Dropped wireless connections

I purchased a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router and I'm returning this unit
because of frequent, and regular connection drops.

I use my notebook PC about 15ft (and 2 walls) away from the router, but the
signal strength reading is always between 95 -100%. Every 15 minutes or so,
the signal drops to zero for a few seconds and returns to normal. This
wouldn't be bad except for a VPN link I use to the office. The drop is long
enough to kill the VPN link.

I've talked to tech support and tried changing channels and nearly all other
user enabled config setting but nothing helps. Unfortunately, I'm reading
reviews for other brands of WiFi routers and seeing the same problem. I was
considering a Netgear MR814 until reading a user review on Amazon.com
describing nearly the identical problem.

Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
prone to this than others?

Thanks,
Dave

In article <bj4p47$f8sli$(E-Mail Removed)>,
"DJA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:


>
> Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
> prone to this than others?

Do you have 2.4G phone nearby? What about a microwave oven?

I use a bottom of the line Linksys and I've not had any problems with
dropping. I did have problems with dropping during a trial of Linksys'
"G" router, but returned it for a BEFW11S4

>
> >
> > Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
> > prone to this than others?
>
> Do you have 2.4G phone nearby? What about a microwave oven?

No. I don't have a 2.4ghz phone. I do have a microwave but it's not in use
when these drops occur. I work from home and my closest neighbors are gone
during the day so I don't think I'm getting interference from them.


Dave

You don't use NetStumbler do you. The only time I ever experienced drops
was when running this. It took me a while to realise too, as I was using it
to help determine the cause of the problem :-)


"DJA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bj4q6l$f3d3l$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >
> > >
> > > Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands
more
> > > prone to this than others?
> >
> > Do you have 2.4G phone nearby? What about a microwave oven?
>
> No. I don't have a 2.4ghz phone. I do have a microwave but it's not in use
> when these drops occur. I work from home and my closest neighbors are gone
> during the day so I don't think I'm getting interference from them.
>
>
> Dave
>
>

On Wed, 3 Sep 2003 09:27:40 -0400, DJA spoketh

>
>>
>> >
>> > Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
>> > prone to this than others?
>>
>> Do you have 2.4G phone nearby? What about a microwave oven?
>
>No. I don't have a 2.4ghz phone. I do have a microwave but it's not in use
>when these drops occur. I work from home and my closest neighbors are gone
>during the day so I don't think I'm getting interference from them.
>
>
>Dave
>

Doesn't matter if they're home or not. If they have a 2.4GHz wireless
phone, it could interfere with your network if/when the phone rings.


Lars M. Hansen
http://www.hansenonline.net
(replace 'badnews' with 'news' in e-mail address)

Hi Dave,

Does your card use the Windows Wireless Zero Configuration tool, or does
DLINK supply a separate tool? If you're using the WZC, try checking to see
whether the "Use IEEE 802.1x authentication" box is checked in the
Authentication tab. If it is, it will cause the connection to briefly drop
on an intermittent basis. Turn this setting off.

Peter

"DJA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bj4p47$f8sli$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I purchased a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router and I'm returning this unit
> because of frequent, and regular connection drops.
>
> I use my notebook PC about 15ft (and 2 walls) away from the router, but
the
> signal strength reading is always between 95 -100%. Every 15 minutes or
so,
> the signal drops to zero for a few seconds and returns to normal. This
> wouldn't be bad except for a VPN link I use to the office. The drop is
long
> enough to kill the VPN link.
>
> I've talked to tech support and tried changing channels and nearly all
other
> user enabled config setting but nothing helps. Unfortunately, I'm reading
> reviews for other brands of WiFi routers and seeing the same problem. I
was
> considering a Netgear MR814 until reading a user review on Amazon.com
> describing nearly the identical problem.
>
> Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
> prone to this than others?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>
>

"DJA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bj4p47$f8sli$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I purchased a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router and I'm returning this unit
> because of frequent, and regular connection drops.
>
> I use my notebook PC about 15ft (and 2 walls) away from the router, but
the
> signal strength reading is always between 95 -100%. Every 15 minutes or
so,
> the signal drops to zero for a few seconds and returns to normal. This
> wouldn't be bad except for a VPN link I use to the office. The drop is
long
> enough to kill the VPN link.
>
> I've talked to tech support and tried changing channels and nearly all
other
> user enabled config setting but nothing helps. Unfortunately, I'm reading
> reviews for other brands of WiFi routers and seeing the same problem. I
was
> considering a Netgear MR814 until reading a user review on Amazon.com
> describing nearly the identical problem.
>
> Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
> prone to this than others?
>
> Thanks,
> Dave
>

I've had drop-outs with Linksys but never with NetGear.




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That definitely seemed to be the problem on my laptop, which was having a
similar problem.

Mike Schumann

"Peter Copeland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:Rgq5b.10444$(E-Mail Removed). ..
> Hi Dave,
>
> Does your card use the Windows Wireless Zero Configuration tool, or does
> DLINK supply a separate tool? If you're using the WZC, try checking to
see
> whether the "Use IEEE 802.1x authentication" box is checked in the
> Authentication tab. If it is, it will cause the connection to briefly
drop
> on an intermittent basis. Turn this setting off.
>
> Peter
>
> "DJA" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bj4p47$f8sli$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I purchased a D-Link DI-614+ wireless router and I'm returning this unit
> > because of frequent, and regular connection drops.
> >
> > I use my notebook PC about 15ft (and 2 walls) away from the router, but
> the
> > signal strength reading is always between 95 -100%. Every 15 minutes or
> so,
> > the signal drops to zero for a few seconds and returns to normal. This
> > wouldn't be bad except for a VPN link I use to the office. The drop is
> long
> > enough to kill the VPN link.
> >
> > I've talked to tech support and tried changing channels and nearly all
> other
> > user enabled config setting but nothing helps. Unfortunately, I'm
reading
> > reviews for other brands of WiFi routers and seeing the same problem. I
> was
> > considering a Netgear MR814 until reading a user review on Amazon.com
> > describing nearly the identical problem.
> >
> > Is this something all WiFi users have to deal with? Are some brands more
> > prone to this than others?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Dave
> >
> >
>
>

"Mike Schumann" <mike-(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:3f568689$0$1103$(E-Mail Removed).. .
> That definitely seemed to be the problem on my laptop, which was having a
> similar problem.

Others have reported problems with power saving modes?

"martyn" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bj4rl1$8jg$(E-Mail Removed)...
> You don't use NetStumbler do you. The only time I ever experienced drops
> was when running this. It took me a while to realise too, as I was using
it
> to help determine the cause of the problem :-)
>
No. (I honestly never heard of NetStumbler)

Dave