Getting the SH**s of MN 700 & 720

I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection. It
worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
already contacted tech support on this hardware several
times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
suggestions?

Have you checked to see if 802.1x authentication is on, if you're only using
WEP? Might also check the base station lease time, and set it to two weeks
if it isn't already.
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"MB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4b3c01c3ff27$ed9f3fb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
> getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection. It
> worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
> use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
> and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
> already contacted tech support on this hardware several
> times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
> channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
> had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
> suggestions?

I'm having a problem getting on to the internet. I'll
try, it won't get on. It says I'm connected to network.
I try restarting laptop. I try resetting cable modem &
MN700. I try again and keep trying and finally on the 5th
or 11th or whatever time it'll all of sudden connect to a
webpage. I don't know what's going on.

Mine has been happening a little over a week.

Or just go with a linksys product.

>-----Original Message-----
>Have you checked to see if 802.1x authentication is on,
if you're only using
>WEP? Might also check the base station lease time, and
set it to two weeks
>if it isn't already.
>--
>Chris H.
>Microsoft Windows MVP
>Associate Expert
>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
>"MB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:4b3c01c3ff27$ed9f3fb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
>> getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection.
It
>> worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
>> use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
>> and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
>> already contacted tech support on this hardware several
>> times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
>> channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
>> had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
>> suggestions?
>
>
>.
>

Guess you haven't been to a Linksys board, huh? 8-)
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:49c001c3ff95$1970aad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Or just go with a linksys product.
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Have you checked to see if 802.1x authentication is on,
> if you're only using
>>WEP? Might also check the base station lease time, and
> set it to two weeks
>>if it isn't already.
>>--
>>Chris H.
>>Microsoft Windows MVP
>>Associate Expert
>>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>>"MB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> message
>>news:4b3c01c3ff27$ed9f3fb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
>>> getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection.
> It
>>> worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
>>> use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
>>> and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
>>> already contacted tech support on this hardware several
>>> times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
>>> channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
>>> had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
>>> suggestions?
>>
>>
>>.
>>

Granted that Linksys products have problems too (like all products) but there
have been revisions to their firmware. At least Linksys (and some other vendors)
ARE making some headway to improving their products and issuing fixes. I have
not seen much activity in that regard from MS.

Don't get me wrong: I know you are a volunteer on this forum and that you are
pressuring MS to actually provide some answers, but it certainly appears that MS
is not supporting this product line in a timely fashion (there's an
understatement).


"Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OdZI0y5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Guess you haven't been to a Linksys board, huh? 8-)
> --
> Chris H.
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> Associate Expert
> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:49c001c3ff95$1970aad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Or just go with a linksys product.
> >
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>Have you checked to see if 802.1x authentication is on,
> > if you're only using
> >>WEP? Might also check the base station lease time, and
> > set it to two weeks
> >>if it isn't already.
> >>--
> >>Chris H.
> >>Microsoft Windows MVP
> >>Associate Expert
> >>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
> >>
> >>"MB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
> > message
> >>news:4b3c01c3ff27$ed9f3fb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> >>>I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
> >>> getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection.
> > It
> >>> worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
> >>> use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
> >>> and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
> >>> already contacted tech support on this hardware several
> >>> times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
> >>> channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
> >>> had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
> >>> suggestions?
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
>
>

8-)
--
Chris H.
Microsoft Windows MVP
Associate Expert
Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone

"Kerry Liles" <kerryliles.nospam.@rogers.com> wrote in message
news:eLvFy%235$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Granted that Linksys products have problems too (like all products) but
> there
> have been revisions to their firmware. At least Linksys (and some other
> vendors)
> ARE making some headway to improving their products and issuing fixes. I
> have
> not seen much activity in that regard from MS.
>
> Don't get me wrong: I know you are a volunteer on this forum and that you
> are
> pressuring MS to actually provide some answers, but it certainly appears
> that MS
> is not supporting this product line in a timely fashion (there's an
> understatement).
>
>
> "Chris H." <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:OdZI0y5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Guess you haven't been to a Linksys board, huh? 8-)
>> --
>> Chris H.
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> Associate Expert
>> Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>>
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:49c001c3ff95$1970aad0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Or just go with a linksys product.
>> >
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>Have you checked to see if 802.1x authentication is on,
>> > if you're only using
>> >>WEP? Might also check the base station lease time, and
>> > set it to two weeks
>> >>if it isn't already.
>> >>--
>> >>Chris H.
>> >>Microsoft Windows MVP
>> >>Associate Expert
>> >>Expert Zone - www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
>> >>
>> >>"MB" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
>> > message
>> >>news:4b3c01c3ff27$ed9f3fb0$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >>>I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm really
>> >>> getting sick of trying to keep my wireless connection.
>> > It
>> >>> worked fine for about 2 weeks. Now every time I try to
>> >>> use laptop, it connects for maybe a minute, then dropps
>> >>> and nothing for awhile. Desktop connection is fine. I've
>> >>> already contacted tech support on this hardware several
>> >>> times. Had to reset the base, change channels, change
>> >>> channels back, all it seems for nothing. Just fed up and
>> >>> had to vent. I'm considering trying another brand, any
>> >>> suggestions?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>.
>> >>
>>
>>
>
>

>
>I'm having a problem getting on to the internet. I'll
>try, it won't get on. It says I'm connected to network.
>I try restarting laptop. I try resetting cable modem &
>MN700. I try again and keep trying and finally on the
5th
>or 11th or whatever time it'll all of sudden connect to a
>webpage. I don't know what's going on.
>
>Mine has been happening a little over a week.
>.
>

I purchased three months back and it worked fine for two
months and then started dropping connections on occasions.

Now I can't keep a connection up and I have to reset the
cable modem and th MN700 every five minutes. I've updated
the firmware and everything and now it's worse.

I'm just going to buy something different, should have
known better than buy Microsoft.