Re: [OT] intermittent wireless connection

["Paul Robinson" <ukcueman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

This reminds me of a friend I set up a wireless net for with vigor wireless
router talking
to XP laptop. It worked flawlessly for months until one day a neighbour set
up a new
(open) access point, and it stopped associating with the vigor and the XP
wireless manager
insisted on connecting to the new access point. Unfortunately, the signal
wasn't great so
it didn't work particularly well.

It may not have been the only solution, but stopping XP from handling the
wireless and
getting the card's software to handle it (which meant manually changing the
profile when
travelling) solved the problem. I couldn't persuade XP to talk to the right
AP any other
way. I just didn't seem to want to work.

HTH
Paul

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Andrews" <groups@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 02, 2005 6:39 AM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] intermittent wireless connection


Another day another memory: Some time ago I did see a situation like
this where XP's manager and the cards own manager were conflicting /
fighting over the card and giving the same type of situation as
described.
Have you tried disabling the XP wireless manager? You may have to switch
of WEP (just for testing) on the router, get a stable connection and
then add WEP etc back on.

-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ho yin Ng
Sent: 01 August 2005 21:55
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] intermittent wireless connection


John,



Thanks for your suggestions.



Yes I have done . there are some in the vicinity but they are locked
down. Plus I did think of this so I set it so that it has the preferred
network as the one in her flat.



I don't have a different wireless card I can try, but her flat mate with
a totally different computer and wireless card and is still having the
same problem, and I had the same problem at work before I started using
Odyssey Client as well.



I sit in the same place as my girlfriend and often move her computer out
of the way to use mine at the desk.



I really think it has to do with the windows wireless manager but I have
tried everything that I can see.



I guess my only real option is to try and find a wireless card that is
compatible with Odyssey Client! Which I am having trouble with finding!
But surely other people are having similar woes?



Ho yin



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From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of John Andrews
Sent: 01 August 2005 21:18
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] [OT] intermittent wireless connection



Have you done a wireless scan? We had this with one of our senior
managers, when one of our tech's visited there were 16 wireless networks
in the vacinity. Half of them in their default configuration = free
internet access. Have you tried different wireless cards in these
machines? Are you sitting in the same place as your girlfriend? Any
mains leads near by the laptop? Walls floors all affect the signal,
where is the router? Is there an external ariel? Can the router be
rotated? We have a chap at work who is his own darkspot, he can not get
a connection no matter what he does. Hope this helps.


-----Original Message-----
From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Ho yin Ng
Sent: 01 August 2005 20:59
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] intermittent wireless connection


I am running a wireless netgear router at my girlfriends flat and
everyone who is on a wireless connection keeps getting disconnected.



However when I am there I do not, but I am using wireless with an
Odyssey Client and not using windows to control my connection.



Unfortunately I cannot get it to work on my girlfriends laptop as it
does not support the wireless card she is using (Buffalo Technology
11mbps PCMICA card).



Has anyone come across this before? It is also a problem on her
flatmates computer which uses a brand new D-link PCI wireless card.



If they are on MSN messenger they get disconnected every 5 mins or so. I
however with my setup have no problems at all. Is there anything I can
do with the windows setup?



Regards,



Ho yin



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