FRUSTRATED! Connection up, down, up, etc

ok- Got a Linksys wireless router. I am having problems with both my laptop
AND desktop connections. Not sure what kind of wireless card my laptop has,
but, my desktop has a D-Link DWL-520 card in it. My other desktop is wired
using Cat5. Internet is always up, so that's not the problem.

On both the desktop and laptop computers, I am losing internet connection
whenver my computer sleeps or sits idle for a while. I go into the D-Link
connection utility (on my desktop), and tell it to reconnect, which, it does
after about 10 seconds. I never change anything, it just decides to
disconnect if I don't use the computer for a while. Now, on my desktop, I
can't get it to reconnect all of a sudden. I go into the utility, find my
SSID, hit the connect button, it finds the network, signal strength is Very
Good, and then says connected. But then, nothing works. IE doesn't conenct.
IMs don't connect- nothing. So, even tho it's saying it's connected, it
won't even connect now. This is just all of a sudden. So Im not sure if it
has to do with the same problem as I mentioned earlier- when it disconnects
on its own after a while, or, if this is something different.

If someone could help me out, I'd surely appreciate it! This is a home
office network, and my business is suffering BIG TIME with no internet. Any
ideas out there?
Thanks
D

"D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> ok- Got a Linksys wireless router. I am having problems with both my
laptop
> AND desktop connections. Not sure what kind of wireless card my
laptop has,
> but, my desktop has a D-Link DWL-520 card in it. My other desktop is
wired
> using Cat5. Internet is always up, so that's not the problem.
>
> On both the desktop and laptop computers, I am losing internet
connection
> whenver my computer sleeps or sits idle for a while.

Under control panel/power options you can modify your standby settings
to a longer time or never.
On the individual wireless adaper settings you can have them operate
in (cam mode) continuous aware
or (psp mode) power save polling, psp is usually used while on battery
power.
What OS are you using?

I go into the D-Link
> connection utility (on my desktop), and tell it to reconnect, which,
it does
> after about 10 seconds. I never change anything, it just decides to
> disconnect if I don't use the computer for a while. Now, on my
desktop, I
> can't get it to reconnect all of a sudden. I go into the utility,
find my
> SSID, hit the connect button, it finds the network, signal strength
is Very
> Good, and then says connected. But then, nothing works. IE doesn't
conenct.
> IMs don't connect- nothing. So, even tho it's saying it's connected,
it
> won't even connect now. This is just all of a sudden. So Im not sure
if it
> has to do with the same problem as I mentioned earlier- when it
disconnects
> on its own after a while, or, if this is something different.
>
> If someone could help me out, I'd surely appreciate it! This is a
home
> office network, and my business is suffering BIG TIME with no
internet. Any
> ideas out there?
> Thanks
> D
>
>

Hey- thanks for the reply. This is mainly for my Desktop system running XP
Home. We can tackle my laptop a little later. Right now, I got it working
last night. But again this morning, I had to go back in, tell it to rescan,
then, connect to my SSID as normal. If it sits for too long, it drops the
connection. And the signal strength is always VERY GOOD since it's right in
the next room over. So I don't know what to do to keep this from dropping
the signal. I'm beginning to think I should run a freakin Cat5 through my
house and keep it that way, take back my wireless card since it's been
nothing but trouble to have it.

Any ideas as to why it always drops the connection like that? Since this is
my desktop, there's no battery, no 'sleep' mode, etc. Any ideas? I really
appreciate the help...
D


"Airhead" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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>> ok- Got a Linksys wireless router. I am having problems with both my
> laptop
>> AND desktop connections. Not sure what kind of wireless card my
> laptop has,
>> but, my desktop has a D-Link DWL-520 card in it. My other desktop is
> wired
>> using Cat5. Internet is always up, so that's not the problem.
>>
>> On both the desktop and laptop computers, I am losing internet
> connection
>> whenver my computer sleeps or sits idle for a while.
>
> Under control panel/power options you can modify your standby settings
> to a longer time or never.
> On the individual wireless adaper settings you can have them operate
> in (cam mode) continuous aware
> or (psp mode) power save polling, psp is usually used while on battery
> power.
> What OS are you using?
>
> I go into the D-Link
>> connection utility (on my desktop), and tell it to reconnect, which,
> it does
>> after about 10 seconds. I never change anything, it just decides to
>> disconnect if I don't use the computer for a while. Now, on my
> desktop, I
>> can't get it to reconnect all of a sudden. I go into the utility,
> find my
>> SSID, hit the connect button, it finds the network, signal strength
> is Very
>> Good, and then says connected. But then, nothing works. IE doesn't
> conenct.
>> IMs don't connect- nothing. So, even tho it's saying it's connected,
> it
>> won't even connect now. This is just all of a sudden. So Im not sure
> if it
>> has to do with the same problem as I mentioned earlier- when it
> disconnects
>> on its own after a while, or, if this is something different.
>>
>> If someone could help me out, I'd surely appreciate it! This is a
> home
>> office network, and my business is suffering BIG TIME with no
> internet. Any
>> ideas out there?
>> Thanks
>> D
>>
>>
>

"D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:8WUAd.31255$F25.24278@okepread07...
> Hey- thanks for the reply. This is mainly for my Desktop system running XP
> Home. We can tackle my laptop a little later. Right now, I got it working
> last night. But again this morning, I had to go back in, tell it to
> rescan, then, connect to my SSID as normal. If it sits for too long, it
> drops the connection. And the signal strength is always VERY GOOD since
> it's right in the next room over. So I don't know what to do to keep this
> from dropping the signal. I'm beginning to think I should run a freakin
> Cat5 through my house and keep it that way, take back my wireless card
> since it's been nothing but trouble to have it.

I had this problem once with a totally different router, I switched the
router off and on, and it sorted the problem out.

Daniel

huh. I'll give it a shot! Thank you!
D


"Daniel Bennett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "D" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:8WUAd.31255$F25.24278@okepread07...
>> Hey- thanks for the reply. This is mainly for my Desktop system running
>> XP Home. We can tackle my laptop a little later. Right now, I got it
>> working last night. But again this morning, I had to go back in, tell it
>> to rescan, then, connect to my SSID as normal. If it sits for too long,
>> it drops the connection. And the signal strength is always VERY GOOD
>> since it's right in the next room over. So I don't know what to do to
>> keep this from dropping the signal. I'm beginning to think I should run a
>> freakin Cat5 through my house and keep it that way, take back my wireless
>> card since it's been nothing but trouble to have it.
>
> I had this problem once with a totally different router, I switched the
> router off and on, and it sorted the problem out.
>
> Daniel
>
>