it's
>signal
> > a few feet from the WAP.
> > Take it out of node0.5 and the signal is fine again, though with
>this
> > sporadic dropping out - which could take place a few days later,
a
>few
> > weeks later, a few hours later.
> >
> > Now the obvious answer is "Stop putting them in node0.5 you
twat",
>but I
> > want to know why - what could be causing this?
> > Could it be, I dunno - something like it ain't happy sitting on
the
>amps
> > and is inducing some sort of feedback or something or other that
>causes
> > the hardware to go mental and burn out after a period of time?
> >
> > Maybe node0.5 is NOT the problem - have DECT phones, RF, IR,
mobile
>phone
> > signals floating round the house, but that's about it - and the
WAP
>is not
> > sitting on/near a source of any of those signals.....
> >
> > Any thoughts peeps - I've now got a pile of next to useless WAPs
>and don't
> > really want to add to that pile.
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > NoFi Butler :(
>
>
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