My wireless internet wont stay connected

Hello My names David im 17 y.o
I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
"unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
me how to keep my internet connected?

that is odd.......try making the dhcp lease time from the router to 2 weeks
or some long integer


john


"David Lee." wrote:

> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
> me how to keep my internet connected?

Well I'm Michael and 61 years old... But I do have the same problem as you
with my Wireless connection.

The WiFi link has an "excellent" signal and the systray icon says I am
connected. After "repairing" the connection I can load one or two web pages
before it disconnects from the network at the router.

I have suspected the cordless phones in the house at 2.4 GHz and also my
neighbours who use the same channel. It seems that Wireless Zero
Configuration locks on to named SSID's and to the strongest signal... You can
read some stuff on ythis problem at this linkl, however, I have tried all
these solutions without success.

http://www.overclockers.com/tips1164/

My solution at present is to LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO. While there is a data
stream, the connection holds good.

I hope Microsoft give us a proper solution soon!






"David Lee." wrote:

> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
> me how to keep my internet connected?

The 2.4 GHz unlicensed band is shared. You WILL receive interference
from 2.4 GHz phones, microwaves and anything else that uses that band.
You should change the SSID to be different than your neighbors and use
a different channel for starters. If your neighbors use 2.4 GHz
phones, you may have a problem that can't be fixed without their
cooperation in upgrading their phone system. You should investigate
upgrading the cordless phones to 5GHz (or downgrading to 900 MHz).
This isn't anything Microsoft CAN fix. It's the nature of wireless
communications itself.

I've been using 802.11a as much as I can - (you may need more hardware
to do this) - as my neighbors cordless phones and G networks and my
own 5GHz cordless phones do not interfere.


On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:43:28 -0800, putnik
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Well I'm Michael and 61 years old... But I do have the same problem as you
>with my Wireless connection.
>
>The WiFi link has an "excellent" signal and the systray icon says I am
>connected. After "repairing" the connection I can load one or two web pages
>before it disconnects from the network at the router.
>
>I have suspected the cordless phones in the house at 2.4 GHz and also my
>neighbours who use the same channel. It seems that Wireless Zero
>Configuration locks on to named SSID's and to the strongest signal... You can
>read some stuff on ythis problem at this linkl, however, I have tried all
>these solutions without success.
>
>http://www.overclockers.com/tips1164/
>
>My solution at present is to LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO. While there is a data
>stream, the connection holds good.
>
>I hope Microsoft give us a proper solution soon!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"David Lee." wrote:
>
>> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
>> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
>> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
>> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
>> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
>> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
>> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
>> me how to keep my internet connected?
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

Thank you for your reply.

It does seem to me that the propensity, for the wireless connection to roam
to other SSID's, should be saved for localities where this may be appropriate
(for example in a large organisation/building where the same keys apply to
several access points). Could it not be a choice, to lock onto one SSID, made
during the setup of the Wireless Zero Configuration. Though I did try setting
the "roaming aggressiveness" to a minimum in the WiFi properties with only a
little improvement.

I would like to try the idea of increasing the DHCP lease time as this seems
to be the essence of the problem, that the DNS address is being lost. Can you
tell me how to do this?

Well I am no expert and I see so many other posts here and in other forums
asking the same question. Surely it should not be so hard to get a good
connection?









"Barb Bowman MVP-Windows" wrote:

> The 2.4 GHz unlicensed band is shared. You WILL receive interference
> from 2.4 GHz phones, microwaves and anything else that uses that band.
> You should change the SSID to be different than your neighbors and use
> a different channel for starters. If your neighbors use 2.4 GHz
> phones, you may have a problem that can't be fixed without their
> cooperation in upgrading their phone system. You should investigate
> upgrading the cordless phones to 5GHz (or downgrading to 900 MHz).
> This isn't anything Microsoft CAN fix. It's the nature of wireless
> communications itself.
>
> I've been using 802.11a as much as I can - (you may need more hardware
> to do this) - as my neighbors cordless phones and G networks and my
> own 5GHz cordless phones do not interfere.
>
>
> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:43:28 -0800, putnik
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Well I'm Michael and 61 years old... But I do have the same problem as you
> >with my Wireless connection.
> >
> >The WiFi link has an "excellent" signal and the systray icon says I am
> >connected. After "repairing" the connection I can load one or two web pages
> >before it disconnects from the network at the router.
> >
> >I have suspected the cordless phones in the house at 2.4 GHz and also my
> >neighbours who use the same channel. It seems that Wireless Zero
> >Configuration locks on to named SSID's and to the strongest signal... You can
> >read some stuff on ythis problem at this linkl, however, I have tried all
> >these solutions without success.
> >
> >http://www.overclockers.com/tips1164/
> >
> >My solution at present is to LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO. While there is a data
> >stream, the connection holds good.
> >
> >I hope Microsoft give us a proper solution soon!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"David Lee." wrote:
> >
> >> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
> >> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
> >> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
> >> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
> >> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
> >> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
> >> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
> >> me how to keep my internet connected?
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> Expert Zone Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>

You mentioned "house" which sounds like a home environment, now you
are talking about enterprise wireless. This is apples and oranges.

If your SSID is the same as your neighbors, CHANGE IT. Next, remove
all other SSIDs from the list and make sure you are configured to
connect to preferred networks only. DHCP lease time is controlled by
the device that hands out the leases. If you are using a router, there
may be a setting there you can change. Depends on the router.

I've written a large number of articles on Wireless that are posted in
the Expert Zone (see my signature) that may help you here.

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:51:27 -0800, putnik
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>Thank you for your reply.
>
>It does seem to me that the propensity, for the wireless connection to roam
>to other SSID's, should be saved for localities where this may be appropriate
>(for example in a large organisation/building where the same keys apply to
>several access points). Could it not be a choice, to lock onto one SSID, made
>during the setup of the Wireless Zero Configuration. Though I did try setting
>the "roaming aggressiveness" to a minimum in the WiFi properties with only a
>little improvement.
>
>I would like to try the idea of increasing the DHCP lease time as this seems
>to be the essence of the problem, that the DNS address is being lost. Can you
>tell me how to do this?
>
>Well I am no expert and I see so many other posts here and in other forums
>asking the same question. Surely it should not be so hard to get a good
>connection?
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>"Barb Bowman MVP-Windows" wrote:
>
>> The 2.4 GHz unlicensed band is shared. You WILL receive interference
>> from 2.4 GHz phones, microwaves and anything else that uses that band.
>> You should change the SSID to be different than your neighbors and use
>> a different channel for starters. If your neighbors use 2.4 GHz
>> phones, you may have a problem that can't be fixed without their
>> cooperation in upgrading their phone system. You should investigate
>> upgrading the cordless phones to 5GHz (or downgrading to 900 MHz).
>> This isn't anything Microsoft CAN fix. It's the nature of wireless
>> communications itself.
>>
>> I've been using 802.11a as much as I can - (you may need more hardware
>> to do this) - as my neighbors cordless phones and G networks and my
>> own 5GHz cordless phones do not interfere.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:43:28 -0800, putnik
>> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>> >Well I'm Michael and 61 years old... But I do have the same problem as you
>> >with my Wireless connection.
>> >
>> >The WiFi link has an "excellent" signal and the systray icon says I am
>> >connected. After "repairing" the connection I can load one or two web pages
>> >before it disconnects from the network at the router.
>> >
>> >I have suspected the cordless phones in the house at 2.4 GHz and also my
>> >neighbours who use the same channel. It seems that Wireless Zero
>> >Configuration locks on to named SSID's and to the strongest signal... You can
>> >read some stuff on ythis problem at this linkl, however, I have tried all
>> >these solutions without success.
>> >
>> >http://www.overclockers.com/tips1164/
>> >
>> >My solution at present is to LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO. While there is a data
>> >stream, the connection holds good.
>> >
>> >I hope Microsoft give us a proper solution soon!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >"David Lee." wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
>> >> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
>> >> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
>> >> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
>> >> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
>> >> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
>> >> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
>> >> me how to keep my internet connected?
>> --
>>
>> Barb Bowman
>> MS Windows-MVP
>> Expert Zone Columnist
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
>> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>>
--

Barb Bowman
MS Windows-MVP
Expert Zone Columnist
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/

I have just unchecked protocols for AEGIS IEEE 802.1x authentication and for
WLAN Transport. So far the connection is ok, but I wont hold my breath.

Maybe Aegis and SP2 authentication were interferring with each other, but
now neither is checked, is this a problem?

I am not sure how these protocols got loaded, maybe at an airport I fooled
with T-Mobile network which I believe uses it, but I am not sure.

Thank you for your answers.



"Barb Bowman MVP-Windows" wrote:

> You mentioned "house" which sounds like a home environment, now you
> are talking about enterprise wireless. This is apples and oranges.
>
> If your SSID is the same as your neighbors, CHANGE IT. Next, remove
> all other SSIDs from the list and make sure you are configured to
> connect to preferred networks only. DHCP lease time is controlled by
> the device that hands out the leases. If you are using a router, there
> may be a setting there you can change. Depends on the router.
>
> I've written a large number of articles on Wireless that are posted in
> the Expert Zone (see my signature) that may help you here.
>
> On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 03:51:27 -0800, putnik
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
> >Thank you for your reply.
> >
> >It does seem to me that the propensity, for the wireless connection to roam
> >to other SSID's, should be saved for localities where this may be appropriate
> >(for example in a large organisation/building where the same keys apply to
> >several access points). Could it not be a choice, to lock onto one SSID, made
> >during the setup of the Wireless Zero Configuration. Though I did try setting
> >the "roaming aggressiveness" to a minimum in the WiFi properties with only a
> >little improvement.
> >
> >I would like to try the idea of increasing the DHCP lease time as this seems
> >to be the essence of the problem, that the DNS address is being lost. Can you
> >tell me how to do this?
> >
> >Well I am no expert and I see so many other posts here and in other forums
> >asking the same question. Surely it should not be so hard to get a good
> >connection?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >"Barb Bowman MVP-Windows" wrote:
> >
> >> The 2.4 GHz unlicensed band is shared. You WILL receive interference
> >> from 2.4 GHz phones, microwaves and anything else that uses that band.
> >> You should change the SSID to be different than your neighbors and use
> >> a different channel for starters. If your neighbors use 2.4 GHz
> >> phones, you may have a problem that can't be fixed without their
> >> cooperation in upgrading their phone system. You should investigate
> >> upgrading the cordless phones to 5GHz (or downgrading to 900 MHz).
> >> This isn't anything Microsoft CAN fix. It's the nature of wireless
> >> communications itself.
> >>
> >> I've been using 802.11a as much as I can - (you may need more hardware
> >> to do this) - as my neighbors cordless phones and G networks and my
> >> own 5GHz cordless phones do not interfere.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, 22 Mar 2006 23:43:28 -0800, putnik
> >> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >>
> >> >Well I'm Michael and 61 years old... But I do have the same problem as you
> >> >with my Wireless connection.
> >> >
> >> >The WiFi link has an "excellent" signal and the systray icon says I am
> >> >connected. After "repairing" the connection I can load one or two web pages
> >> >before it disconnects from the network at the router.
> >> >
> >> >I have suspected the cordless phones in the house at 2.4 GHz and also my
> >> >neighbours who use the same channel. It seems that Wireless Zero
> >> >Configuration locks on to named SSID's and to the strongest signal... You can
> >> >read some stuff on ythis problem at this linkl, however, I have tried all
> >> >these solutions without success.
> >> >
> >> >http://www.overclockers.com/tips1164/
> >> >
> >> >My solution at present is to LISTEN TO INTERNET RADIO. While there is a data
> >> >stream, the connection holds good.
> >> >
> >> >I hope Microsoft give us a proper solution soon!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >"David Lee." wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Hello My names David im 17 y.o
> >> >> I run my internet using a wireless card on in my desktop my dads computer
> >> >> has the router connect and it works , the problem is that every so often the
> >> >> internet connection on my computer will like quit and i get a messge saying
> >> >> "unable to connect to wireless network" then i have to right click it and hit
> >> >> repair and it works again after it resets everything. and then later on it
> >> >> does the same thing again and its an endless cycle, can someone please tell
> >> >> me how to keep my internet connected?
> >> --
> >>
> >> Barb Bowman
> >> MS Windows-MVP
> >> Expert Zone Columnist
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> >> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
> >>
> --
>
> Barb Bowman
> MS Windows-MVP
> Expert Zone Columnist
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...ts/bowman.mspx
> http://blogs.digitalmediaphile.com/barb/
>