Belkin wireless network

I added a router to my cable modem and set up a wireless network for my
desktop and laptop computers. The laptop seems to be working fine, but
the desktop is problematic. i set up the network using Belkin's
instructions rather than Windows.

Windows Network Icon in the system tray says I am not connected, but
when I click to display available networks the heading over my network
says I am not connected. The text below that, however, says I am
connected. And the button at the bottom of the window reads
"disconnect." My Belkin Wireless USB Utility says I am connected with a
strong signal. Internet and e-mail work.

So what is the problem?

Windows will occasionally pop up a message saying unable to connect. I
could live with that, I suppose, but others who use the computer are
likely to get confused -- namely wife and daughter.

Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
really do have a connection?

I was also actually getting disconnected occasionally. I suspect there
was a conflict between my wireless keyboard/mouse and wireless network.
I changed channels on the keyboard mouse and the actual disconnect
problem seems to have gone away. If it happens again I will dig out my
old corded mouse and keyboard and try again.

Both computers use Windows XP SP2.

Bill

"Bill Sharpe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:u%(E-Mail Removed)...
>I added a router to my cable modem and set up a wireless network for my
>desktop and laptop computers. The laptop seems to be working fine, but the
>desktop is problematic. i set up the network using Belkin's instructions
>rather than Windows.
>
> Windows Network Icon in the system tray says I am not connected, but when
> I click to display available networks the heading over my network says I
> am not connected. The text below that, however, says I am connected. And
> the button at the bottom of the window reads "disconnect." My Belkin
> Wireless USB Utility says I am connected with a strong signal. Internet
> and e-mail work.
>
> So what is the problem?
>
> Windows will occasionally pop up a message saying unable to connect. I
> could live with that, I suppose, but others who use the computer are
> likely to get confused -- namely wife and daughter.
>
> Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
> really do have a connection?
>
> I was also actually getting disconnected occasionally. I suspect there was
> a conflict between my wireless keyboard/mouse and wireless network. I
> changed channels on the keyboard mouse and the actual disconnect problem
> seems to have gone away. If it happens again I will dig out my old corded
> mouse and keyboard and try again.
>
> Both computers use Windows XP SP2.
>
> Bill

ok, so what is the problem? you said the disconnect problem went away when
you changed the 'keyboard mouse' channel. and you said the internet and
email worked. so what doesn't work??

Dave wrote:
> "Bill Sharpe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:u%(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>I added a router to my cable modem and set up a wireless network for my
>>desktop and laptop computers. The laptop seems to be working fine, but the
>>desktop is problematic. i set up the network using Belkin's instructions
>>rather than Windows.
>>
>>Windows Network Icon in the system tray says I am not connected, but when
>>I click to display available networks the heading over my network says I
>>am not connected. The text below that, however, says I am connected. And
>>the button at the bottom of the window reads "disconnect." My Belkin
>>Wireless USB Utility says I am connected with a strong signal. Internet
>>and e-mail work.
>>
>>So what is the problem?
>>
>>Windows will occasionally pop up a message saying unable to connect. I
>>could live with that, I suppose, but others who use the computer are
>>likely to get confused -- namely wife and daughter.
>>
>>Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
>>really do have a connection?
>>
>>I was also actually getting disconnected occasionally. I suspect there was
>>a conflict between my wireless keyboard/mouse and wireless network. I
>>changed channels on the keyboard mouse and the actual disconnect problem
>>seems to have gone away. If it happens again I will dig out my old corded
>>mouse and keyboard and try again.
>>
>>Both computers use Windows XP SP2.
>>
>>Bill
>
>
> ok, so what is the problem? you said the disconnect problem went away when
> you changed the 'keyboard mouse' channel. and you said the internet and
> email worked. so what doesn't work??
>
>
The last connection lasted about 20 minutes and then I had to reconnect.
My question -- with or without the real disconnect problem -- was

Is there a way to get Windows Network to acknowledge the fact that I
really do have a connection?

Bill

I unchecked "Use Windows to manage the network" and the problem Windows
Network status problem has disappeared. Still not sure about the real
disconnects but I have been connected for 30 minutes now with no further
disconnects.

Bill