Disconnecting on heavy network activity?

108.11b connection cuts out on high network activity. (examples:
Playing online games, downloading torrents, etc).

After playing an online game for about 3 minutes, the connection to
the network becomes lost.
It complains that the connection to the wireless network is lost, and
the Access Point does not show up in the connection list again until I
reboot.
Everything is normal again after reboot.
Is this a problem with the wireless adapter, or the router?

The router is a Netgear MR814v2.
The adapter is a Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter.
On Windows XP

Do you have other wireless networks in your area? I have found that some
wireless devices do not play well with Windows XP. As soon as a new
wireless network is discovered, your connection gets dropped.

If your hardware has its own configuration program, you can bypass Windows
XP. What you do is from the Windows XP wireless configuration screen,
uncheck the box that allows Windows to configure your card. The next step
would be to disable the wireless zero configuration service. Last step is
to reconfigure your card using your card manufacturers configuration
program.

I see that you are using a Linksys USB card. I do not believe that it comes
with its own configuration program. The Netgear version does have its own
config program. I would try a new card to see if it resolves your problem.
If you buy it locally, you can always take it back if it does not work for
you.

Jeff


"biscaynesix" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> 108.11b connection cuts out on high network activity. (examples:
> Playing online games, downloading torrents, etc).
>
> After playing an online game for about 3 minutes, the connection to
> the network becomes lost.
> It complains that the connection to the wireless network is lost, and
> the Access Point does not show up in the connection list again until I
> reboot.
> Everything is normal again after reboot.
> Is this a problem with the wireless adapter, or the router?
>
> The router is a Netgear MR814v2.
> The adapter is a Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter.
> On Windows XP

"Jeff Durham" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:9Nm%c.26298$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you have other wireless networks in your area? I have found that
> some wireless devices do not play well with Windows XP. As soon as a
> new wireless network is discovered, your connection gets dropped.
>
> If your hardware has its own configuration program, you can bypass
> Windows XP. What you do is from the Windows XP wireless configuration
> screen, uncheck the box that allows Windows to configure your card.
> The next step would be to disable the wireless zero configuration
> service. Last step is to reconfigure your card using your card
> manufacturers configuration program.
>
> I see that you are using a Linksys USB card. I do not believe that it
> comes with its own configuration program. The Netgear version does
> have its own config program. I would try a new card to see if it
> resolves your problem. If you buy it locally, you can always take it
> back if it does not work for you.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> "biscaynesix" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
>> 108.11b connection cuts out on high network activity. (examples:
>> Playing online games, downloading torrents, etc).
>>
>> After playing an online game for about 3 minutes, the connection to
>> the network becomes lost.
>> It complains that the connection to the wireless network is lost, and
>> the Access Point does not show up in the connection list again until
>> I
>> reboot.
>> Everything is normal again after reboot.
>> Is this a problem with the wireless adapter, or the router?
>>
>> The router is a Netgear MR814v2.
>> The adapter is a Linksys Wireless-B USB Network Adapter.
>> On Windows XP
>
>

....and broadcast SSID, since not broadcasting serves no useful security
purpose and leads to trouble with some mixed-vendor networks.

Q