Intermittent connection w/ Gateway laptop, built-in "g"...

> I have a small wireless network with a Linksys WRT54g router. I have two
> machines that connect fine with Linksys "b" cards, but one Gateway laptop
with
> built-in "g" wireless that has trouble staying connected. The signal
strength
> is fine according to the XP wireless utility, but the connection comes and
goes.
>
> I'm using 128-bit WEP, and I've limited the number of clients that can
connect,
> but that's about it for settings.

Is it using Broadcom chipset in WiFi adapter? This is a known problem with
Dell Truemobile (aka Broadcom). Solution is to disable XP's built-in
wireless management and use supplied wireless utility. Check out property
pages of wireless network connection - there should be a checkbox "Let
Windows manage my wireless connection". Try unchecking it.

Hope this helps,
Peter

I have a small wireless network with a Linksys WRT54g router. I have two
machines that connect fine with Linksys "b" cards, but one Gateway laptop with
built-in "g" wireless that has trouble staying connected. The signal strength
is fine according to the XP wireless utility, but the connection comes and goes.

I'm using 128-bit WEP, and I've limited the number of clients that can connect,
but that's about it for settings.

Any ideas?

Matt O.

"Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> > I have a small wireless network with a Linksys WRT54g router. I have two
> > machines that connect fine with Linksys "b" cards, but one Gateway laptop
> with
> > built-in "g" wireless that has trouble staying connected. The signal
> strength
> > is fine according to the XP wireless utility, but the connection comes and
> goes.
> >
> > I'm using 128-bit WEP, and I've limited the number of clients that can
> connect,
> > but that's about it for settings.

> Is it using Broadcom chipset in WiFi adapter? This is a known problem with
> Dell Truemobile (aka Broadcom). Solution is to disable XP's built-in
> wireless management and use supplied wireless utility. Check out property
> pages of wireless network connection - there should be a checkbox "Let
> Windows manage my wireless connection". Try unchecking it.

I'll give it a try, but the WinXP wireless utility *is* the supplied utility --
the wireless is built-in, not an added-on adaptor.

Matt O.

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"Matt O'Toole" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote...

>
> "Peter" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bou48m$1i8l67$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> > > I have a small wireless network with a Linksys WRT54g router. I have
two
> > > machines that connect fine with Linksys "b" cards, but one Gateway
laptop
> > with
> > > built-in "g" wireless that has trouble staying connected. The signal
> > strength
> > > is fine according to the XP wireless utility, but the connection comes
and
> > goes.
> > >
> > > I'm using 128-bit WEP, and I've limited the number of clients that can
> > connect,
> > > but that's about it for settings.
>
> > Is it using Broadcom chipset in WiFi adapter? This is a known problem with
> > Dell Truemobile (aka Broadcom). Solution is to disable XP's built-in
> > wireless management and use supplied wireless utility. Check out property
> > pages of wireless network connection - there should be a checkbox "Let
> > Windows manage my wireless connection". Try unchecking it.
>
> I'll give it a try, but the WinXP wireless utility *is* the supplied utility
--
> the wireless is built-in, not an added-on adaptor.
>

Unfortunately the built in XP wireless configuration is crap maybe there are
updates that fix it now?

"Nick Le Lievre" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately the built in XP wireless configuration is crap maybe there are
> updates that fix it now?

Well, there is an update:

http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;EN-US;826942

I'll give it a try, and see what happens.

Matt O.

> > Is it using Broadcom chipset in WiFi adapter? This is a known problem
with
> > Dell Truemobile (aka Broadcom). Solution is to disable XP's built-in
> > wireless management and use supplied wireless utility. Check out
property
> > pages of wireless network connection - there should be a checkbox "Let
> > Windows manage my wireless connection". Try unchecking it.
>
> I'll give it a try, but the WinXP wireless utility *is* the supplied
utility --
> the wireless is built-in, not an added-on adaptor.

My Dell also has built-in wireless, but there is additional utility
supplied. The one that displays signal strength in system tray etc. If your
wireless is designed to work under W2K (in addition to XP) then there must
be some sort of utility software supplied as W2K does not have wireless
support built in.

Peter