Quirky Wireless Connections in Hotel

I have a NetGear WG 511 PC card in my laptop and use Netgear's "Smart
Wizard" software, mostly on my home network. I don't often try to use
hotels' wireless connections but this past Friday evening I did, at a
Comfort Inn, with mysterious results.

The network page of Smart Wizard indicated four access points (one just
outside my room) with very good to excellent signals and no WEP
security. I was able to connect and access the internet with all four,
but with the odd result that no connection lasted for more than two or
three minutes before a "no connectivity" message popped up and I lost
the connection even though the strengh of the signal was undiminished.
(My IP Configuration is set at DHCP.)

The hotel's one technician couldn't be reached on a Friday night. It
really bothers me that I wasn't able to determine if the problem was my
configuration or the Hotel's wireless system.

Has anyone else out there had a similar experience? I would very much
appreciate suggestions about what might cause repeatedly "losing
connectivity" after having used a connection for a short period of time
even though the signal remains strong. Could that result from some
specific problem with the hotel network -- or is it more likely to have
resulted from the way I have the NetGear Smart Wizard configured?

Thanks.

Problem may be interference with something like a cordless phone. I
presume you weren't the only one having the problem. The access point
perhaps should have been set to another channel.


Joe wrote:
> I have a NetGear WG 511 PC card in my laptop and use Netgear's "Smart
> Wizard" software, mostly on my home network. I don't often try to use
> hotels' wireless connections but this past Friday evening I did, at a
> Comfort Inn, with mysterious results.
>
> The network page of Smart Wizard indicated four access points (one just
> outside my room) with very good to excellent signals and no WEP
> security. I was able to connect and access the internet with all four,
> but with the odd result that no connection lasted for more than two or
> three minutes before a "no connectivity" message popped up and I lost
> the connection even though the strengh of the signal was undiminished.
> (My IP Configuration is set at DHCP.)
>
> The hotel's one technician couldn't be reached on a Friday night. It
> really bothers me that I wasn't able to determine if the problem was my
> configuration or the Hotel's wireless system.
>
> Has anyone else out there had a similar experience? I would very much
> appreciate suggestions about what might cause repeatedly "losing
> connectivity" after having used a connection for a short period of time
> even though the signal remains strong. Could that result from some
> specific problem with the hotel network -- or is it more likely to have
> resulted from the way I have the NetGear Smart Wizard configured?
>
> Thanks.
>


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