On Jun 10, 4:33 pm, dke3591 <dke3...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Jun 10, 11:03 am, "Yes Baby" <2...@never2latebtinternet.com> wrote:
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> > "dke3591" <dke3...@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > > Hi, Maybe there's a setting I don't know about. I have a Netgear WGT
> > > 624 v3 router, and 2 desktops connected with Ethernet cable. I also
> > > have a laptop which I connect wirelessly to the router, when I need to
> > > use the laptop, or else I keepthe laptop off. All 3 PC's are running
> > > Windows XP Media Center 2005 SP2. I'm also using the WPA-PSK [TKIP]
> > > security option.
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> > > My desktops work fine and stay connected, however my laptop will
> > > connect OK and tell me I'm conncted to my network, and if I search for
> > > available networks, mine is listed sometimes along with some
> > > neighbor's. However after about three to five ninutes, I notice all of
> > > a sudden, I can't surf the web (server not found) nor can I even
> > > connect to my other PC's on my network. If I hover over the monitor
> > > icon in my system tray it still says I'm connected to my network at 54
> > > mbps and signal strenth is excellent, but if I click the icon and
> > > choose the "view available networks" list, it says "Choose a wireless
> > > network, Windows cannot configure this wireless connection. If you
> > > have enabled another program to manage this connection, use that
> > > software. If you want Windows to configure this connection, start the
> > > Windows Zero Confiuration (WZC) service." I don't know how to get to
> > > WZC.
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> > > I obviously have connection at first, what's getting in the way? It's
> > > configured when I first boot the laptop.
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> > > All I can do is reboot to get connected for a couple of more minutes.
> > > I even put everything "always on" in the power saver options so the
> > > laptop doesn't try to hibernate or shut anything down.
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> > > Any help appreciated, thanks much.
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> > in the notification box (windows bottom right) do you see another signal
> > strength meter.
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> > could be that your wireless car software is controlling connection not
> > windows.
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> Thanks Yes Baby, I think I got it working now. I didn't find an extra
> signal strength meter, but I searched about WZC and I found out how to
> start that and so far so good. Guess I was stubborn thinking it was
> something else as it would connect for a while, so sorry for a
> question I should have looked up. Next I'll try setting the laptop in
> battery saver mode and see if it holds connection when I set the
> laptop to sleep after a few minutes, so I may be back here if I have
> trouble with that. Thanks again.
I guess I spoke too soon, I rebooted and am again losing connection. I
even checked "restart the service" on 1st, 2nd, and subsequent
failures under WZC Properties/Recovery. This isn't even on battery
yet.
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