D-Link DWL-2100AP needs regular restarts

We're using the 54mbit D-Link DWL-2100AP in our livingroom so my wife's
iBook can do 802.11g. It's behaving pretty well, but too often we find
that we have to power-cycle the D-Link box before she can connect again.
Once in a while it'll happen when I'm using a 802.11g PCMCIA card, but she
has problems far more frequently. It's only acting as an access point;
DHCP is being provided by a system on the network, as well as DNS and
other things.

A cursory Google search only found others with the same problem, and no
solution except toss it out and replace it with a Linksys WAP54G.

Have any of you had any success with this D-Link box?

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Brendan Kehoe (E-Mail Removed)

http://www.zen.org/~brendan/

"Brendan Kehoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news(E-Mail Removed)...
> We're using the 54mbit D-Link DWL-2100AP in our livingroom so my
wife's
> iBook can do 802.11g. It's behaving pretty well, but too often we
find
> that we have to power-cycle the D-Link box before she can connect
again.
> Once in a while it'll happen when I'm using a 802.11g PCMCIA card,
but she
> has problems far more frequently. It's only acting as an access
point;
> DHCP is being provided by a system on the network, as well as DNS
and
> other things.
>
> A cursory Google search only found others with the same problem, and
no
> solution except toss it out and replace it with a Linksys WAP54G.
>
> Have any of you had any success with this D-Link box?

I don't have one, but I seen a situation similar in that the AP
kept the device in the association table and ignored an
association from the same device. Not sure if this is your case
but you might try disconnecting the device before shutdown.
right click tray icon/select view available networks/click disconnect.
On start up you have to do the same but click connect. I know this is
a pain but worth a try until a possible fix can be found.



> Brendan Kehoe
(E-Mail Removed)
>
> http://www.zen.org/~brendan/
>

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 12:30:35 -0600, "Airhead"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>
>"Brendan Kehoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>news(E-Mail Removed)...
>> We're using the 54mbit D-Link DWL-2100AP in our livingroom so my
>wife's
>> iBook can do 802.11g. It's behaving pretty well, but too often we
>find
>> that we have to power-cycle the D-Link box before she can connect
>again.
>> Once in a while it'll happen when I'm using a 802.11g PCMCIA card,
>but she
>> has problems far more frequently. It's only acting as an access
>point;
>> DHCP is being provided by a system on the network, as well as DNS
>and
>> other things.
>>
>> A cursory Google search only found others with the same problem, and
>no
>> solution except toss it out and replace it with a Linksys WAP54G.
>>
>> Have any of you had any success with this D-Link box?
>
>I don't have one, but I seen a situation similar in that the AP
>kept the device in the association table and ignored an
>association from the same device. Not sure if this is your case
>but you might try disconnecting the device before shutdown.
>right click tray icon/select view available networks/click disconnect.
>On start up you have to do the same but click connect. I know this is
>a pain but worth a try until a possible fix can be found.
>
>

>> Brendan Kehoe
>(E-Mail Removed)
>>
>> http://www.zen.org/~brendan/
>>
I am currently using the D-Link DWL-2100AP and have yet to experience
what you are experiencing and I'm not sure I follow your post. Are
you saying that, although your wife's iBook pc can access the AP, the
AP needs to be rebooted in order for the iBook to gain initial access?
Are you certain that the DWL-2100AP support Apple devices? You
stated that your wife's iBook "has problems far more frequently". I'm
assuming that your wireless device does not have a problem accessing
the AP or has very few problems doing so. If that is the case, your AP
might not be the problem. My guess is with the Apple iBook or the
driver associated with the iBook. Double-check and see if the AP
supports the iBook. Update us and we'll go from there. Take care.

I had drop-out issues with my WiFi connections to my DWL-2100AP router as
well. The behavior of the problem was as follows...

1) After a fresh boot of my XP machine, I could connect but had to do it
manually because XP would not do it automatically.
2) The WiFi connection was never stable and often stopped working after
24-48 hours. If it did stop working the WiFi connectivity indicator icon in
the Icon Tray always showed green.
3) The only way to restore the connection was to 1-Reboot the PC or
2-Disable and then enable the WiFi drivers. Neither solution was
acceptable because "I shouldn't have to do either!"...um...anyway...
4) I upgraded from XP sp1 to XP sp2 and then turned of the firewall in sp2
(I have a 3rd party software firewall in addition to the one in the router).
5) After the upgrade to service pack 2, my WiFi connection has become much
more stable. It sometimes looses connectivity and will automatically fix it
self (this doesn't always work well).

Service Pack 2 has been a big difference in Windows XP for me. I haven't
had any major issues with sp2. I don't particularly like some of the
security enhancements to Internet Explorer, but that is anther story.

MY POINT IN ALL THIS IS THAT THE PROBLEM MAY NOT BE WITH YOUR ROUTER! You
should check with your WiFi card or iBook vendor for driver updates or OS
update. The problem may very well lie there.

"Doug Jamal" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
| On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 12:30:35 -0600, "Airhead"
| <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
|
| >
| >"Brendan Kehoe" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
| >news(E-Mail Removed)...
| >> We're using the 54mbit D-Link DWL-2100AP in our livingroom so my
| >wife's
| >> iBook can do 802.11g. It's behaving pretty well, but too often we
| >find
| >> that we have to power-cycle the D-Link box before she can connect
| >again.
| >> Once in a while it'll happen when I'm using a 802.11g PCMCIA card,
| >but she
| >> has problems far more frequently. It's only acting as an access
| >point;
| >> DHCP is being provided by a system on the network, as well as DNS
| >and
| >> other things.
| >>
| >> A cursory Google search only found others with the same problem, and
| >no
| >> solution except toss it out and replace it with a Linksys WAP54G.
| >>
| >> Have any of you had any success with this D-Link box?
| >
| >I don't have one, but I seen a situation similar in that the AP
| >kept the device in the association table and ignored an
| >association from the same device. Not sure if this is your case
| >but you might try disconnecting the device before shutdown.
| >right click tray icon/select view available networks/click disconnect.
| >On start up you have to do the same but click connect. I know this is
| >a pain but worth a try until a possible fix can be found.
| >
| >
|
| >> Brendan Kehoe
| >(E-Mail Removed)
| >>
| >> http://www.zen.org/~brendan/
| >>
| I am currently using the D-Link DWL-2100AP and have yet to experience
| what you are experiencing and I'm not sure I follow your post. Are
| you saying that, although your wife's iBook pc can access the AP, the
| AP needs to be rebooted in order for the iBook to gain initial access?
| Are you certain that the DWL-2100AP support Apple devices? You
| stated that your wife's iBook "has problems far more frequently". I'm
| assuming that your wireless device does not have a problem accessing
| the AP or has very few problems doing so. If that is the case, your AP
| might not be the problem. My guess is with the Apple iBook or the
| driver associated with the iBook. Double-check and see if the AP
| supports the iBook. Update us and we'll go from there. Take care.